COVID-19 has left an enduring mark on American life. Several months into the pandemic, it was clear that it wasn't going away anytime soon. More than two years later, COVID is something we have to le… [+4034 chars]
It is a fairly reliable rule of thumb that when there are several different treatment options for a condition they are likely to be of limited efficacy, with no one being distinctively superior to an… [+3814 chars]
Music festivals could be monkeypox super-spreader events this summer, health experts have warned, after the UK confirms 106 cases. Public health officials said that the spread of the virus suggests … [+13104 chars]
Monkeypox, a rare tropical disease spread by wild animals in Africa, has unexpectedly spread abroad this month, posing questions about what precisely it is and how dangerous it might be. Three suspe… [+4637 chars]
The ongoing monkeypox outbreak currently poses a moderate risk to global public health, the World Health Organization said Sunday in a statement that nevertheless raised the specter of the virus beco… [+4525 chars]
Monkeypox, a rare tropical disease spread by wild animals in Africa, has unexpectedly spread abroad this month, posing questions about what precisely it is and how dangerous it might be. Three suspe… [+4637 chars]
Unsurprisingly then, few people skipped breakfast. Typically it was bacon and eggs. Only 20 per cent of the population were having breakfast cereal in 1956, says Gray. We know that cereals generally … [+1717 chars]
In a new study published in Evolution and Human Behavior, researchers found that people who displayed more nonverbal stress behaviors were rated as more likeable. People who had more social connectio… [+5051 chars]
A woman whose 38L breasts weigh two stone each has described being in so much pain she struggles to stand to wash the pots at her kitchen sink. Charlotte Rowley-Stennings, 26, has had bigger boobs ev… [+6959 chars]
High cholesterol can lead to a number of health complications, including both strokes and heart attacks. It is important to keep cholesterol levels balanced, although it can become increasingly dif… [+2062 chars]
Overall, according to the 22 studies analysed, garlic was found to be effective at lowering total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein. Low-density lipoprotein is one of two types of cholesterol,… [+257 chars]
Government efforts to focus NHS resources on a smaller number of well-designed clinical trials could inadvertently be contributing to a backlog of stalled medical research, and result in some importa… [+4569 chars]
