For the estimated six million people in Britain who have a needle phobia, it’s the news many have been anxiously waiting for. This month, scientists in the UK will begin testing a vaccine against Covid-19 that can be squirted up the nose rather
Men undergoing radiotherapy for prostate cancer could be spared one of the treatment’s most distressing side effects – thanks to a simple injection of gel Almost 50,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year in the UK Surgery is one option
HEALTH NOTES: Driving habits that fail the test and bald truths on hair loss from men who know By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 17:01 EST, 5 December 2020 | Updated: 17:01 EST, 5 December 2020 Two-thirds of British drivers would fail
Tis the season for indigestion, with the festivities leaving many reaching for heartburn tablets. The pills, which stop the burn caused by stomach acid travelling up into the back of the throat after a meal, are among the top ten most frequently prescribed
The scientists have done their bit, and the regulators have made the assessment. This week, if all goes according to plan, the rollout begins: the first members of the British public will be vaccinated against Covid-19. Good vibes all round. As Deputy Chief
Health chiefs yesterday revealed that the UK will receive up to four million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine before the end of the year as hospital hubs around the country start receiving doses. Fears that people would miss out in the
The North of England was hardest hit by both the Covid and Spanish flu pandemics, a study has revealed. During the first wave of coronavirus, 98.4 per 100,000 people in the North died from the disease. In contrast, this was 15 per
Coronavirus infections could surge in January if we ‘take our foot off the pedal’ over December and the five-day festive break, one of the Government’s scientific advisers has warned. Professor Andrew Hayward, an epidemiologist at University College London (UCL) and member of SAGE,
Boris Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccination card could ‘pave the way’ for a full national ID system while creating a two-tier county where some Britons have freedom but those without immunity are ‘shut out’, a leading human rights group has claimed. Advocacy group Liberty fear people
Kristen Choi (pictured), an assistant professor in the School of Nursing at UCLA said she experienced several side effects after taking the second of two shots of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine including pain at the injection side, headache, nausea and a fever of
London could find itself facing a Tier Three lockdown just a week before Christmas as data shows infections are rising in two thirds of the city’s boroughs. Government officials are set to meet on December 16 to review the tiered lockdown rules