Health

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine is up to four times more likely to cause inflammation of the heart muscle, a very rare side effect, than its rival vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech , according ...

European Union governments have agreed to exercise an option to buy more than 180 million doses of a version of the COVID-19 vaccine adapted for the Omicron variant developed by BioNTech ...

By James Brown and Duane Mellor The word diet originates from the Greek dieta meaning to live normally. However, nowadays it mostly refers to restricting food to help weight loss ...

Most of the 43 COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant identified in the United States so far were in people who were fully vaccinated, and a third of them had ...

Moderna Inc shares tumbled 11% after early data showed that the company’s mRNA-based flu vaccine might not be strong enough to give it an edge over already approved flu vaccines ...

The European Union’s drugs regulator said it could make sense for countries in the bloc to administer COVID-19 vaccine boosters as early as three months after the initial two-shot ...

By Lisa Salmon A healthy balanced diet isn’t just about what you eat, it’s about portion size too – and it can be surprisingly easy to consume too much. ...

Concluding our series on men’s health, Dr Chris Michael summarises the steps men need to take in all stages of their adult life Teens The teenage years are a ...

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc’s COVID-19 antibody drug could be less effective against Omicron, it said on Tuesday, adding to fears about the efficacy of existing treatments after Moderna’s top ...

In our ongoing series for November, Dr Christos Michael look at erection and ejaculation problems What is a ‘healthy erection’ and how do erections work? A healthy erection is one ...

As November moves on we continue our series looking into men’s health. Dr Christos Michael on testicular problems Testicular problems are common in men, with over one in five ...

By Abi Jackson Always curious about ways to help combat infections like colds and flu? Zinc is the latest mineral in the spotlight – a new study has found taking a ...

Pfizer Inc said on Tuesday it will allow generic manufacturers to supply its experimental antiviral COVID-19 pill to 95 low- and middle-income countries through a licensing agreement with international public health ...

By Lauren Taylor Figuring out how, as a planet, we can eat more sustainably is going to be an ongoing issue as the world becomes more populated and the climate ...

British scientists have identified a gene that doubles the risk of dying from COVID-19, providing new insights into why some people are more susceptible to the disease than others, while ...

Britain on Thursday became the first country in the world to approve a potentially game-changing COVID-19 antiviral pill jointly developed by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, in a boost to the ...

By Prudence Wade Whether it’s dousing everything in habanero hot sauce or eating a punchy curry, some people live for spicy food – while others can’t quite stomach it. ‘...

By Lisa Salmon You wouldn’t think coughing or sneezing could break a bone. But if you’re living with the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis, it could. Osteoporosis mostly affects women ...

U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co Inc said on Monday the European Union’s drug regulator has initiated a real-time review of its experimental COVID-19 antiviral drug for adults. Under ...

Sweden has extended the pause of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for people aged 30 and younger due to rare heart-related side-effects, the public health agency said on Thursday. The health agency said ...

The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective at preventing infection and symptomatic disease from the Delta variant among 12- to 18-year-olds, research conducted in Israel shows. The findings, published ...

By Abi Jackson We’re finally starting to talk more about menopause, but what about perimenopause? Just like menopause, it can have a significant impact – particularly emotionally and mentally, with 86 ...

House President Annita Demetriou said she would always support the work of Karaiskakio Foundation as she praised the altruism of 95 people who donated bone marrow to cancer patients between 2019 to 2021. ...

By Lisa Salmon It’s tempting to dismiss arthritis as just aching joints, and something people must learn to live with as they get older. But the millions of people ...