A WOMAN has told how she has to spend 90 per cent of her time in bed as she battles Long Covid nearly 18 months after she contracted the virus. Avril Dowling, from Carrigaline, Co Cork, said people like her with the condition feel “forgotten”. Avril Dowling with son KieranContinue Reading
The Sanofi vaccine is the seventh COVID vaccine to be approved for use in the UK. Vladimka production/Shutterstock In the UK a spring booster campaign has recently begun, offering an additional vaccine to people at highest risk from COVID. Between April and June 2023 people aged over 75, residents inContinue Reading
U.S. abortion pill providers are scrambling to make backup plans as the Supreme Court decides whether to keep restrictions on the key drug mifepristone. Some in-person clinics in New York, California and Kansas will offer mifepristone for now, but are preparing to provide an alternative abortion pill if a subsequentContinue Reading
You might want to make booze a thing of the past. pexels/monstera When a couple is planning on having a baby, it’s often the woman who is seen as responsible for the health of the unborn child. In the UK, the chief medical officer’s drinking guidelines recommend that women shouldContinue Reading
The Florida House of Representatives on Thursday passed legislation that would ban most abortions after six weeks, when many women don’t know they are pregnant. The bill passed by a vote of 70 to 40, largely along party lines. The measure now goes to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who isContinue Reading
Trying to get a good night’s sleep when you’re feeling stressed is not for the faint-hearted. It’s ironic considering the best thing we can do when we’re feeling overwhelmed is rest – but switching your mind off when you’re experiencing stress isn’t easy. “Under stress, people often describe not beingContinue Reading
The UK is in a “rapidly escalating” diabetes crisis, according to new findings. Diabetes UK has just revealed that 4.3 million people in the UK have been officially diagnosed with the condition, with another 850,000 living with parts of the condition but yet to be diagnosed. It added that 2.4Continue Reading
YanLev/Shutterstock Swimming is a unique activity. Not only is it an Olympic sport but it’s also a form of exercise and a life-saving endeavour. How many other physical activities can boast such a claim? So, it is no surprise that swimming holds such appeal in the UK, where there isContinue Reading
A WOMAN has died after contracting a rare strain of bird flu in China. The 56-year-old is the first person to die from the lethal H3N8 strain – but is the third reported case of the virus. Getty The 56-year-old is the first person to die from the lethal H3N8Continue Reading
In this 2018 photo, mifepristone and misoprostol pills are provided at a Carafem clinic for medication abortions in Skokie, Illinois. Erin Hooley | Tribune News Service | Getty Images The Biden administration on Monday asked a federal judge to clarify how it should respond to his order to keep theContinue Reading
