Health (Page 163)

TopMicrobialStock/Shutterstock Fungi are known for causing superficial infections of the nails, skin and hair, but they can also cause systemic infections that can have much more serious health implications. Indeed, over 6.5 million people are infected yearly with a life-threatening fungal infection, leading to 3.8 million deaths. Many of theContinue Reading

People in the UK are the most likely in Europe to seek unregulated alternative therapies and advice from social media, new research shows. A poll of 3,500 people across the UK, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Norway and Sweden, showed one in five UK consumers claim to useContinue Reading

Vaccinating older people probably did avert some deaths in 2021, but the effects were small. And even those small effects on mortality seem to have dissipated during the booster programme. That’s the conclusion of our new study, published in the European Economic Review. COVID-related deaths decreased significantly in most ofContinue Reading

A new strain of Covid emerging in the UK is spreading as cases increase at a high rate, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. Called XEC, the strain is a combination of the KS.1.1 and KP.3.3 variants. Figures from the UKHSA show that the admission rate for patientsContinue Reading

Social media users slammed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after the federal agency shared a post recommending Americans wear a mask to help protect themselves against catching the flu. “The best way to reduce your risk from seasonal flu is to get a flu vaccine but preventive actionsContinue Reading

Regular workouts may help lessen the pain of those dreadful mornings. PintoArt/ Shutterstock Most of us have been there: a night of fun turns into a morning of regret – complete with a pounding headache, nausea and fatigue. While there are plenty of supposed hangover “cures” out there – fromContinue Reading

Weight loss and type 2 diabetes jabs could benefit people with alcohol abuse problems, according to a new study. Researchers found the common drugs led to a 50 per cent lower rate of alcohol intoxication in people taking them compared to people not prescribed them. Their study, published in theContinue Reading

Surgeons performed an operation using technology which allows them to “see inside” a patient’s body for the first time in the UK. The Institute for Neurological Sciences in Glasgow is only the third centre worldwide to have used mixed reality (MR) technology. Images are relayed through MR goggles rather thanContinue Reading

Patients with suspected ADHD have been told they face a 10-year wait for care as hospitals across the country stop accepting referrals. Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has announced it will no longer accept new referrals of patients needing an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis as itsContinue Reading

Aircraft nut ban announcements are “unlikely to be effective” and may even give people with nut allergies a false sense of security, experts have said. People with nut allergies should not be worried about the spread of allergens through aeroplane air conditioning systems, academics said. But they should ask toContinue Reading