The family of the late Laura Brennan say they could finally have closure and put their campaign to rest. It follows the announcement by the Health Minister that all women under 25 will be offered th… [+1692 chars]
While we might not be hearing the daily COVID numbers anymore, the virus hasnt gone away. In the UK alone, thousands of new cases continue to be recorded every day. Meanwhile, theres a very large gr… [+5573 chars]
Health officials remain perplexed by mysterious cases of severe liver damage in hundreds of young children around the world.The best available evidence points to a fairly common stomach bug that is n… [+6331 chars]
The British government is advising contacts of monkeypox cases at high risk of having caught the infection to self-isolate for 21 days. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) guidance now recommends … [+4531 chars]
EATING common kitchen cupboard staples could lower your risk of deadly illness, experts have found. Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a leading cause of death in the UK, with 64,000 people each year d… [+2871 chars]
An experimental cancer-killing virus has been administered to a human patient for the first time, with hopes the testing will ultimately reveal evidence of a new means of successfully fighting cancer… [+4068 chars]
Summary: Researchers uncover the mechanism behind how a subset of NSAIDs reduces inflammation, which helps explain some of the curious side effects of the anti-inflammatories. Source: Yale Non-ster… [+3544 chars]
The ongoing outbreak of monkeypox across several countries is a scientific mystery, as it's not known exactly where the infection is coming from. That's according to Luke O'Neill, professor of bioch… [+2559 chars]
There are currently more than 64,000 people living in Ireland with dementia. Scientists have been working tirelessly to develop new treatments and posisbly find a cure for the illness. Dementia … [+2684 chars]
Contacts of monkeypox cases at high risk of having caught the infection should self-isolate for 21 days, the latest UK government guidance says. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) guidance now re… [+3142 chars]
A team is being set up to deal with the prospect of monkeypox infections arriving into Ireland, public health specialist Dr Derval Igoe has said. A number of professional groups will be involved in… [+3372 chars]
After weeks at a two-year low, COVID cases are on the rise again in some countries. In the United States, there were 100,000 daily new infections, on averageup from 30,000 in mid-March. The trend is… [+9025 chars]