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 In the simmering heat of the afternoon, the women and girls – most of them mothers with babies strapped to theirContinue Reading
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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 common drug prescribed to help lower cholesterol levels has been found to cut dementia risk. High cholesterol has long beenContinue Reading
One of the cleanest places beyond Earth may be making its residents ill. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have had rashes, allergies and the odd infection, and scientists now believe the station’s environment is too clean. Researchers recently concluded that the ISS is so sterile it may beContinue Reading
The synthetic hunger state led to a marked drop in specific immune cells in the mice's blood. IhorL/ Shutterstock Feeling hungry doesn’t just make you reach for a snack – it may also change your immune system. In a recent study in mice, we found that simply perceiving hunger canContinue 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 doctor who was suspended from the medical register last year for sexually and racially harassing junior colleagues could be workingContinue Reading
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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 plan to boost access to NHS dentists has been declared a “comprehensive failure” in a new report. The Dental RecoveryContinue Reading
Even small items, such as earrings or keys, can become lodged in the body. Anzay/ Shutterstock A man in Florida recently visited a Tiffany & Co jewellery store posing as a buyer for a professional US athlete. While viewing the items, together worth well over £1 million, the thief triedContinue Reading
