health

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThey may not be our most attractive feature but our feet can give us vital clues about the state of our overall…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAnother Covid variant that could dodge vaccine-triggered immunity has been identified in the UK, scientists say.   Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs you might imagine, I’ve had many harrowing nights working on hospital wards, but I was recently reminded of one particularly upsetting…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteExperts are calling for routine CT scans to be offered to smokers and ex-smokers to detect early signs of lung cancer, after…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn 1962, the Nobel Prize-winning virologist Sir Frank Burnet wrote: ‘The most likely forecast about the future of infectious disease is that…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteNew research has shown that results of blood tests routinely performed by GPs everywhere contain a hidden fingerprint that can identify people…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteNumerous countries have committed themselves to promoting the sexual and reproductive health of women and girls by ratifying international human rights treaties. …

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA Covid-infected woman had three fingers amputated after the disease ravaged her blood vessels.   Read More