Walking in the fresh air is good for the brain
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteDuring the Covid-19 pandemic many people took to walking outdoors as a rare permitted activity during lockdown, Read More
COPD symptoms - the four early warning signs of COPD
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) develops slowly over several years. Read More
Norovirus cases three times higher than usual, warns Public Health England
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCases of norovirus were almost three times higher in the last five weeks when compared to normal levels, Public Health England (PHE)…
10 ways to improve your memory – as Sandy Toksvig’s new TV show helping celebs fill up on facts begins
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNew Sandi Toksvig-fronted series Can I Improve My Memory? is set to debut on Channel 4 from tonight (July 15), and will see celebrities attempting…
Royal London Hospital reopens Covid intensive care unit as number of patients triple
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe hospital, part of Barts Health, is preparing for “increasing numbers” of Covid patients in the coming weeks, a spokesman said. Read More
Breakthrough brain implant allows paralysed man to ‘speak’ by transcribing his thoughts
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn experimental brain implant that translates brain signals into words has been a success, say researchers in California. Read More
Adults should take statins 'even if they don't have heart problems'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHealthy adults should take statins even if they don’t have heart problems as the benefits are worth the mild side effects, a…
Drug made with deadly spider venom could help repair heart attack damage, study finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteVenom from one of the world’s deadliest spiders could be used to help heart attack victims recover and extend the life of hearts used for transplants, according to…
Chris Whitty warns of new lockdown within WEEKS as UK records 63 deaths in highest daily toll since MARCH and cases soar, especially in Englishmen after Euros
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteProfessor Chris Whitty has warned that England is ‘not by any means out of the woods yet’ and could still be plunged…
HIV 'significant' risk factor for severe COVID: WHO
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHIV is a “significant” risk factor for severe COVID-19, the World Health Organization said in research published on Thursday that showed a…