As viral infections skyrocket, masks are still a tried-and-true way to help keep yourself and others safe
Masks are an easy and low-cost way to reduce the amount of virus entering the air and spreading to others....
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Mpox, AIDS and COVID-19 show the challenges of targeting public health messaging to specific groups without causing stigma
Fear-based public health messaging can both motivate and alienate at-risk groups. AP Photo/Gillian AllenDuring infectious disease outbreaks, clinicians and public...
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‘It’s like being in a warzone’ – A&E nurses open up about the emotional cost of working on the NHS frontline
Shutterstock/Ground PictureAs nurses prepare to strike for the first time, an A&E nurse and lecturer in Organisational Behaviour in Healthcare...
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Why does the Alzheimer’s brain become insulin-resistant?
Type 2 diabetes, characterised in its advanced stages by insulin resistance, is an important risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. (Shutterstock)As...
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COVID: what we know about new omicron variant BF.7
Kateryna Kon/ShutterstockSince the COVID variant omicron emerged in late 2021, it has rapidly evolved into multiple subvariants. One subvariant, BF.7,...
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Our third COVID Christmas – here’s how things might play out
Elena Shashkina/ShutterstockThe UK is now approaching its third Christmas of the COVID pandemic. And this year feels different. There’s little...
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That annoying ringing, buzzing and hissing in the ear – a hearing specialist offers tips to turn down the tinnitus
Worldwide, more than 750 million people have tinnitus. Victor Habbick Visions/Science Photo Library via Getty ImagesNot a week goes by...
Read moreCéline Dion reveals she has stiff person syndrome – an expert explains the condition
In an emotional message, Céline Dion recently revealed to her Instagram followers that she has a rare condition called stiff...
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Short bursts of physical activity during daily life may lower risk of premature death – new research
Short bursts of physical activity could be as simple as playing with your children or grandchildren. Prostock-studio/ ShutterstockMost of us...
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Lab-grown blood used in transfusion for first time – here are three other ways that making organs could change healthcare
The red blood cells were made by extracting stem cells from a blood sample. Phonlamai Photo/ ShutterstockHuman volunteers have received...
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