Category: Health

While it can be frustrating if a trip falls through at the last minute due to illness, there are often precautions in place for certain medical conditions that may prevent you from flying. According to The Mirror, the World Health Organization (WHO) states: “Airlines have the right to refuse carriage to passengers with conditions that...

Two more people in the UK have been diagnosed with the nasty virus that is sweeping Europe – with symptoms including nausea, fever, cough and persistent headache. There have now been four confirmed cases of bird flu since March in the UK after record levels were reported across Europe. It comes as the European Food...

There are several tests that can be used to detect dementia early, which can give you an indication that someone should seek further advice from a doctor Dementia – a general term for the loss of memory, language and problem-solving abilities – is a heartbreaking condition that affects not only the patient who has the...

Dr. Michael Moseley explained the morning routine he uses, including a simple exercise he says can boost weight loss. Dr. Moseley called the routine “life-changing.” The details are included in his new book Just one thingbased on his podcast of the same name, where Dr. Moseley said one of his favorite tips is to get...

Kirsty Heisman had to travel thousands of kilometers to Mexico to be diagnosed After being crowned Miss Hertfordshire, her body began to tire and swell A former beauty queen bedridden by Lyme disease claims her suffering was down to NHS doctors failing to miss her condition. Kirsty Heisman, from Watford, said the tick-borne disease has...

Most men with prostate cancer had to visit their GP several times to be diagnosed Only a third of men with prostate cancer visited their GP within three months Men with prostate cancer are diagnosed late and suffer avoidable deaths because they have to fight to be taken seriously by doctors, damning figures show. They...

There are some vexed issues in cycling that tend to generate conflicting opinions and a confusing array of different perspectives. In that ASK THE EXPERT Series from The print edition of Cycling Weeklywe aim to clear up the confusion by seeking out the experts best qualified to provide, if not the final word, at least...

There has been an unusual rise in the number of children and teenagers worldwide being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes since Covid, researchers say. A new study in JAMA Network Open the journal collated available data from various countries, including the UK, on ​​more than 38,000 young people diagnosed during the pandemic. The authors describe...

Anna Przybylska, 45, was diagnosed with stage two breast cancer in March and had surgery to remove two cancerous areas from her breast in May. That’s when she learned she had tested positive for HER 2-positive breast cancer – a form of the disease where the regrowth of cancer cells is more aggressive. As a...

Teenagers in England will be offered one HPV vaccine instead of two from September, in line with the latest evidence and recommendations already in place in Scotland. Studies from around the world show that one dose is enough to provide good protection against a number of cancers, including cervical cancer. School students are offered the...