The delta variant was first detected in India last October and it led to a massive second wave of Covid-19 cases in the country. Since then, the highly infectious strain has spread globally. The variant has usurped the previously dominant alpha variant, first detected in the U.K. last fall, and has prompted further waves of infections in […] Read more
Symptoms of long COVID include fatigue, brain fog, muscle pain, shortness of breath, and loss of taste and smell. In the largest survey to date of vaccinated people with long COVID, 57% of respondents reported an overall improvement in their symptoms following vaccination, while 19% reported an overall deterioration. Respondents who received the Moderna vaccine […] Read more
People under the age of 40 in the U.K. are to be offered an alternative to the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, as concerns over links to rare blood clots continue to weigh on its roll out. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Professor Wei Shen Lim, chair of the U.K.’s Joint Committee on Vaccination and […] Read more
Medical schools across the country have adjusted their curriculums in the wake of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to include more remote learning, virtual reality, and simulations. For example, instructors at NYU Grossman School of Medicine three-dimensionally scanned plastinated bodies in order to make anatomy courses available in a remote setting. “We thought, how do we teach anatomy if […] Read more
If you’ve been experiencing odor distortions after Covid-19, then ‘smell training’ could help you start smelling normally again – according to new research involving the University of East Anglia. Parosmia is a symptom where people experience strange and often unpleasant smell distortions. Instead of smelling a lemon you may smell rotting cabbage, or chocolate may […] Read more
Over recent years, mental health has slowly moved out of the shadows. After centuries of being sidelined, our state of mental well-being is gradually receiving more of the attention that it deserves. However, many myths persist. Here, we address 11 common misconceptions. As we approach World Mental Health Day on October 10, this edition of Medical Myths […] Read more
Fifty years after political and cultural winds slammed shut the doors on psychedelic research, UC Berkeley is making up for lost time by launching the campus’s first center for psychedelic science and public education. With $1.25 million in seed funding from an anonymous donor, the new UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics will […] Read more
A review of the evidence on zinc suggests the mineral could have protective effects against COVID-19 by boosting anti-viral immunity and curbing inflammation. Diet and health have many links, including immune system function. Good nutrition supports the immune system to fight pathogens and helps to avoid chronic inflammation following an infection. Many people know that vitamin C has significant effects on […] Read more
If you want to lose weight, dieting is not helping most people – fat, appetite and metabolism conspire to defeat our best laid plans, says a bariatric surgeon. Dr Andrew Jenkinson has seen more than his share of patients who have failed on traditional diets, he told Jesse Mulligan in a radio interview. He explains […] Read more
A twice-a-year injection that reduces bad cholesterol to protect the heart is to be pioneered by the NHS in England. Already, millions of people take daily statin pills to cut their cholesterol. But later this year, a “ground-breaking” large-scale clinical trial will offer NHS patients a new form of medicine, gene silencing, in an injection […] Read more
