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 Weight loss drugs, already taken by millions of Americans, may help people live longer, according to a new study on mice.Continue Reading

A mosquito that can transmit Zika has bred in London – but that doesn’t mean the virus is spreading in people there

khlungcenter/Shutterstock The discovery that a mosquito species capable of transmitting the Zika, dengue and chikungunya viruses is breeding in east London may sound alarming, particularly to people living nearby. Yet finding the species is several steps removed from finding evidence that any of these viruses are circulating locally. The UKContinue Reading