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Top 5 Questions You Should Be Asking A Cardiologist On Your First Visit

In the last few years, almost all countries of the planet have reported an increase in heart illnesses and diseases. Unhealthy lifestyle habits, poor food intak... read more

Texas man who declined Covid vaccine caught virus and had to undergo a DOUBLE lung transplant 

A Texas man who declined to get vaccinated against COVID-19 is now encouraging others to get the shot after he caught the virus and became so ill that he requir... read more

High levels of ‘anti-aging’ protein could stave off symptoms of Alzheimer’s, mouse study finds

A protein in red blood cells could have the ability to prevent aging in the brain, a new study suggests. In research on mice conducted at the University of Texa... read more

Daily Covid cases breach 10,000 for first time since FEBRUARY

Britain today breached 11,000 coronavirus cases for the first time since February as the Indian variant continues to spread across the country. Department of He... read more

Covid England: Outbreaks growing in 90% of areas but rates SHRINKING in Indian variant hotspots

Covid cases are surging in 90 per cent of England’s local authorities, as the Indian variant continues to cause havoc across the country. Public Health En... read more

Coronavirus: Up to 16,000 people may have been reinfected with Covid in the UK

As many as 16,000 people in England may have caught Covid twice, Public Health England said today. Only 53 cases of reinfection have been confirmed by scientist... read more

Cancer patients with Covid who were treated with convalescent plasma were 86% less likely to die

Cancer patients infected with COVID-19 who were treated with convalescent plasma were significantly less likely to die from the virus, a new study finds. Resear... read more

Ex-Test and Trace boss Dido Harding applies to become head of NHS England

Dido Harding – the former head of the much-criticised Test and Trace programme – has applied to become the head of NHS England.  Baroness Harding, a Tory p... read more

Hope for women with the ‘Angelina Jolie’ gene

Actress Angelina Jolie had a preventative mastectomy in 2013 after testing positive for the mutated BRCA1 gene There is hope for people with the ‘Jolie ge... read more

Covid US: Black patients would have survived if they went to same hospitals as white patients

The death of black patients from COVID-19 would be slashed by 10 percent if they had access to the same hospitals as white patients, a new study finds.  Resear... read more

Biden’s former coronavirus adviser says Indian Delta variant is like ‘Covid on steroids’

President Joe Biden’s former Covid czar is urging Americans to get vaccinated to protect themselves from the Indian ‘Delta’ coronavirus varian... read more

Humans ‘cannot cheat ageing and death’, scientists say

From vitamins to health plans, exercise programs and strict dieting regimes, the available options for lengthening our lifespan are in abundance. But a new sci... read more

Coronavirus: Signs of UK’s Covid surge ‘levelling off’

Britain’s surge in Covid cases that spooked Boris Johnson into delaying the end of lockdown may already be slowing down. Official Department of Health in... read more

Expert’s fury over the WHO wanting to BAN women of child-bearing age from drinking alcohol

Fury erupted today over the World Health Organization’s advice that women of child-bearing age should not drink alcohol. Draft guidance from the agency sa... read more

SAGE’s frightening Covid death estimates are to be reduced by tens of thousands

SAGE’s Covid death predictions may be downgraded by tens of thousands because the vaccines are performing better than expected against the Indian variant ... read more

Health chiefs recall dozens of batches of common blood pressure pills

Health chiefs recall dozens of batches of common blood pressure pills because they contain ‘world’s most explosive chemical’ which also causes... read more

Children have to be vaccinated to reach herd immunity against Covid, Israeli health director says

Children may have to be vaccinated against Covid to achieve herd immunity, a top expert claimed today.  Britain has yet to start offering youngsters jabs, with... read more

Coronavirus: UK’s SAGE virologist says she ‘cannot exclude possibility’ of Wuhan lab leak theory

One of the UK’s top virologists today said she couldn’t rule out the possibility that the coronavirus had leaked out of a science lab in Wuhan. But ... read more

Notable Strategies In Dealing With Back Pain

Some Things Can Definitely Be Fixed There are different types of back pain. If you were in an armed conflict and took shrapnel wounds in the back, recovery coul... read more

Considerations In Cancer Medication To Explore

Overcoming Cancer: More Hope Than Ever Certainly, people die from cancer, and cancer rates are rising. But the good news is, there are more effective cancer tre... read more

Proof jabs WILL protect NHS from Indian variant: PHE study finds vaccines more than 90% effective

Two Covid vaccine doses are extremely effective at reducing hospitalisations in patients infected with the Indian variant and just one jab prevents more than se... read more

Smartphone camera modified with black lights can detect bacteria that cause acne and dental plaque

Smartphone camera modified with LED black lights can be used to detect harmful bacteria that cause acne and dental plaque Researchers augmented a smartphone c... read more

Lung cancer TRICKS immune cells into helping tumors invade organs

Lung cancer TRICKS immune cells that normally repair damaged tissues into helping tumors invade organs A new study looked at lung tissue and lung cancer tumors ... read more

Scientists develop low cost COVID-19 test strips that work similar to diabetes test strips

Researchers have developed a rapid result COVID-19 test strip that could be mass manufactured at a low cost. A team from the University of Strathclyde in Glasg... read more