Nearly 180 operations a day to remove rotten teeth in children
Latest figures showing nearly 45,000 hospital operations to remove rotten teeth in children and teenagers – equating to 177 a day – have led...
Singing is no more risky than talking finds new COVID-19 study
The performing arts has been badly affected during the coronavirus pandemic with live musical performances cancelled for many months because singing was identified as...
Contact tracing apps unlikely to contain COVID-19 spread
Contract tracing apps used to reduce the spread of COVID-19 are unlikely to be effective without proper uptake and support from concurrent control measures,...
Breast cancer breakthrough as new treatment requires one shot of radiotherapy instead of multiple...
A pioneering breast cancer therapy which requires just one shot of radiotherapy rather than conventional weeks-long treatment, has proven to be as effective for...
Obesity stigma fuelling severe impact on adult social care
Weight-related stigmas need tackling to help prevent rising levels of obesity and severe obesity from having a significant impact on demand and cost pressures...
Smell loss associated with Covid-19 infection differs from what you typically might experience with...
New research from a European group of smell disorder experts shows how smell loss associated with Covid-19 infection differs from what you typically might...
Blistering attack on Government’s handling of pandemic by Sage member
Jeremy Farrar, a member of Sage and director of the Wellcome Trust, has delivered a blistering attack on the government’s handling of the pandemic.
In...
The emotional stress caused by COVID-19 will lead to smaller babies being born, predicts...
Being pregnant is a wonderful experience, but at the same it can be incredibly stressful – throw a global pandemic into the mix and...
Effective test and trace could reduce R by up to a quarter
Test and trace could reduce the effective reproduction number, the R number, by up to 26% if carried out quickly and effectively, new research...
Nearly a third of people testing positive for Covid have no symptons
Less than a third of people testing positive for coronavirus reported having symptoms, new figures have shown.
Analysis by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has found...