Endometriosis: How the condition may be linked to the immune system

Endometriosis is a debilitating condition which affects 10% of women worldwide. The condition can have a serious affect on a person’s quality of life, often causing a range of symptoms including chronic pain, fatigue and pain during sex. Despite how common endometriosis is, most women wait on average 7.5 years for a diagnosis in the […]

Florida Governor Desantis Signs 6-Week Abortion Ban Law

(Reuters) – Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a bill into law that bans most abortions after six weeks, setting the stage for abortion access to be drastically curtailed in the state and across the U.S. South. DeSantis signed the legislation late on Thursday night after lawmakers in the state’s Republican-led House of Representatives […]

Vaccine component BNT162b4 enhances T-cell immunity against SARS-CoV-2 variants for reduced COVID-19 disease severity

In a recent article published in the Cell Journal, researchers designed a novel messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine component designated BNT162b4. This component could be used alongside mRNA-based BNT162b2, a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike (S)-encoding vaccine, to enhance T-cell immunity against all SARS-CoV-2 variants. Study: The T-cell-directed vaccine BNT162b4 encoding conserved non-spike […]

Statin use reduces stroke risks in patients with atrial fibrillation

A region-wide study in more than 50,000 patients with atrial fibrillation found reduced stroke risks and transient ischaemic attack in those who started statins within a year of diagnosis compared with those who did not. The findings are presented at EHRA 2023, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) scientific congress. Image Credit: Nucia / Shutterstock "Our study […]

Rugby legend Jonny Wilkinson shares five fitness and wellness tips

England rugby legend Jonny Wilkinson shares his five tips to help ANYONE achieve their fitness goals EXCLUSIVE: Jonny Wilkinson reveals his five fitness and wellness training tips From recovery time to varied training, here are the rugby legend’s pointers  For rugby legend Jonny Wilkinson, his epic battle with injury is almost as famous as his […]

Dire state of NHS dinners laid bare by patients in our shock gallery

Are these the worst hospital dinners ever served? Shock images show the dreary NHS meals that patients have complained about for decades In Wales, one patient was served a ‘frankly inedible’ cheese and potato pie Another was given a cold ‘chicken hot pot’ and dry pulled pork in Hertfordshire   Read more: Hospitals serving up the worst […]