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UK ‘has made great strides’ in reaching out to Covid vaccine sceptics, says minister

Britain ‘has made great strides’ in reaching out to coronavirus vaccine sceptics and boosting uptake among black people, a cabinet minister said tod... read more

BDA fury as dentists told to ‘get back to 60% of pre-Covid patient numbers or face NHS funding cut’

Dentists have been warned their NHS funding will be cut if they can’t get back to 60 per cent of their pre-Covid patient numbers over spring and summer. T... read more

Covid UK: GlaxoSmithKline to ‘fill and finish’ 60million doses of Novavax vaccine

Boris Johnson tonight revealed GlaxoSmithKline will support the manufacturing of up to 60million doses of the Novavax coronavirus vaccine in the UK. No10’... read more

Men’s Health Trends in the Future

Men are stated to have a lower life expectancy rate than the female gender. This lower expectancy rate varies from country to country. Often, though, the gap in... read more

Are you waiting for your second jab? Here’s everything you need to know

More than 30 million people in the UK have had their first dose of the Covid vaccine, and around three million have been fully vaccinated. But with supply prob... read more

New tablet promises to prevent AND treat crippling migraines

One of those involved in the rimegepant trials, Darlene LeBlanc, 63, describes how the drug was the first treatment she’d tried in over 40 years that worked w... read more

What can I do about my burning mouth? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions

I’ve suffered from burning mouth syndrome for about 25 to 30 years. No one seems to be able to help. I am 78 years old. Can you suggest anything? Margaret Whe... read more

What Happens If You Don’t Get a Root Canal?

A root canal can be described as the treatment you get when the soft tissue inside your tooth that contains connective tissues, nerves, and blood vessels is inf... read more

Tiny magnet could help patients avoid the need for second breast cancer surgery

Most women diagnosed with breast cancer have surgery to remove it. A new technique being trialled aims to make operations more precise.  Samantha Matthews, 48,... read more

Gold dust in your contact lenses could help colour blindness, research shows 

Contact lenses made with millions of gold nanoparticles, no bigger than a speck of dust, could combat a common type of colour blindness. These ‘gold dust’ p... read more

UN chief criticises wealthy countries for stockpiling Covid-19 vaccines as poor countries go without

UN chief criticises wealthy countries for stockpiling Covid-19 vaccines as poor countries go without The UN health agency chief said stockpiling of vaccines wa... read more

Americans who got flu shots last year were 25% less likely to test positive

Americans who got flu shots last year were 25% less likely to test positive for COVID-19 as the disease surged across the country, study finds A new study looke... read more

Covid UK: London’s daily death rate falls to five, the second lowest in England

Just five people are dying with Covid every day in London — nearly 40 times fewer than during the peak of the crisis in January, according to official figures... read more

How to defuse the male fertility timebomb

Could a toxic soup of chemicals in everyday life be destroying men’s ability to father children?  That is the latest claim from a U.S. expert, Dr Shanna ... read more

Covid: Experimental drug cuts risk of hospitalized patients needing a ventilator by 54%

Experimental drug cuts the risk of hospitalized COVID-19 patients needing a ventilator by 54%, trial data show Lenzilumab is a monoclonal antibody that targets ... read more

UK’s ‘wall of vaccination’ against Covid is ‘leaky’, Professor Chris Whitty says

Britain’s ‘wall of vaccination’ against Covid is ‘leaky’ because jabs aren’t 100 per cent effective and millions have still ... read more

Scadal as Lighthouse Covid lab in Milton Keynes ‘processed hundreds of contaminated samples’

A Covid testing lab at the heart of the UK’s swabbing scheme processed potentially hundreds of contaminated samples every day, an undercover probe has cla... read more

Office for Health Promotion to replace PHE to tackle UK obesity, smoking and mental health issues

No10 today unveiled the fat-fighting quango that will take over from Public Health England when the ailing agency is finally disbanded. The Office for Health Pr... read more

New York opens vaccine eligibility to everyone over the age of 30 and will make universal in April

Starting on Tuesday, March 30, all New Yorkers aged 30 and older will be able to schedule appointments for vaccinations, lowering the age threshold from age 50 ... read more

Britain’s Covid cases drop by 13% in a week to 4,654 while deaths rise slightly to 23

Britain’s daily Covid cases have dropped 13 per cent in a week with 4,654 more infections today, official figures have revealed.  Deaths have risen sligh... read more

Health workers 90% less likely to catch coronavirus after they are fully vaccinated, CDC data show 

Two doses of either Moderna’s or Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine are highly effective at preventing infection, a new Centers for Disease Contr... read more

Coronavirus: People living with someone with weak immune system to be put on jab priority list

Healthy under-50s who live with an adult with a weak immune system will be added to the UK’s Covid vaccine priority list. Health Secretary Matt Hancock co... read more

Covid England: Number of shielders leaving home rises as vaccines roll out and infection rates fall

Number of Covid shielders leaving home rose in February with 81% venturing outdoors at least once a week as infection rates fell and vaccine rollout steamed ahe... read more

Mother, 53, claims four years of IVF left her with a life-threatening brain tumour

A mother who resorted to IVF in a desperate bid to have a child claims the hormones used to help her conceive fuelled a life-threatening brain tumour.  Serena ... read more