Covid hospitalisations have surged across Britain at an “alarming” rate as a new variant of the virus emerged, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has warned. UKHSA figures showed the admission rate for patients testing positive for Covid XEC stood at 4.5 per 100,000 people in the week to OctoberContinue Reading
Covid hospitalisations have surged across Britain at an “alarming” rate as a new variant of the virus emerged, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has warned. UKHSA figures showed the admission rate for patients testing positive for Covid XEC stood at 4.5 per 100,000 people in the week to OctoberContinue Reading
Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock A groundbreaking discovery has recently brought hope to millions of people living with type 1 diabetes around the world. In a world first, scientists have successfully used stem cell therapy to reverse type 1 diabetes in a woman. This achievement is being hailed as a major medicalContinue Reading
S. Singha/Shutterstock The deep learning machine AlphaFold, which was created by Google’s AI research lab DeepMind, is already transforming our understanding of the molecular biology that underpins health and disease. One half of the 2024 Nobel prize in chemistry went to David Baker from the University of Washington in theContinue Reading
Some apps and websites backed by the alcohol industry – which are designed to help people manage their health – contain “blatant misinformation” and could persuade people to drink more, researchers say. Academics claim there was evidence of “health misinformation and user experience features” in industry-funded tools that were “favourableContinue Reading
Some apps and websites backed by the alcohol industry – which are designed to help people manage their health – contain “blatant misinformation” and could persuade people to drink more, researchers say. Academics claim there was evidence of “health misinformation and user experience features” in industry-funded tools that were “favourableContinue Reading
Police have identified 24 suspects in an investigation into the deaths of hundreds of patients at scandal-hit Gosport War Memorial Hospital. In 2018 an independent inquiry into the deaths of patients at Gosport War Memorial Hospital concluded that the lives of more than 450 people had been shortened because ofContinue Reading
Ultra-processed foods can be cheap, convenient and they usually taste good. PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock Ultra-processed foods are the latest nutritional villains, associated with several diseases of the modern world, from obesity to heart disease. However, many nutritionists question whether the term “ultra-processed” does any more than create confusion. ItContinue Reading
Chloe Bremner describes the pain she experiences from endometriosis as akin to having someone stuck inside you desperately trying to claw their way out. The 24-year-old has contended with pain from the chronic inflammatory condition since she was 14 but it was minimised, downplayed and misdiagnosed for nine years –Continue Reading
People who face long waits in A&E after fracturing a hip are at higher risk of death, a study suggests. Patients who wait more than four hours are also more likely to have a longer stint in hospital, experts found. Researchers examined data on hip fracture patients aged 50 andContinue Reading
