Doctors report 13,000 cancelled operations in UK over two months
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK hospitals have cancelled at least 13,000 operations over the last two months as they struggle to cope with record demand for…
Exclusive: Up to 1 million COVID vaccines wasted in Nigeria last month
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNigeria last month without being used, two sources told Reuters, one of the biggest single losses of doses that shows the difficulty…
Covid lifeline as wonder-drug from UK firm 'crushes all 37 mutations of Omicron'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteDrugmaker GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) in partnership with the US-based Vir Biotechnology, Inc (Vir) announced on Tuesday the results of promising, Read More
Previous infection and vaccination combine for best protection against COVID variants
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePeople who have overcome a coronavirus infection and also received a vaccine have higher-quality antibodies against variants, researchers have found. Read More
Cataract operations cut risk of dementia by 30 percent
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCataracts affect most older adults at risk of dementia, but researchers have found strong evidence that the operation is linked to a…
Wearing a mask is better than social distancing in EVERY scenario: Risk of catching Covid is up to 225 TIMES lower for people donning coverings, study finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWearing a face mask — regardless of how flimsy or tight-fitting it is — is better than social distancing at preventing you…
All 120 partygoers who caught Omicron super-strain from ONE PERSON at Norwegian Xmas work night out have MILD symptoms nearly two weeks later and none are very ill - boosting hopes mutant is weaker than Delta
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNone of the 100-plus partygoers who caught Omicron at a Norwegian Christmas party believed to be the world’s biggest coronavirus super-spreader event have fallen seriously unwell. Read…
Hydrogen sulphide gas suppresses HIV infection, finds study
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Reading Time: < 1 minute In a breakthrough in the fight against HIV infection, researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and their collaborators have…
Omicron is a ‘wake-up call’ to vaccinate poorer nations, experts say
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFailure to vaccinate the world against coronavirus created the perfect breeding ground for the emergence of the Omicron variant Read More
20 overrated health trends you should avoid
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteStaying healthy and following the latest health trends ought to go hand-in-hand. Read More