British scientists have hailed the US approval of a new drug for schizophrenia, saying it “has the potential to change the lives of millions of people”. The “major advance” in treatment offers a completely new drug approach to treating the condition, which can cause terrifying hallucinations, delusional thoughts and socialContinue Reading
Small plastic particles are everywhere: in the soil where our food is grown, in the water we drink and in the air we breathe. They got there from the plastic we throw away, which ends up in landfill sites, rivers and seas. There the plastic waste slowly breaks down, releasingContinue Reading
Politicians chose not to equip the UK with enough intensive care units before the pandemic the chief medical officer has said, as a senior NHS doctor described scenes “from hell” on hospital wards. Professor Kevin Fong – former national clinical adviser in emergency preparedness, resilience and response at NHS EnglandContinue Reading
Researchers have identified nearly 200 chemicals used to make food packaging that could possibly increase the risk of breast cancer. Found in plastics and paper, some of the potential mammary carcinogens include polysterene and polyamide, which are used in styrofoam to-go containers from restaurants and black plastic spatulas. “If there’sContinue Reading
Exercising only at the weekends is enough to lower the risk of developing more than 200 health conditions, from heart disease and mood disorders to kidney issues and obesity, scientists say. A study of nearly 90,000 adults in the UK found people who cram all their workouts at the weekendContinue Reading
Numerous companies are working on developing weight loss pills that would have similar effects as injectable drugs currently on the market. Ljupco Smokovski/ Shutterstock The arrival of GLP-1 analogue drugs (such as Wegovy) marked a huge shift in the weight loss drug market. These drugs have been shown to leadContinue Reading
A virus that can lead to polio-like paralysis in children is on the rise in California – and there is no known cure. Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) was detected at a medium level at 20 wastewater sites up and down the state, according to data collected by WasteWaterSCAN, a nonprofit launchedContinue Reading
A mother has won a 12-year battle for compensation against an NHS hospital after successfully claiming her child suffered brain damage as a result of a botched surgery. The toddler, now a teenager, was left wheelchair-bound as a result of the operation in Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in 2012, withContinue Reading
Researchers have identified nearly 200 chemicals used to make food packaging that could possibly increase the risk of breast cancer. Found in plastics and paper, some of the potential mammary carcinogens include polysterene and polyamide, which are used in styrofoam to-go containers from restaurants and black plastic spatulas. “If there’sContinue Reading
Magdalena kluczny/Shutterstock When was the last time that you felt lonely? It’s an uncomfortable question, but for 3.83 million people in the UK, 7.1% of the population, the answer is probably “right now”. Loneliness has become a worrying public health matter because it is common and is often associated withContinue Reading
