After over 18 months of this pandemic, with the social distancing, mask wearing and on-off lockdowns, what we all want to know more than anything else is when it will all be over and how it will end....

A lucky break: Woman reveals how a visit to a GP for an unusually heavy period revealed the cancer that might have killed her in a week As a university ‘fresher’, Katherine Hawkes put an unusually...

If you’ve had both of your COVID vaccinations, you may have suffered some side-effects—perhaps headaches, fatigue, fever or a sore arm. These effects are mainly caused by your immune system’s...

HEALTH NOTES: How a simple thumb test could prevent thousands of strokes each year A simple thumb check could prevent thousands of strokes every year. The test, which involves measuring electrical activity...

aslysun/Shutterstock By Erica Andrews/Sept. 2, 2021 3:55 pm EDT When the pandemic hit last year, many of our lives changed forever. Whether it was worrying about loved ones or locking ourselves...

Diana Krykavska/Shutterstock By Paige McBride/Aug. 30, 2021 12:56 pm EDT Food trends can leave people rushing to purchase various supplements that they sometimes really need — and sometimes, really...

With spring and summer came wide availability of the COVID-19 vaccine, followed by relaxed safety restrictions in public and outdoor spaces, plus the return of various events that were canceled last year....

Elite athletes—like Jakob Ingebrigtsen, who won gold for the men’s 1500m race at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics—train almost ten to 14 times per week, clocking up numerous hours on the track and in...

A world-leading research collaboration in South Australia has delivered crucial insight into the lasting immune system dysregulation caused by COVID-19. The study, conducted by experts at SAHMRI, Flinders...

We already know we need to get up and get active physically. Not exercising is bad for our health, and can lead to bigger problems later on. But what’s stopping us from taking that first step? Here...