health

Spring and summer's warmer weather lures people outdoors – and into possible contact with ticks that carry dangerous pathogens.Already, the 2026 tick season is booming. Last month, the CDC warned that emergency department visits due to…

For over a year and a half Chloe Sterling repeatedly suffered from debilitating heartburn that could last days at a time.But when she tried to get an appointment with her GP, she was handed a prescription for acid indigestion tablets…

Health officials are raising the alarm over the rapid spread of Ebola in an outbreak that has killed more than 130 people and infected nearly 600, including an American.World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom…

Whether it's a bacon bap for breakfast or a ham sandwich for lunch, around one in five Britons eat a sandwich containing processed meat at least three times a week.It's cheap, filling and tasty – but in recent years, research has…

Let's talk about something many women, particularly from their late 30s onwards, notice in the bathroom mirror – but rarely bring up in polite conversation: those stubborn, wiry chin hairs that seem to appear overnight.It can feel mildly…

Eating grapes daily changes how skin genes behave, helping protect against the aging and damaging effects of the sun. New research found that eating three servings of grapes daily for two weeks changed gene activity in the skin, and the…

Whether it's a slice of toast before work, a sandwich at lunch or a roll with dinner, bread remains one of the most enduring – and comforting – dietary staples.But with supermarket shelves overflowing with ever more varieties, it's easy…

Medicine rarely achieves instant returns. We reach for a drug, we watch and wait, we manage rather than cure. So, when something can be fixed quickly and simply, it is genuinely one of the most satisfying moments in the job. Take Jo, a…

Thomas Miller underwent circumcision – the surgical removal of the foreskin – as a baby and says it has left him scarred for life.It first became problematic when he started secondary school.'Getting changed for sport I realised I was…

When imagining her retirement, Janet had foreseen a life filled with golf, travel and finally unwinding after years of working 60 hours a week as a solicitor.Yes, she had niggling knee pain – but a bit of rest seemed to keep it in…