January 13th, 2021The government and the tobacco lobby are squaring up for another round of appeals and counter-appeals in the South African courts, over the state’s right to ban...
December 16th, 2020There is now solid evidence that e-cigarettes are less harmful than conventional cigarettes and are more effective in helping smokers to stop than nicotine gum or...
An analysis by researchers at Kings College London, using data from the COVID Symptom Study app, shows that one in 20 people with COVID-19 are likely to suffer symptoms...Coronavirus
The effects of “long COVID” could turn out to be a bigger public health problem than excess deaths, warns a report published by the Tony Blair Institute for Global...
September 30th, 2020There is wide variation in the performance of commercial kits for detecting antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), according to...
Up to 60,000 people in the UK may have been suffering from “long COVID” for more than three months, unable to get the care they need to recover from prolonged and...Medical Practice
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about rapid innovation in mental health care, and the move to telemedicine is likely here to stay to at least some degree, but research...Coronavirus
Immunological profiling and detailed clinical characterisation of 25 children with multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is reported by researchers at...Psychology
Naturally occurring lithium in public drinking water may have an anti-suicidal effect – according to a study from Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) and the...Harm Reduction
Researchers in the United Kingdom have found, perhaps ironically, that cannabidiol (CBD) from cannabis, used in medical marijuana, can help tackle cannabis dependence...
