Researchers have found a link between gut bacteria and autism. According to the National Autistic Society, more than one in 100 people are on the autism spectrum and there are about 700,000 autistic adults and children in the UK. The findings, showing bacteria in children may contribute to autism, couldContinue Reading
A midwife who won the lottery is still delivering babies more than a decade after becoming a millionaire. Ruth Breen, 45, was on her lunch break in work at the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wigan, when she checked her emails and discovered she had won £1 million on the EuroMillions.Continue Reading
A damning report into the UK’s nursing and midwifery regulator will find the body is endangering the public due to its toxic and failing to address widespread racism within its ranks, The Independent can reveal. An explosive review into allegations that the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has a “deep-seatedContinue Reading
New health secretary Wes Streeting has announced talks next week with junior doctors to negotiate an end to strikes as his first act in office. Following a landslide Labour win in the general election, Wes Streeting was appointed the Department for Health and Social Care’s new health secretary, as wasContinue Reading
A dog's sense of smell is 10,000 times more powerful than a human's. rfranca/ Shutterstock When it comes to accurately diagnosing a disease, you might think you need expensive, high-tech machinery and equipment capable of looking deep beneath the skin at what’s going on in the body. But while theseContinue Reading
AXL/Shutterstock Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or synthetic forever chemicals have been detected everywhere from the Arctic ice and its polar bears to penguin colonies in Tasmania, even in rain water and sea spray. These persistent chemicals have been found in the blood of people all over the world, asContinue Reading
The hospital where Arsenal and Everton footballer Kevin Campbell died is investigating concerns over delays in his care before his death, an inquest has heard. Mr Campbell died at the age of 54 at Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) on June 15 after he was admitted there a month earlier. OpeningContinue Reading
A “growing” summer wave of Covid-19 has hit the UK as experts suggest the European football tournament is fueling a rise in infections. Epidemiology expert Professor Mark Woolhouse said the UK will see fluctuations in Covid levels – and that this pattern will continue over the coming decades. The latestContinue Reading
Sea vegetables, such as Japanese seaweed, are packed full of nutrients. New Africa/ Shutterstock When it comes to staying healthy, diet is one of the best things you can do to look after your body. If you want to eat more nutritiously but don’t quite know how, here are aContinue Reading
Popular weight-loss jabs have been linked to an eye condition that can cause blindness. People with diabetes prescribed semaglutide (brand names Wegovy and Ozempic) were more than four times more likely to be diagnosed with a condition called non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), according to a new study. Meanwhile,Continue Reading
