health

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe age at which patients in England qualify for free NHS prescriptions could rise from 60 to 66.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSixteen rare genetic variants could protect people from being obese, a new study claims.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minute  Doctors in the UK have recorded the first known case of a penis breaking vertically during sex. Read More 

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBlack and Asian people living in the UK with type 2 diabetes may be less likely to be prescribed statins, a new…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWith prices soaring in crisis-hit Lebanon, Sherine can no longer afford sanitary pads.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteClinics are retrieving far too many eggs from women hoping to have a baby via in vitro fertilisation (IVF), a new study…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBoris Johnson’s post-Covid “levelling up” agenda will fail unless it addresses declining life expectancy and deteriorating social conditions in England’s poorest areas, Read…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWearing face masks and social distancing should continue after July 19, a World Health Organisation (WHO) expert has warned.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe head of the World Health Organization said the COVID-19 delta variant, first seen in India, is “the most transmissible of the…

Reading Time: < 1 minute  Several countries, including Malta, will be added to the UK’s green list countries at 4am on 30 June. Read More