Health

Health authorities are investigating after a number of people in Devon tested positive for a microscopic parasite which can cause stomach upsets. The UK Health and Security Agency says it is trying to find the source of the outbreak of cryptosporidium. What is cryptosporidium parasite and how dangerous is it? Cryptosporidium is a tiny organism that causes an illness in ...

Ateam of researchers discovered a genetic mutation in a non-coding region of DNA that changes thyroid regulation, resulting in a rare type of congenital thyroid abnormality. Findings of the researchers from the University of Chicago, in collaboration with the Free University of Brussels and the University of Washington published in Nature Genetics. The journal also published a News & Views ...

Obesity jabs could cut the risk of heart attacks and strokes in people even if they fail to lose much weight, according to an analysis of a study funded by a drug manufacturer. Researchers looked at semaglutide – a prescription drug offered by the NHS – that supresses appetite and is sold under the brand names Wegovy and Ozempic. They ...

A man with end-stage renal disease who earlier this year became the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig has died, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston said. “The Mass General transplant team is deeply saddened at the sudden passing of Mr. Rick Slayman,” the hospital said in a statement on Saturday. “We have no indication ...

The government is planning one of the toughest smoking laws in the world, which would effectively ban it. Smoking has been on the decline for two decades. In fact, more young people now vape than smoke tobacco. But one recent estimates suggests that about 350 young people still take up smoking each day in the UK. Among 15-year-olds, nearly one ...

A new device to help reduce the time cancer patients spend in hospital has been given regulatory approval. The Liberty allows patients to take blood tests – and upload the results – at home, and without supervision. Its users say it allows them to cut down on draining hospital visits, while clinicians suggest it could boost NHS productivity. After being ...

Dr. Mohammad Shawkat Akbar, Chairman of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission and Managing Director of NPCBL, has been elected as the President of Bangladesh Physical Society at the Annual General Meeting of the Society this evening (11th May 2024). Dr. Akbar is also awarded as the Fellow of Bangladesh Physical Society for his outstanding contribution to the cause of Physics. Eminent ...

A leading vaccine expert says he is “very worried” by the large increase in whooping cough cases which have led to the deaths of five babies in England this year. Professor Sir Andrew Pollard, head of the UK’s vaccine committee, said the youngest were at greatest risk and more pregnant women should be vaccinated. If the disease continues to spread, ...

A group of researchers from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, University of Freiburg and the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience have created an exceptionally small implant, with electrodes the size of a single neuron, aimed at restoring sight for individuals who are blind. The concept of vision implants originated in the 1990s, primarily targeting patients with eye damage but with ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) says it has only three days of fuel for its medical operations in southern Gaza, with shortages already forcing one of three remaining hospitals in the city of Rafah to shut down. The Rafah border crossing with Egypt has been closed since Israel’s military took control of the Palestinian side early Tuesday, blocking the entry of desperately ...