Despite what many of us might like to believe, COVID-19 has not gone away. South Africa recently identified two new subvariants of Omicron designated BA.4 and BA.5. These subvariants have now spread … [+7407 chars]
The mysterious outbreak of a more acute form of hepatitis amongst children in 22 countries, including Ireland, has caused concern throughout the medical community. The Health Service Executive confi… [+4218 chars]
Australia's party scene has been put on high alert after the nation recorded its first two cases of monkeypox which are believed to be sex-related. Two men from Sydney and Melbourne have both retur… [+14334 chars]
Everyone eats the equivalent of three extra McDonalds cheeseburgers a day than they admit, a study claimed today. And both thin and fat people fib about the amount of food they consume. Researchers… [+8302 chars]
CASES of deadly illnesses are on the rise in men and boys across England, data has revealed. In the last five years, hospital admissions for people with eating disorders have risen by 84 per cent. … [+3698 chars]
A recent study has shown four weird symptoms that can come along with Covid, including hair loss. These symptoms can be caused by inflammation which is how our bodies fight against pathogens. So i… [+1829 chars]
There are a whopping 35 million visits to emergency departments across the country annually for injuries. A majority of these are musculoskeletal injuries managed with X-ray imaging, splinting and po… [+3114 chars]
Buoyed by the results of its trials in the U.S., Moderna Inc. announced that it had launched a Phase I clinical trial in Africa, the first of its kind, for its HIV vaccine that is currently in develo… [+2619 chars]
In a recent study posted to the journal Nature, researchers showed that the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron infection without SARS-CoV-2 vaccination conferred poo… [+6241 chars]
Research led by NUI Galway has identified some of the key risk factors for dementia, and that more personalised treatment could reduce this. NUI Galway’s research found that controlling high blood p… [+2168 chars]
Adolescents and young adults with cancer in Ireland are not seeing the same increase in survival rates for the disease as children and older groups, it emerged yesterday. A new HSE document shows ca… [+2982 chars]
Respiratory syncytial virus is killing 100,000 children under the age of five every year worldwide, new figures reveal as experts say the global easing of coronavirus restrictions is causing a surge … [+2376 chars]
