One consequence of the pandemic was reduced access to routine healthcare and lower uptake of immunisations. As a result, in November 2022, the World Health Organization declared measles to be an “imminent threat in every region of the world”. They described how a record number of nearly 40 million childrenContinue Reading
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is preparing next year to spin off its consumer health unit into a publicly traded company separate from its pharmaceutical and medical technology operations. Ahead of the split, Morgan Stanley put out a research note, highlighting some of the debates in the market over the move,Continue Reading
Ovarian cysts often go away on their own. Andrea Raffin/ Shutterstock Model Hailey Bieber recently revealed that she’s been suffering with an ovarian cyst the size of an apple. While we don’t know exactly how many women suffer with ovarian cysts, they are thought to be relatively common – withContinue Reading
AT least six children have died and others are fighting for their lives in hospital after contracting Group A Strep. The highly infectious bacteria is sweeping across the UK, causing a spike in the number of scarlet fever cases. Shutterstock Scarlet fever cases remain higher than normal[/caption] What is StrepContinue Reading
Television personality, author and hair stylist Jonathan Van Ness recently shared on social media his struggles with his eating and weight after “years of feeling out of control with food”. He described suffering from binge-eating disorder – an eating disorder characterised by consuming large amounts of food with a senseContinue Reading
People line up to get a monkeypox vaccination at a new walk-up monkeypox vaccination site at Barnsdall Art Park on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022 in Hollywood, CA. Brian Van Der Brug | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images The Biden administration will end the public health emergency declared in responseContinue Reading
Lightspring/Shutterstock The first drug that can slow the rate of decline in Alzheimer’s patients has been found. The experimental drug, called lecanemab, is an antibody that targets the toxic clumps of amyloid protein associated with the mind-robbing disease. While these results are cause for celebration, there are still significant questionsContinue Reading
THE Sun today launches our Christmas appeal – and calls on YOU, our army of generous readers, to help out. We are asking if you could give the gift of volunteering with our Helping Hands at Christmas campaign. Olivia West Strictly Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas met Royal VoluntaryContinue Reading
BradleyStearn/Shutterstock For the first time its 106-year history, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), the UK’s largest nursing union, has voted to take strike action. Nurses in the UK have been on strike before and achieved change, but the scale of this strike is extraordinary. This dispute, like many formsContinue Reading
Tech startup company Fast Chief Communications Officer Jason Alderman (R) talks with an employee on the first day working in the office on March 24, 2021 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Inflation has stretched household budgets near their limit. As a result, most people have reinedContinue Reading
