Science & Health

Some suspect political motivations played a hand in rule relaxation

Silicon-valley start-ups, tech billionaires and Research scientists all hope to crack the secrets to a longer lifespan

Risk of reinfection ‘more than five times higher’ than with Delta variant, say experts

Potential treatments include ‘smell training’

Citizens unable to return home as quarantine boss warns of ‘unprecedented’ risk

New study points finger at other explanations for common complaints such as headaches

Government advisers fear summer wave will follow lifting of coronavirus restrictions

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Health warning issued over polluting particle build-up in UK capital

There is growing frustration with the minority of people who have yet to receive their Covid-19 jabs

Virus becoming endemic in population with high immunity, expert says

Ikea joins growing list of firms axing sick pay entitlement for employees who haven’t had Covid jabs

New research suggests ‘memory bank’ of T-cells triggered by colds boosts Covid defences

Insider says government cannot continue to hand out free tests to everyone for evermore

World-first operation could make huge difference to thousands on transplant waiting list

Virion Device detects virus by using a saliva sample and can process 1,200 tests per day

Calls for quarantine to be cut to five days with negative test

Research on blood sugar levels suggests that what constitutes a healthy diet depends on who is eating it

Over a million people suffering with complaints lasting over four weeks, ONS says

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Health bosses have already been forced to cancel non-urgent operations in some hospitals

Some experts want respirator masks like those mandated in Germany to become the standard in UK

While Omicron fuelled fear, the IHU strain has been met with a ‘shrug of the shoulders’

Curfews announced in Delhi and Mumbai as Covid-19 cases surge across the country

Asymptomatic people will no longer need to confirm a positive lateral flow test with a PCR

Sadiq Khan planning to end prosecution of young people caught with cannabis

Healthcare trusts declare ‘critical incident’ as Boris Johnson warns of pressure on medical services

Millions expected to try out month-long sobriety this month

New report on women’s medical experiences provides ‘stark and sobering insights’

Studies suggesting Omicron is milder than Delta ‘undeniably good news, but we’re not out of the danger zone’

Insiders say government experts believe the Covid-19 variant causes less severe illness than Delta

New review advocates for a ‘more cautious prescribing practice’

Researchers in Oregon studied antibodies of fully vaccinated people who had a breakthrough infection

Hospitalisations down sharply after cases spiked following arrival of new Covid variant