Science & Health

Psilocybin as effective as antidepressants at treating depression, study finds

Certificates of vaccination could be discriminatory, says equalities watchdog

Major mix-and-match study expanded to include Moderna and Novavax

Positive data prompts calls for Covid restrictions to be eased sooner than planned

Region declares ‘personal lockdown’ as patients in ICU hits new high

NHS told to target high-risk demographics in next phase of jab rollout

Rollout of the Moderna vaccine begins in England

Unexpected behaviour of subatomic particle could change our understanding of the universe

UCL modelling suggests population immunity will come as early as next week for the UK

Experts say odds of adverse side effect are about same as ‘being hit in your home by crashing aeroplane’

UK regulator says evidence of a link between the jab and very rare blood clot is ‘firming up’

New research suggest coronavirus pandemic may result in wave of neurological and psychiatric disorders

More criticism piled on government’s proposal for Covid status certificates

Easy-to-produce jab hailed as potential pandemic ‘game-changer’

Lockdown measures reimposed as coronavirus cases hit record high despite world-leading inoculation campaign

Psychologists have had a unique opportunity to study the effects of social isolation

Is physician-assisted suicide murder or mercy?

Survey suggests our intentions are good - but being scuppered by limited financial and social support

Don’t set a date for your end-of-Covid party just yet

Everything you need to know about the world’s Covid-19 vaccines

The communist nation aims to be ‘pharmacist’ to other US enemies after developing multiple Covid jabs

Figures suggest that quicker vaccine rollouts are pay to play

Hopes of herd immunity extinguished as wave of new strain sweeps across the country

New study finds that seven in ten patients hospitalised with the condition still affected five months later

Wealth no indication of success in the battle against coronavirus

Hospitality bosses label plans for jab proof ‘absurd’ and ‘unfair’

Boris Johnson is facing criticism from his own MPs, who say the lockdown is not being eased quickly enough amid the successful vaccine campaign

Independent monitors says the pharma giant may have used ‘out-of-date information’

Experts believe short-lived immune response triggered by human rhinovirus may ‘block’ the new coronavirus

Fresh lockdown measures imposed across continent as mutant Covid strains cause spike in infections

The country marks one year since Boris Johnson asked the nation to ‘stay at home’

More than half of people in France, Germany and Spain believe jab is unsafe

Government officials keen to avoid ‘war of words’ with Indian government over delivery hold-up

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