Category: Health

The Irish Government has formally agreed to establish a statutory public inquiry into spina bifida and complex scoliosis services, following years of mounting concern from families, advocacy groups, and medical professionals about the quality and accessibility of care. Initial Steps On Tuesday, 18 November 2025, the Department of Health confirmed that a facilitator will be […]

Flu season has got off to an early start this year in the UK – with cases spiking weeks earlier than in previous years. This has led to concerns that the UK may be on track for one of its worst flu seasons ever. In the UK and other northern hemisphere countries, flu season tends […]

alexkich/Shutterstock.com It’s the kind of promise that stops thumbs mid-scroll: “Take Molecule and forget food exists.” Viral TikTok clips show influencers flaunting rapid weight-loss transformations, tapping into the body image concerns that leave many young people struggling with what they see in the mirror. These perceived imperfections are increasingly being addressed through quick fixes – […]

Through Innovate UK’s Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Programme (SMMIP), eight Grand Challenge projects will develop and demonstrate novel technologies for greener, more efficient medicines manufacturing. They will scale innovations to strengthen the UK’s medicines manufacturing sector and attract investment, supporting national goals to lead in life sciences and advanced manufacturing, outlined in the UK’s Modern […]

Once the clocks have gone back and darkness falls before many of us even leave work, the rhythms of winter can feel heavier — shorter days, darker evenings, and often, later dinners. But shifting when we eat during the winter could make these months a little easier on our bodies and minds. Our bodies operate […]

The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is investing more than £20 million to power four ambitious research projects that will deepen our understanding of life’s most fundamental processes. These projects have been funded through BBSRC’s Strategic Longer and Larger (sLoLa) grants scheme. They represent a long-term commitment to curiosity-driven research that has the […]

Stroke is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. It places a huge burden on families, health systems and societies. Increasingly, strokes are not just occurring in older adults. They are affecting younger people in the most productive years of their lives, interrupting work, family life and long-term wellbeing. In the US, around 55,000 […]

In the ever-evolving world of beauty trends, few have sparked as much debate – and discomfort – as “menstrual masking”. This is the practice of applying menstrual blood to the skin, usually the face, as a form of DIY skincare. Popularised on social media, hashtags such as #periodfacemask have amassed billions of views. In most […]

Every year, people around the world take an astonishing 3.8 trillion doses of medicine. Most of these medicines are swallowed rather than injected or inhaled, because the oral route is the easiest, safest and most familiar way to take a drug at home. But even something as routine as swallowing a pill can sometimes cause […]

Naturally sweet, but potentially hiding a criminal past? This is not the plot of a new crime drama. It is about the jar of honey in your kitchen. Most honey comes from managed colonies of honeybees. Thousands of worker bees collect nectar from flowers, bring it back to the hive and transform it into honey. […]