One jab of Pfizer or Astra Zeneca vaccine reduces infection and transmission significantly
COVID-19 infections fell significantly – by 65% percent - after a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines in this large community surveillance...
Manchester study finds Toothache sufferers turn to antibiotics for ‘cure’ on social media
Social media is used extensively to seek antibiotics, avoid dental treatment and provide support to people with toothache, according to new research.
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General anaesthesia should be more widely available for patients at the end of their...
General anaesthesia should be more widely available for patients at the end of their lives, according to Oxford experts in ethics and anaesthesia, according...
Manchester Study no rise in English suicide rates during first lockdown
Suicide rates in England did not rise following the first national lockdown in 2020 despite higher levels of greater distress, University of Manchester researchers...
“This virus is diminished but not defeated.” says Health Secretary
The Health Secretary Matt Hancock has told MP’s that the Covid “is diminished but not defeated” as he updated the House of Commons this...
Pregnant women advised to get Covid jab at same time as rest of the...
The JCVI has advised that pregnant women should be offered the COVID-19 vaccine at the same time as the rest of the population, based...
Around 31,000 heart and circulatory deaths attributed to excess weight and obesity every year
Heart and circulatory deaths attributed to excess weight and obesity total around 31,000 every year in the UK, British Heart Foundation analysis reveals.
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Reluctance to be vaccinated against COVID-19 among social media users is explained by conspiracy...
New research has found that the most reliable indicators of willingness to be vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are rejection of...
Are you a big dipper or a little dipper-New study reveals why some people...
People who experience big dips in blood sugar levels, several hours after eating, end up feeling hungrier and consuming hundreds more calories during the...
Encouraging signs for both AZ and Pfizer vaccines in over 80’s
People aged over 80 receiving a single dose of either the Pfizer or AstraZeneca COVID vaccine show equivalent antibody responses five weeks post vaccination....