Another pandemic as big as the Covid crisis that killed 7 million people worldwide is “a certainty”, Prof Sir Chris Whitty has warned, as he said that the UK’s lack of intensive care capacity for the sickest patients was a […]
Future pandemic as big as Covid is inevitable, says Whitty | Covid inquiry Read More »
A senior doctor repeatedly broke down in tears as he described how the Covid crisis for NHS staff was like having to respond to a “terrorist attack every day”, with infected patients “raining from the sky”. Prof Kevin Fong, a
More than one in three children and teenagers worldwide are shortsighted, according to the largest study of its kind, prompting calls to discourage screen time and increase physical activity. Shortsightedness, or myopia, is an eye condition where someone cannot see
Myopia will affect 740m children and teenagers by 2050, research suggests | Health Read More »
Thousands of women are dying from heart disease worldwide because of the misconception that it is a “man’s disease”, doctors and scientists say. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) was the “number one killer” of women but, despite significant progress in its medical
Women dying ‘unnecessarily’ of heart disease, say experts | Heart disease Read More »
