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...
November 4th, 2020A large US study by Oxford University found that smokers, especially those who started young, faced nearly three times the risk of dying prematurely from cardiovascular...
November 4th, 2020A study published by The BMJ provides new estimates of the increased risks of breast cancer associated with use of different hormone replacement therapy (HRT)...
November 4th, 2020Prominent UK scientists, including the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine at Oxford University, have challenged the death scenarios used by the UK government to justify...
October 21st, 2020Professor David Nabarro, the world’s highest-ranking expert on COVID-19, has said that the World Health Organisation (WHO) does not advocate lockdowns, since their...
Coronavirus was not the main cause of death for nearly one third of recorded COVID-19 victims in July and August, The Daily Telegraph reports that the research by Oxford...
September 16th, 2020In a large study, neuroscientists at Oxford University have found that raised blood pressure and diabetes in mid-life alter brain structure to slow thinking speed and...
A major TB study currently underway and aimed at investigating methods to reduce TB prevalence and infection in Zambia and South Africa will soon begin testing for...
August 26th, 2020The combined use of broad-spectrum antibiotics and hormonal birth control was associated with a higher risk of unintended pregnancy, MedPageToday reports researchers...
Dr Glenda Gray, president and CEO of the South African Medical Research Council (MRC), has confirmed that a Johnson & Johnson product called Ad26.COV2-S and a...
