Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Artificial intelligence in healthcare has left experts urging caution that a focus on predictive accuracy over treatment efficacy could lead toContinue Reading
Would you believe me if I told you that staying single or ending your marriage could lower your odds of getting dementia? A new study led by researchers at Florida State University somewhat shockingly suggests that unmarried people are less likely to develop dementia. If you think you’ve heard theContinue Reading
Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock What causes schizophrenia? This severe mental illness, which affects over 20 million people worldwide and is characterised by recurrent hallucinations and delusions, often begins to emerge in the period from adolescence to early adulthood. It’s a complex disorder that affects almost every area of life. Current theories about whyContinue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email The UK’s advertising watchdog is cracking down on advertisements for prescription-only weight-loss medication. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) discovered about 1,800Continue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email A woman dies every two minutes due to failures in maternal healthcare, according to shocking global data that has prompted starkContinue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email A groundbreaking targeted treatment for the most common type of bladder cancer has been approved for use by the NHS, offeringContinue Reading
Some social media users claims anti-allergy medications have helped their PMDD symptoms. antoniodiaz/ Shutterstock A number of videos have surfaced recently on social media with women claiming that common medications used to treat allergies and heartburn have helped them manage symptoms of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). But is there anyContinue Reading
On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Health authorities in Nigeria are struggling to contain a rapidly spreading meningitis outbreak that has so far killed 151 people – with children affectedContinue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email A teenager who underwent a rare procedure that involved doctors temporarily storing a piece of her skull in her abdomen hasContinue Reading
An advert for the tape worm pills. In TikTok’s latest viral beauty trend “the morning shed,” beauty influencers “shed” hair and skin products that have been worn overnight. These include hair styling items, skin masks and creams, and physical products such as chin straps and mouth tape, which are intendedContinue Reading
