- Simple treatment during pregnancy can protect baby from memory problems in later lifeA new study in laboratory rats has discovered a direct link between low oxygen in the womb and impaired memory function in the adult offspring. It […]
- Simple oral hygiene could help reduce COVID-19 severity, says studyCOVID-19 could pass into people’s lungs from saliva with the virus moving directly from mouth to bloodstream—particularly if individuals are suffering from gum disease, according to […]
- Medical and ethical experts say ‘make general anesthesia more widely available for dying patients’General anesthesia is widely used for surgery and diagnostic interventions, to ensure the patient is completely unconscious during these procedures. However, in a paper published in […]
- Study finds dramatic gains in life expectancy for people with HIV in Latin AmericaIn 2003 in Haiti, a 20-year-old in treatment for HIV could have expected to live to 34. But as of 2017, life expectancy for a 20-year-old […]
- Italy approves J&J vaccine, recommends it for over 60sItaly on Tuesday declared the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine to be “safe” and said it would prioritise its use for people over 60.