VGstockstudio/Shutterstock Two years into the pandemic, most of us are fed up. COVID case rates are higher than they’ve ever been and hospitalisation rates are once again rising rapidly in many countries. Against this bleak picture, we yearn to get back to normal. We’d like to meet friends in aContinue Reading
Fizkes/Shutterstock Most of us know that horrible feeling of tiredness, headache, sweating, nausea and sensitivity to light – the dreaded hangover. For decades researchers have been exploring potential cures for hangovers induced by alcohol. Now a new systematic review of randomised control trials has revealed what the evidence says –Continue Reading
Staff at CSL are working in the lab on November 08, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia, where they will begin manufacturing AstraZeneca-Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine. Darrian Traynor | Getty Images A researcher in Cyprus has discovered a strain of the coronavirus that combines the delta and omicron variant, Bloomberg News reportedContinue Reading
Anton Mukhin/Shutterstock If you ate too much over the festive season, you may well be thinking about a healthy diet plan for 2022. But as anyone who has ever dieted knows, there are countless options out there. Right now, we’re in the midst of a revolutionary time for understanding theContinue Reading
YOUNG children with Omicron are developing a specific symptom that usually points to another condition, experts have said. A number of kids under five who catch the variant seem to be suffering with a bad cough. Children under 5 with a barking cough could have Omicron[/caption] It’s a type ofContinue Reading
A protester holds a banner at a rally against mandates for the vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outside the New York State Capitol in Albany, New York, U.S., January 5, 2022. Mike Segar | Reuters The Supreme Court on Friday is poised to hear oral arguments in two casesContinue Reading
Heated tobacco products are designed to heat tobacco without burning it or producing smoke. The popularity of these products soared in Japan after the release of an electronic device called IQOS in 2016. Heated tobacco products are now available in many countries, but questions remained about their effect on cigaretteContinue Reading
When the omicron variant first emerged in South Africa in November 2021, there was a lot of alarm at the exponential spread of the infection. This phenomenal speed of spread exceeds what we saw with previous variants. This trend has been mirrored elsewhere in the world, including the UK whereContinue Reading
Humanimal Trust, a charity founded by orthopaedic-neuro veterinary surgeon, Professor Noel Fitzpatrick – otherwise known as The Supervet – is calling on people across Devon to join its mission to close the divide between human and animal medicine. The pandemic has served as a stark reminder of just how closelyContinue Reading
US Army Critical Care Nurse, Captain Edward Rauch Jr. (L), turns a Covid-19 patient on a ventilator at Beaumont Hospital in Dearborn, Michigan on December, 17, 2021. The U.S. reported a record number of new Covid cases on Monday, with over one million new infections. A total of 1,082,549 newContinue Reading
