The great rush to go private! Number of Brits paying for hospital treatment hits record 900,000
by Around 898,000 people in the UK sought private hospital treatment in 2023, figures revealed today. It marks a seven per cent jump on the previous …
Month: June 2024
NHS skin cancer vaccine halves risk or dying or disease returning, study shows
In the longest study yet, melanoma patients given the personalised vaccine alongside the immunotherapy drug Keytruda were half more likely to be alive three years …
Why eating one chip is like smoking a cigarette: DR CATHERINE SHANAHAN reveals the vegetable oils hidden in everyday foods that could be linked to serious disease
Next time you go to the supermarket, read the ingredients lists. From dairy to frozen foods and snacks, you will see vegetable oils making repeated …
Art and the Power to Heal
Artists and community organizations around the world are increasingly turning to art to create positive social change.Artists and community organizations around the world are increasingly …
The science of sex bans: Why stopping WAGs from visiting the England team really could help their Euro 2024 chances
Some of football’s biggest names have declared sex the night before helps to improve their performance. So ahead of the Euros, what does science say …
Travellers, beware! Drinking on long haul flights may threaten sleeping passengers’ heart health, study warns
The combination of alcohol plus cabin pressure may threaten sleeping plane passengers’ heart health, suggests research by a team from the Institute of Aerospace Medicine …
Mom-of-three, 28, dies from cardiac arrest a day after tummy tuck and breast lift performed by surgeon accused of ‘mutilating’ his patients
Thaynara Braz Alves was one of many who decide to travel to Brazil for plastic surgery. The young mother suffered two cardiac arrests less than …
Mediterranean diet could help women live longer, Harvard study finds
In a long-running Harvard study published in JAMA Network Open, women who adhered to the Mediterranean diet were found to have a 23% lower risk …
Overweight children have lower intelligence and are more likely to be depressed, controversial study finds
Scientists in the US, who tracked more than 5,000 nine to 11-year-olds, found pupils with a higher body mass index (BMI) performed worse in tests.Scientists …
I am an extreme sleepwalker and the things I’ve done in the middle of the night frighten me
While many of us climb into bed looking forward to a good night’s sleep, Sarah Taylor dreads it. For the 32-year-old has no idea what …