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High blood pressure: Lifestyle changes to reduce reading We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding….

Maggie Carmichael wasn’t developing like other kids. As a toddler, she wasn’t walking and had a limited vocabulary for her age. She was diagnosed with PMM2-CDG, potentially fatal gene mutations that cause abnormal enzyme activity — and affect fewer than…

Jet lag can affect more than just your energy levels – research suggests your gut can also be affected by long-haul travel too.  You’ve stepped off the plane, arrived at the hotel of your dreams, arranged all your specially-chosen outfits…

If you’ve been struck down with a cold in the middle of the hottest summer on record, you’re probably wondering what the hell is going on. Here’s everything you need to know about summer colds.  I’m on my second cold…

Children up to four years old were just as likely to die from the flu or a stroke as Covid at the height of the Omicron wave, data shows – and those aged 5 to 14 were FOUR TIMES more…

John Bishop says he got into Doctor Who in the 'wrong year' We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties…

Assessing the thickness of melanoma is difficult, whether done by an experienced dermatologist or a well-trained machine-learning algorithm. A study from the University of Gothenburg shows that the algorithm and the dermatologists had an equal success rate in interpreting dermoscopic…

Adults with concomitant atopic dermatitis (AD) and asthma have an increased risk for urgent health care use, according to a study published online July 7 in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology & Venereology. Zarqa Ali, from Copenhagen…

It’s a big job managing potentially dangerous food allergies in children, but it’s also more common than one may think. “During the first year of life, up to 10 percent of all infants have been reported to have developed an…

Photo: Kali Durgampudi Although not yet widely implemented in healthcare, blockchain technology has tremendous potential and could be transformational by providing increased security, transparency and integrity. However, there are some common myths around blockchain that may be slowing its acceptance….