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The UK’s Food Standards Agency has slashed the recommended safe dose of CBD over fears of harm.
Hay fever symptoms will improve over time for most – but there are many things you can still do in the meantime to reduce hay fever severity.
The goal of mRNA technology is to harness the power of the cell to potentially prevent infections and treat diseases.
People with intellectual disability are 50% more likely to die from cancer than the general population.
‘Film therapy’ is a growing area of interest among experts.
ONS, Zoe app, Google Trends … there were many ways to keep an eye on COVID cases during the pandemic. Here’s how they fared.
Non-melanoma skin cancers have often been viewed as fairly benign. A new study undermines that view.
A recent study from Sweden found people with a history of chronic stress or depression had a heightened risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
Testosterone in men declines at a rate of around 1% a year from age 30. That doesn’t mean that men go through the ‘manopause’.
What would Jung have made of the TikTok trend that bears his name?
Something unusual seems to be happening with dengue, a potentially fatal mosquito-borne viral disease.
COVID isn’t the only respiratory disease to leave the patient with long-term symptoms. Colds and flu can do the same.
‘The doctor will see you now.’ Except they probably won’t.
New research finds that 85% of formula preparation machines tested were dispensing water that did not appear to reach NHS recommended temperatures for preparing bottles of formula.
Currently we see more than 600,000 deaths from this mosquito-borne disease each year. This new vaccine – the second approved to treat malaria – could change things.
Around 90% of people who have been incorrectly told by their doctor that they are allergic to penicillin.
Many people have cosmetic procedures to improve how they feel about themselves – but the evidence is mixed on whether they actually do.
In this episode of The Conversation Weekly, we hear from the scientists behind a new malaria vaccine developed by the University of Oxford.
When hospital and GP staff do not reflect the population they serve, patients’ health suffers.
The prestigious prize was awarded to Dr Katalin Karikó and Dr Drew Weissman from the University of Pennsylvania.
People who were hospitalised with COVID are 14 times more likely to have lung abnormalities than people who have never had COVID.
‘Rucking’ involves adding weight to a backpack while walking or hiking.
Hepatitis C treatments are up to 95% effective when caught early.
You’ll never look at bagged lettuce the same way again.