Hypermobility is a type of flexibility that you’re born with. If your hips always click, you can bend your arms in extraordinary ways or you’ve…
Brits’ biggest worries about getting old – including hearing and eyesight loss
The biggest fears of getting old include failing memory, becoming less mobile and suffering from deteriorating eyesight, research has revealed. A study of 2,000 adults…
Doctors told NOT to prescribe exercise for chronic fatigue syndrome
Doctors are told NOT to prescribe exercise to patients with ME – even though critics say it’s the only therapy known to help NICE rules…
Vitamin D deficiency: The sensation in the hands and feet warning that levels are low
Dr Dawn Harper on signs of vitamin B12 and vitamin D deficiency We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and…
COVID-19: New drug combo may combat coronavirus infection
There is an urgent need for effective and readily available antiviral therapies to treat COVID-19. A new study has found that a drug combination involving…
Lower antibiotic resistance in intestinal bacteria with forgotten antibiotic
A forgotten antibiotic, temocillin, led to lower selection of resistant bacteria than the standard treatment for febrile urinary tract infection, in a study published in…
Clinicians Underprescribe Behavior Therapy for Preschool ADHD
The majority of families of preschool children with a diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder were not offered behavior therapy as a first-line treatment, according to data…
Diabetes: Signs in your mood, gums and skin – how to spot and ‘prevent progression’
Type 2 diabetes can be a 'devastating diagnosis' says expert We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve…
Minimal transmission risk for COVID on playing fields
A study by the Universities of Basel and Saarland shows that there is almost no risk of transmission of the COVID-19 virus on the field.…
Man campaigns after partner has mastectomy cancelled last-minute
A woman who had her life-saving cancer operation postponed just four days before it was due has now received her surgery – thanks to tireless…