Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Senate Republican leader and polio survivor Mitch McConnell on Friday condemned “dangerous” efforts to abolish the polio vaccine following news thatContinue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Obesity and body mass index in the U.S. have decreased for the first time in more than a decade. The mostContinue Reading
St John's wort is also know as _hypericum perforatum_. ArtCookStudio/ Shutterstock St John’s wort is an herbal supplement that has been used for centuries to boost mood. Even today, many people use it as a natural treatment for mild to moderate depression. St John’s wort contains several active compounds, suchContinue Reading
Moderate-to-vigorous exercise (such as cycling) was linked with better memory performance the next day. Zoran Pucarevic/ Shutterstock What’s good for your heart is good for your brain. Just as physical activity helps keep our bodies fit and strong as we age, it also helps maintain our cognitive function – andContinue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Luigi Mangione, the alleged perpetrator in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, reportedly suffered from chronic back pain. Posts onContinue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Hospitals in England are battling a “tidal wave” of flu as admissions increased by more than two-thirds in seven days, newContinue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Frequent attenders in A&E are to be tracked down using AI to help prevent extra visits, health officials have announced. RecentContinue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email The NHS has paid out tens of thousands to a man who developed an “uncontrollable” gambling problem after he was givenContinue Reading
Following the second reading (and parliamentary support) of Labour MP Kim Leadbetter’s terminally ill adults (end of life) bill on November 29, much of the public debate in England and Wales will now shift to questions around safeguards. If the safeguards aren’t considered adequate, the bill is unlikely to passContinue Reading
Alena Prylepa/Shutterstock From Kim Kardashian Barker to Gwyneth Paltrow, wellness celebrities are extolling the benefits of taking bovine colostrum supplements. Social media influencer Sofia Richie Grainge has even launched her own bovine colostrum-laced smoothie. The supplement, they claim, offers a wide range of health benefits, including glowing skin with increasedContinue Reading
