Category: 6. Health

Routine hospital visiting has resumed in Dumfries and Galloway after the region’s health board eased restrictions aimed at tackling a rise in flu and norovirus cases.

Only essential visiting – to end-of-life patients, newborn babies and people…

Fake adverts for weight loss drugs by a company pretending to be health and beauty retailer Boots have been removed from TikTok after the firm complained.

The adverts for prescription-only weight loss drugs appeared to show smiling healthcare…

The IAEA is launching a year-long coordinated research project to develop computed tomography-based guidelines on prostate cancer contouring — a critical step in the cancer treatment process that guides the effective delivery of…

Scabies is a highly contagious parasitic skin disease caused by infestation with the Sarcoptes scabiei mite and affects an estimated 400 million people worldwide each year. Despite this substantial global burden and a rising incidence across…

Researchers at the University of Exeter have located a genetic…

Introduction

Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is a leading cause of death globally accounting for 13% of the world’s total deaths. Since 2000, deaths from ischemic heart disease have seen the largest increase, rising by 2.7 million to 9.0 million…

It’s no secret that collagen, the protein that keeps our skin looking healthy and plump, depletes with age. Over time, this natural fall in levels translates to a loss of youthful ‘spring’, dullness, dryness, sagging, and a weakened skin…