Science & Health

Study reveals third Pfizer dose ‘offers near total protection’ against virus

Boris Johnson hints that third doses could be brought forward for over-50s

93% of GPs in England see the health secretary’s plans to encourage face-to-face appointments as unacceptable

But new Delta Plus variant is causing concern north of the border too

Government insider suggests current Covid-19 strategy is ‘tantamount’ to a policy of herd immunity

Health officials call for mandatory mask-wearing and Covid passports as UK cases rise

Investigation leads back to ‘isolated incident’ at private lab in Wolverhampton

Booster vaccine programme has been criticised as moving ‘extremely slowly’ as Covid-19 cases hit a peak of nearly 50,000

The Delta descendent already accounts for one in ten UK coronavirus cases

House of Lords to consider law change on doctor-assisted suicide

Downing Street accused French manufacturer of breaching contract

Latest data provides ‘concrete evidence’ of impact of Covid pandemic on mental health

Will Syrian criminals be allowed home? How did an American prison fall into the hands of inmates? And why are sports stars struggling with their menta…

Increasing number of Brits are complaining of ‘chainsaw’ throats and dripping noses

Group of 26 global experts tasked with reviving stalled inquiry

Carbon emissions of four space tourists ‘up to 100 times more’ than passenger on long-haul flight

Officials investigate outbreak of cases at US embassy in Colombia

Coronavirus deaths have fallen in the region’s ‘Covid capital’ - but Britain may be facing tough winter

‘Groupthink’ hampered effective pandemic response, suggests new report

Health sector seeing a ‘breakdown’ in relationship between patients and medical professionals

Campaigners have served presenters and pundits with ‘bogus’ legal documents

England’s Covid jab programme for 12 to 15-year-olds has fallen behind Scotland’s

Why is the UN worried about a supertanker in Yemen? Will strikes cause a streaming video shortage? And what next for the ‘zero-Covid’ success stories?…

Mission is ‘first test for planetary defence’, says space agency

The often painful condition could be caused by the body’s immune response when fighting off Covid-19

World Health Organization hails breakthrough in battle against tropical disease

Leaked 2018 grant proposal fuels theory that Covid-19 was created in lab

Analysis of UK death registration data suggests very few people have died as direct result of Covid jab

Are we on the verge of a new agricultural revolution? Why are comedians going to court? And what on earth is manifesting?

Europe could follow American example as more states legalise cannabis

Facebook faces damaging claims that it was aware of harm Instagram caused to children

Preliminary findings indicate virus was spread between different species via ‘natural spillover’ events

Why do so many clinical trials exclude women? Will we soon be free of power cables? And is panda fertility finally on the rise?

Study shows surgical masks are more effective than cloth but are N95 and FFP2 the ones to have?