Apple cider vinegar: is drinking this popular home remedy bad for your teeth? A dentist explains

Jan 24, 2023 05:42 am UTC| Health

Apple cider vinegar has become a popular home remedy in recent years and has been used for centuries in cooking and medicine. Its thought to help with a wide range of health issues, including high cholesterol, blood sugar...

How the 'tripledemic' is restricting cold and flu medicine supplies – and what to do if you're affected

Jan 24, 2023 05:41 am UTC| Health

This winter has been one of the worst on record for the NHS. Ambulance and AE waiting times are at all-time highs, and many are struggling to access emergency treatment. Patients are now reporting difficulties accessing...

Can reading help heal us and process our emotions – or is that just a story we tell ourselves?

Jan 24, 2023 05:40 am UTC| Health

The oldest known library, dating back to the second millennium BC, in Thebes, Egypt, reportedly bore a sign above its portals in Greek: Psyches Iatreion, translated as healing place of the soul. The idea that reading...

How can health data be used for public benefit? 3 uses that people agree on

Jan 24, 2023 05:39 am UTC| Health

Health data can include information about health-care services, health status and behaviours, medications and genetic data, in addition to demographic information like age, education and neighbourhood. These facts and...

China Crisis Series

COVID is running rampant in China – but herd immunity remains elusive

Jan 24, 2023 05:37 am UTC| Health

After nearly three years of keeping COVID under control, China is experiencing a massive new wave of COVID infections. The official figures reporting 60,000 deaths between December 8 and January 12 are widely seen as...

Cochlear implants can bring the experience of sound to those with hearing loss, but results may vary – here's why

Jan 24, 2023 05:35 am UTC| Health

Cochlear implants are among the most successful neural prostheses on the market. These artificial ears have allowed nearly 1 million people globally with severe to profound hearing loss to either regain access to the...

Ozempic helps people lose weight. But who should be able to use it?

Jan 24, 2023 05:30 am UTC| Health

Semaglutide, sold in the forms of Ozempic and Wegovy, shot into public consciousness as an effective weight-loss medication last year, thanks to spruiking from social media influencers and people such as Elon Musk. The...