A fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose offers protection for elderly people and those with health problems, a growing body of research suggests, but experts have found a lack of evidence to support rolling o… [+5813 chars]
Two years since COVID prompted the first UK lockdown, new figures reveal more detail about the numbers of additional deaths that occurred during the pandemic. Professor Chris Whitty, the chief medic… [+5363 chars]
Warmer weather may wreak havoc with hay fever symptoms, with rising temperatures causing tree pollen levels to spike, new research suggests. The first week of spring will see dry, sunny weather and … [+2169 chars]
Warmer weather may wreak havoc with hay fever symptoms, with rising temperatures causing tree pollen levels to spike, new research suggests. The first week of spring will see dry, sunny weather and … [+2169 chars]
A completely locked-in patient is able to type out words and short sentences to his family, including what he would like to eat, after being implanted with a device that enables him to control a keyb… [+4250 chars]
A first-year university student who put her ongoing cough, skin rashes and a large lump on her collarbone down to a dose of 'freshers' flu' has revealed her shock at being diagnosed with blood cancer… [+10945 chars]
People infected with Omicron do not clear the virus quicker than those who had earlier strains, a scientist has claimed. Many scientists believe that part of what makes the variant so transmissible … [+5308 chars]
A DAD who complained of having a hangover despite not drinking alcohol has been diagnosed with a brain tumour the "size of a satsuma". Richard Walker said the diagnosis - which he received on his bi… [+3114 chars]
A trainee paramedic tragically died after developing a blood clot following her coronavirus vaccine. Kasey Turner, from Barnsley, was just 18 years old when she died, after presenting at Barnsley … [+4600 chars]
A doctor suffers from tinnitus that almost made him crash his car while driving home from getting the Covid jab that he believes could be a new side effect. Dr Gregory Poland, 66, was heading back f… [+2929 chars]
A student who thought her cough and large lump below her neck was just freshers flu was stunned to discover she actually had blood cancer. Zara Barton, 19, said her skin started to become itchy last… [+8024 chars]
Giving MDMA to people with post-traumatic stress disorder doubles their chance of getting better through counselling, a study suggested today. Two thirds of PTSD sufferers given a 40mg dose of the p… [+6409 chars]
