Coronavirus has been confirmed in two Chinese nationals who were guests at the Staycity apartment-hotel in York. The chief medical officer for England announced they’d…
Coronavirus UK: What does UK outbreak mean for Britain? Should you wear a mask?
Coronavirus has now emerged in the UK according to the Department of Health, who revealed two people have tested positive for the deadly new virus.…
Are we closer to achieving medical device interoperability than ever before?
Connected care is increasingly about integrating patients with home-based or wearable sensors of all kinds, but until now standards for medical device and personal health device…
Parkinson’s disease may start before birth
People who develop Parkinson’s disease before age 50 may have been born with disordered brain cells that went undetected for decades, according to new Cedars-Sinai…
Vitamin D deficiency symptoms: Sign in your nails you may be lacking the sunshine vitamin
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin the body gains from rays of sunshine, diet and supplements. Unable to create this vitamin without those three sources,…
How to live longer: Walking, running or swimming? Best exercise to boost life expectancy
Long life expectancy can be achieved through exercise – the NHS says it can lower your risk of early death by up to 30 percent.…
Type 2 diabetes: Feeling a ‘burning sensation’ here may signal the condition
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition caused by poor insulin production in your pancreas, a disrupted mechanism that leaves blood sugars to rise uncontrollably.This…
Scientists engineer dengue-resistant mosquitoes
Scientists engineer dengue-resistant MOSQUITOES to make them immune to the deadly tropical virus and stop them passing it on to people Experts were able to…
Up to 4,500 Chinese patients 'may have caught coronavirus'
Scientists fear up to 4,500 Chinese patients may have caught the new coronavirus as health chiefs in Wuhan confirm four more cases Health officials confirmed…
Discovery reveals antibiotic-resistant strep throat may be too close for comfort
Infectious disease scientists identified strains of group A streptococcus that are less susceptible to commonly used antibiotics, a sign that the germ causing strep throat…