Four new cases of the deadly coronavirus have been diagnosed in the UK today, bringing the total number of infected patients in Britain to 40 amid fears the crisis could escalate within days. One of the new cases is thought to be a film studio worker in Kent. Health chiefs revealed the other three were … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and almost 90,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
Broken bones could be regrown using a combination of readily available drugs, scientists say. Two existing medicines have been tested to stimulate the body’s own repair system in the hope of better treatment for injuries. Stem cells, which build new bone, are switched on to ‘red alert’ and speed up the healing process. In early … Read more
When your iron levels become a problem By Dr Clare Bailey for You Magazine Published: 00:02 GMT, 16 February 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 16 February 2020 A simple blood test to check your ‘iron stores’ and then a genetic test are used to diagnose genetic haemochromatosis Back in the middle ages one of the most … Read more
Worsening diets could be the reason behind plummeting sperm counts in men, a study has suggested. US researchers found young men who ate a diet full of junk food had significantly less swimmers than those who ate healthily. The team analysed sperm quality of almost 3,000 Danish men, who also reported their typical eating habits. … Read more
More than 100 American children have died of flu already this season, according to the latest federal data. Since the first child died early on this season – a four-year-old in California, who died in September – the pediatric death toll has risen to 105 in the US. By comparison, last year there were no … Read more
An evacuation flight carrying passengers who were on the coronavirus-riddled Diamond Princess has taken off with 32 British and Europeans onboard, after they spent almost 20 days trapped on the doomed vessel. The amount of people flying back to Britain is less than half of the 78 UK nationals who were trapped on the ship as … Read more
A 37-year-old woman in California believed vaping would help her get healthier because it would make it easier for her to quit smoking. She kept it up for more than five years – and then she collapsed, on Christmas Day. Julia Itzen was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance, and would remain there for … Read more
People with worrying lumps in the bowel could be spared major surgery thanks to a mechanical ‘claw’ that can grasp and cut away hard-to-reach growths. Doctors in Southampton have become the first in the UK to use the device to treat pre-cancerous growths embedded deep in the lining of the small intestine. Nicknamed ‘the bear … Read more
Millions of Britons could be unknowingly at risk of debilitating mumps – because the vaccine that’s given to children to protect against it can stop working properly. The viral infection, which causes an agonising swelling in the face and groin, is sweeping the country amid a ‘perfect storm’ of conditions. Last week, health chiefs sounded … Read more