GP waiting rooms can be filled with information leaflets talking about sexually transmitted infections (STI) that sound familiar. One STI that patients may not be used to hearing of is the human papi… [+6120 chars]
Prof Pollard thinks the epidemiology of the virus will eventually return to normal, but said a transformative moment is on the horizon when it comes to preventative treatments. Some 20 to 60 vaccine… [+805 chars]
DEAR DEIDRE: MY wife and I never had any problems with our sex life, but the last year has been like living with a nun. Were both 51 and have been together for 23 years. My wife has been going thr… [+1258 chars]
Thousands of blood cancer patients could receive a Trojan horse drug which hunts out tumour cells and destroys them from the inside, after UK regulators gave the medication the green light last week.… [+2643 chars]
Cancer has changed us forever, but I truly believe we are getting more out of life now (Picture: Supplied) The year 2020 was not a good one for anyone but, for my family, it felt like the world was … [+7461 chars]
Alice cured her long Covid -- by wearing a £200 pain zapper invented to help injured horses Just nine months ago, things looked bleak. In October, having managed to avoid it up to that point and de… [+11292 chars]
A blood test that flags up early-stage liver disease before it can cause any permanent damage is being developed by scientists in Britain. The condition, which is generally triggered by obesity, aff… [+2321 chars]
Picture a candle flame flickering, the man on the other side of the room tells me. Were in a small office just off a busy street. The blinds are drawn and I am relaxed into a therapist-style chair. M… [+6311 chars]
Antidepressants do work, insist top doctors as they hit back at bombshell study Top psychiatrists have rounded on the authors of a bombshell study which cast doubts on the effectiveness of antidepr… [+4866 chars]
<ul><li>Aspirin increases risk of heart failure, may trigger cancer in older adults and liver damage in hospital patients.</li><li>People taking aspirin are also more likely to risk death among those… [+2212 chars]
Children in danger of kidney damage after tests miss 70% of urine infections Doctors are failing to spot the signs of painful urinary tract infections in children, putting them at risk of kidney an… [+5733 chars]
Antidepressants do work, insist top doctors as they hit back at bombshell study Top psychiatrists have rounded on the authors of a bombshell study which cast doubts on the effectiveness of antidepr… [+4866 chars]
