The world had the most negative year on record in 2020, according to global polling from Gallup. Gallup’s ‘Negative Experience Index’ reached ... read more
A new study estimates that 1.5 million children worldwide have experienced the death of a parent, grandparent or primary caregiver due to COVID-19. Researchers ... read more
The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is less effective against the Indian ‘Delta’ coronavirus variant than other shots, a new study suggests. ... read more
More than a quarter of unvaccinated Americans believe COVID-19 vaccines pose a greater risk to their health than the virus itself, a new poll finds. In the surv... read more
Daily COVID-19 infections have doubled in the past two weeks in New York City, with the test positivity now at 1.72 percent, Mayor Bill de Blasio revealed at a ... read more
Boris Johnson was last night outed by his former top aide over claims he dismissed a second lockdown because Covid was ‘essentially’ only killing th... read more
Nearly 100 coronavirus deaths were recorded across Britain today in the country’s worst daily fatality toll for four months. Department of Health bosses a... read more
The Indian ‘Delta’ Covid variant now makes up more than three-quarters of all new cases in the U.S. as infections continue to spike across the count... read more
An arthritis drug does not significantly increase a severe COVID-19 patient’s chance of survival, a new study finds. Researchers at 39 U.S. and European h... read more
Weekly Covid deaths have risen to their highest level since April, official figures revealed today as the third wave continues to surge. Office for National S... read more
Being too fat could be one of the main risk factors for long Covid, British scientists believe. They have launched a trial to investigate whether losing weight ... read more
More than half of Brits being admitted to hospital with Covid are still unvaccinated, the Government’s chief scientific adviser has clarified. Sir Patrick... read more
Covid vaccines are being sent back by GPs who can’t fill appointments — despite there being nearly 6million Britons who’ve still yet to take up th... read more
Prescriptions for all children’s medications fell dramatically last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study finds. Researchers from the University of... read more
Tempted by ice cream in this hot weather — how about trying a ‘healthier’ version? There are now frozen treats that promise everything from better gut hea... read more
A headset that harnesses the power of thought could be used to treat chronic pain. In a small trial, patients experienced significant reductions in pain after w... read more
Oral contraception has been described as one of the most significant medical advances of the 20th century. Launched on the NHS 60 years ago, the Pill remains th... read more
I started being woken up by hot flushes three months ago, but I don’t sweat. I had a blood test that came back normal. Last year, I tested positive for Covid,... read more
The first time I met Tanya, we just hugged and cried and cried,’ recalls Emma Turay. ‘At the time it was all so raw for me, but she was the first ... read more
Researchers documented the case of a 61-year-old white man in the UK who reported Bell’s palsy after both his first and second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech... read more
My surgeon had warned me some memory loss was possible after open-heart surgery — I just didn’t realise quite how extreme it might be. Within three weeks o... read more
Cramp is truly a universal problem, affecting not just professional sportsmen and women, and it’s increasingly common as we get older. And with temperatures r... read more
