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At a conference of the British Society of Cardiovascular Diseases in Manchester, an organic adhesive was presented that can repair damage to the heart after a heart attack.more

Maintaining a balance between work and private life is a difficult art for many people, especially after two years of a pandemic that turned everyday habits upside down. However, there are places in the world that are particularly conducive to maintaining this harmony. The latest ranking indicates that Oslo is the world capital of work-life balance.more

In the case of infection with the Omikron variant, the risk of developing long-term complications, i.e. long Covid - preliminary UK research suggests.more

‘People’s health will suffer’ because government is ‘dragging its feet on tackling air quality,’ Labour MP says.more

England's first women's health ambassador is calling for "one-stop shops" where women can sort out their health needs.more

The number of coronavirus infections in Germany is rising again. "The announced summer wave of coronavirus has unfortunately become a reality" - reported the German Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach in the newspaper "Rheinische Post" (RP). The minister recommends a fourth vaccination, especially for the elderly.more

Disposable vape pens known as Elf Bars have exploded in popularity in recent months. more

Numerous departments have been completely paralyzed in Portuguese hospitals due to the shortage of medical personnel. The largest queues, with waiting times of up to 10 hours, are related to gynecological and obstetric visits.more

The new booster vaccine from the American company Moderna better protects against new sub-variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, such as Omikron, the Polish Press Agency reports.more

The threat of Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants is increasing in Europe, warns the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). However, it is not certain whether this will translate into a new wave of infections.more

Boris Johnson has said the best way to lose weight is to “eat less”, citing his own experience, as he responded to criticism of the Government’s new food strategy.more

The UK's biggest chain of GP practices lets less qualified staff see patients without adequate supervision, an undercover BBC Panorama investigation has found.more

Last week, the coronavirus was detected in 989,800 inhabitants of the Islands, reports the National Statistics Office (ONS). This means that the number of patients in the country - for the first time in two months - has started to rise again. A week earlier, 953,900 people obtained a positive test result.more

Doctors must report any suspected case of monkeypox under new rules, it was announced today. more

Plans to raise the legal smoking age to 21 and impose new taxes on tobacco firms are expected to be revealed this week. more

Guidance which advised people to work from home where possible in response to the Covid-19 pandemic has been removed in Northern Ireland. more

The health secretary has compared the NHS to defunct video firm Blockbuster and said it must be more like Netflix more

Another 77 cases of monkeypox have been detected in the UK. more

Protecting the mental health of young Spaniards is an urgent matter that should be dealt with by the government as soon as possible, says the ABC daily, presenting the results of research showing that young people suffer from depression and are afraid of getting a job.more

54 percent of respondents believe that the epidemic is not over yet and we should expect more waves. 34 percent believe that the epidemic will definitely end. respondents - according to the CBOS survey. more

Thousands of UK workers are starting a four-day week trial from Monday. more

The question is often asked, how much can vaccination and the application of the DDM rules change, says Polish virologist Krzysztof Pyrć. The data cited by the specialist show that vaccination against Covid-19 reduces all-cause mortality, i.e. not only the mortality from this disease.more

Already 780 confirmed cases of the monkey person were recorded in 27 countries where the disease is not considered endemic, i.e. outside the African continent, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported in the report.more

Criminal acts of violence at GP surgeries across the UK have almost doubled in five years, new figures reveal, as doctors’ leaders warn of a perfect storm of soaring demand and staff shortages.more

A record two million people in the UK are estimated to be suffering from long COVID, the Office for National Statistics has said.more