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 Researchers have taken a “transformative step” towards understanding the biology underlying autism after discovering four subtypes of the genetic condition. ScientistsContinue Reading
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M-Production/Shutterstock When a child struggles to tie their shoelaces, write legibly or stay upright during PE, it can be dismissed as clumsiness or lack of effort. But for around 5% of UK children, these challenges stem from a neurodevelopmental condition known as developmental coordination disorder (DCD), also known as dyspraxia.Continue Reading
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As I scrolled through social media on a hot afternoon in late June, a meme caught my attention. A black and white photo. A smiling young woman with water up to her knees. She appeared to be in a fountain, with many others dipping their legs in the water. TheContinue 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 Resident doctors in England will walk out for five days consecutive days in a dispute over pay, the British Medical AssociationContinue 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 Resident doctors in England have voted in favour of strike action which could see walkouts last until January next year, theContinue 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 It’s officially the “Dog Days” of the summer season — and they’re getting hotter and more humid thanks to the impactContinue Reading
