PCR travel testing market labelled ‘disgrace’ by Walsh We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Current government policy is that you do not need to take a […]

Epic, Nordic, Galen Healthcare and Chartis Group won big in the 2022 Best in KLAS Awards, the research and insights firm announced Tuesday. “The 2022 Best in KLAS report covers over 1,000 solutions. And the technology itself has advanced by leaps and bounds,” said Adam Gale, CEO of KLAS Research, in the 2022 Best in KLAS Software and Services report.  […]

A simple eye test may make diagnosing the earliest stages of 'diseases of old age' possible when people are much younger, University of Otago researchers hope. Parts of our retina have previously been proposed as biomarkers for Alzheimer's, but researchers from Otago's Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit have been investigating the retina's potential to indicate cognitive change earlier […]

Almost a third (32 of every 100) of older adults infected with covid-19 in 2020 developed at least one new condition that required medical attention in the months after initial infection, 11 more than those who did not have covid-19, finds a US study published by The BMJ today. Conditions involved a range of major organs and systems, including the […]

Fox News Flash top headlines for February 5 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 passed the 900,000 mark on Friday.  As of Saturday afternoon, data from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center showed that there were 901,391 deaths. This milestone comes less than two months after the […]

Working on your core doesn’t have to be a chore. Strengthening and toning the central muscles in the trunk of your body is vital for overall wellbeing, stability and injury prevention – and it’s often an area that is neglected in full-body workouts. You don’t special equipment, heavy weights, or a particular kind of class to target these muscle groups. […]

Albeit not nearly as menacing as another airborne virus currently ravaging the world (naming no names), the common cold can still be a real pain. From aching muscles to a sore throat, cold symptoms can wipe you out and leave you feeling lousy – and that’s before you factor in a blocked nose. Dr Deborah Lee, of Dr Fox Online […]

Bottom line: Compared to U.S. urban adults, rural adults were more likely to think fatalistically about cancer and feel overwhelmed by information about cancer prevention. Journal in which the study was published: Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Authors: Jakob Jensen, PhD, professor in the Department of Communication at the University of […]

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers utilized data from the recent rounds of the REal-time Assessment of Community Transmission-1 (REACT-1) study to document the transmission dynamics of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus disease 2 (SARS-CoV-2), mainly focusing on the Omicron variant in England during January 2022. Study: Post-peak dynamics of a national Omicron SARS-CoV-2 epidemic during […]

More than half of parents admit it’s a battle to get their children to wash their hands. A poll of 2,000 mums and dads, of children aged three to 16 years old, found they struggle to get their youngsters to wash their hands after school, before eating, and even after using the toilet. Parents, on average, wash their hands eight […]