The number of people waiting in England to start treatment in a public hospital has increased to its highest level since statistics began 15 years ago, the UK NHS NHS said.more
As a result of the activation of anti-vaccine movements during the Covid-19 pandemic, the rate of routine vaccination is declining in many countries, warns Professor Peter J. Hotez in Nature. According to him, vaccination in children and adults is at risk in the US and worldwide.more
Scientists predict that increasingly warmer nights resulting from observed climate change will increase global mortality rates by up to 60 per cent by the end of the century, reports the journal The Lancet Planetary Health.more
The so-called long Covid comes in three varieties, each associated with different symptoms, say researchers from King's College London (KCL), the findings of which are described by the British Sky News portal. This discovery means that an individual approach is required to treat each type of long Covid.more
The number of people waiting longer than two years for routine operations in England has fallen from 22,500 at the start of the year, to fewer than 200, according to NHS figures.
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Nine in 10 NHS dental practices across the UK are not accepting new adult patients for treatment under the health service, a BBC investigation has found.more
Vitamin K acts as a powerful antioxidant and protects cells from one type of natural death. The discovery could contribute to better treatment of various types of degenerative diseases.more
The NHS in England cannot wait for a new prime minister to appear in order to deal with the crisis, warned Health Minister Steve Barclay. As he added, "many challenges await us in the fall and winter, including the flu season and the next wave of coronavirus."more
1 in 8 Dutch people who have had Covid-19 suffer from long-term health problems, according to a report by the University Medical Center (UMC) in Groningen in the north of the Netherlands. Scientists conducted many months of research on a group of 13 thousand. Dutch residents. The results were published by The Lancet magazine.more
Archie Battersbee, the 12-year-old who had been at the centre of a legal battle between his parents and doctors, has died. His mother, Hollie Dance, said: "Such a beautiful little boy, and he fought right until the very end."more
Archie Battersbee, a 12-year-old English boy who suffered severe brain damage in an unfortunate accident, cannot be transferred from hospital to a hospice as his parents had requested, a court ruled yesterday.more
Covid infections are continuing to fall in the UK, dropping by more than half a million in a week, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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Rainwater is already unfit for consumption across the globe, even in areas as little affected by human activity as Antarctica and the Tibetan Highlands, reports the journal 'Environmental Science & Technology'.more
People who have not taken two vaccines and booster doses against coronavirus will get into trouble, warns President Joe Biden's chief medical advisor Dr Anthony Fauci. This will be a problem especially in autumn and winter.more
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg last night rejected an application by the parents of Archie Battersbee, a 12-year-old English boy who suffered a severe brain injury, to postpone disconnecting him from his life support equipment.more
Almost one in three German adults has gained weight by an average of 6.5 kg since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The so-called coronacillos gained over two years of the pandemic are now hard to shed. Scientists from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) noticed that in some cases the weight gain was significant - describes the website of the weekly "Der Spiegel".more
Everything indicates that the fourth dose for the wider population, at least for people over 18, will be available at the beginning of September - said Polish Minister of Health Adam Niedzielski.more
Harmful body expectations mean ads should carry warnings if model photos are digitally altered, say MPs. The Health and Social Care Committee wants the government to quickly introduce new laws.more
A British appeals court yesterday rejected a motion to postpone the end of life support for 12-year-old Archie Battersbee, who had sustained severe brain damage.more
