Adam Eley & Anna Collinson BBC News Investigations BBC Sam says she has walked to her gym 150 times in four years just to shower On a cold and wet evening, Sam Lewis walks to her local gym for a shower. It is a painful and slow journey, using a walking stick. The 34-year-old’s rheumatoid … Read more
England’s chief medical officer Prof Sir Chris Whitty has urged MPs to not overly complicate assisted dying laws if they are to introduce it. Giving evidence to a committee of MPs, he said the best safeguards were the simple ones and said there was a risk patients could end up in a “bureaucratic thicket” at … Read more
BBC Images Michael Mosley presented TV programmes and podcasts answering everyday health questions TV and podcast presenter Michael Mosley was best known for offering tips on simple ways to improve our health and wellbeing, backed up by science – everything from when to exercise and what to eat to how to get more sleep. He … Read more
Five surprisingly simple ways to optimise your diet OU ACADEMIC ADVISER, SIMON REA, SENIOR LECTURER IN SPORT AND FITNESS SIMON REA When it comes to what you eat, there’s no shortage of advice. TikTok is overflowing with it… the low-carb diet, raw food, cabbage soup, cucumber bagel diet. And on and on. If you’re confused, … Read more
New Delhi: As long Covid becomes a burden for health care providers globally, researchers now report that a blood test taken at the time of Covid-19 infection could predict who is most likely to develop long Covid. The study by a team from University College London in the UK, published in Lancet eBioMedicine, analysed proteins … Read more
Sept. 21, 2022 – President Joe Biden says the pandemic is over. The World Health Organization says the end is in sight. Many of us would rather talk about almost anything else, and even New York City has dropped most of its COVID protocols. Biden’s claim (made to reporter Scott Pelley on Sunday on 60 … Read more
By Abhijit Bose About 75 percent of India’s population resides in villages whereas the majority of doctors and medical professionals practice in urban areas. Access to quality healthcare and consulting with certified doctors is a massive challenge for people living in rural areas, thus making it difficult for them to get the right healthcare advice … Read more
Image copyright Imperial College London A rapid test can accurately diagnose a coronavirus infection within 90 minutes without needing a specialist laboratory, say scientists. The study by Imperial College London showed the “lab-on-a-chip” gave comparable results to current tests. The device is already being used in eight NHS hospitals to quickly identify patients who are … Read more
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Aug. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to face masks, not all are equally effective, a new study finds. Duke University researchers developed a way of testing various types of masks to see which did the best job of stopping droplets coming from people’s mouths, … Read more