The NHS’s greatest asset — that’s how the 67 million files containing patients’ medical records and held by GP surgeries across the UK have been describ... read more
As you watch a film, the star teeters on the edge of a rooftop and your legs start to tremble, even though you’re in the safety of the cinema. Similarly, a sp... read more
More than three-quarters of Americans who are not planning on getting vaccinated against COVID-19 are unlikely to change their minds, according to a recent poll... read more
More and more products on the market claim to care for the Earth as well as for us. It’s essential to find ways to lessen our impact on the world around u... read more
The state will lift most COVID-19 restrictions when 70 percent of adults have received at least one vaccine dose, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Monda... read more
FDA can continue regulating e-cigarettes after Supreme Court declines to hear a case arguing that the agency has too much authority over the vaping industry In ... read more
Bots were the primary driver behind the spread of COVID-19 misinformation online, a new study suggests. Researchers looked at the sharing of different links rel... read more
With several people hoping to finally be able to travel throughout 2021, several elements need to be considered. Not only are there several travel restrictions ... read more
More than A QUARTER of children with COVID-19 have at least one pre-existing condition such as asthma and obesity, study finds A new study looked at data on mor... read more
Covid vaccine manufacturer Moderna has today asked European drug regulators for permission to give its jab to children. The US-based company submitted its reque... read more
The number of patients needing hospital treatment for Covid is falling Bolton, the first area to be hit hard by the now-dominant Indian variant. Latest NHS figu... read more
Two U.S. experts have penned a damning essay saying the genome sequencing of COVID-19 strongly suggests that the virus was manufactured inside a Chinese laborat... read more
Sir David King today urged ministers to announce a delay to easings ‘right away’ because hospitalisations had risen No10’s former scientific a... read more
Love at first spike! Dating apps will enable users to see if their potential match has had Covid jab Dating app platforms will give people badges to show their ... read more
Dental health Oral health and oral function typically consist of all aspects of the teeth, gums, and tongue. Maintaining proper dental health is the key to a he... read more
Mustard gas is infamous for its use on the battlefield but its key chemical – mustard nitrogen – formed the basis of the earliest forms of cancer-fighting c... read more
A radical new treatment for severe high blood pressure could slash sufferers’ risk of heart attacks and strokes. The one-off therapy, which takes about an ho... read more
There’s a picture doing the rounds on medical Twitter (it’s a thing – doctors love Twitter, many post incessantly) of a coffee mug with the words ‘D... read more
Seventeen years after losing my father to cancer – a few days shy of my 13th birthday – I can still hear the nurse’s words: ‘Daddy’s gone, darling.’... read more
The voice came from somewhere above my head: ‘She’s spiking.’ I’m no medic, but as I lay there, in A&E, it struck me that when they start speaking a... read more
If I eat anything sugary, I feel nauseous. I can’t think why, but I’m keeping off all sugar in all foods – even a teaspoon in a cup of tea. Could it be di... read more
When I first heard the news that a new virus, SARS-CoV-2, was behind an uncontrolled epidemic in China, I assumed that this must have been a tragic, natural dis... read more
