Fifth of Covid hospital admissions are aged 18-34, says NHS England
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Reading Time: < 1 minute More than one-fifth of people admitted to hospital with Covid-19 are aged between 18 and 34, according to the new NHS England…
Delta variant challenges China's costly lockdown strategy
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The delta variant is challenging China’s costly strategy of isolating cities, prompting warnings that Chinese leaders who were confident they could keep…
Two PrEP medications are now available. Equally safe/effective. The biggest difference? The price tag.
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Reading Time: < 1 minute With a significantly costlier medication for HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) approved in 2019, a new study examined reasons patients switched to the…
People have just discovered there’s a ‘Delta Plus’ variant and they want off planet Earth
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The coronavirus pandemic is fast mirroring the Fast and Furious franchise. There are just far too many versions. Read More
Research suggests food giants are 'ignoring' sugar and salt targets
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Voluntary targets for the food industry to cut sugar, salt and fat have done little to make popular products healthier, Oxford experts…
Risk of heart inflammation higher from COVID-19 than from vaccination
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Young people are more likely to suffer heart inflammation from COVID-19 infection than they are from the vaccines, a new study finds….
25 crazy facts about human babies
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Everybody likes babies with their big eyes and innocent smiles, but how much do you really know about them? Read More
Codeine-related deaths spike by almost 25 per cent in year
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Codeine-related deaths have increased by almost 25 per cent in the past year to a record high, official figures show. Read More
Statins could 'boost breast cancer survival rate' by 58 per cent
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Taking statins after being diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer raises the survival rate by 58 per cent, a study has found. Read…
Neurosurgeon describes 5 essential activities to stay sharp
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Dr Sanjay Gupta has shared five activities that sharpen and maintain the brain’s capacity and agility in his new book. Read More