Health news archive
Simple fix creates coronavirus breathing aids
Engineers and scientists have developed a way to convert a sleep apnoea machine into a ventilator to treat people with covid-19.
Playing video games linked to higher BMI in kids
Playing video games as a young child has been linked to an increased body mass index (BMI) as a teenager.
Treating rectal cancer during the covid-19 epidemic
Leading cancer experts have recommended a one-week course of radiotherapy and delaying surgery as the best way to treat patients with rectal cancer during the covid-19 pandemic.
Analysing student eating habits
Scientists have for the first time used anonymous data from pre-payment food cards to get a unique insight into the eating habits of first year university students.
Nature's lethal shape-shifter
Every picture tells a story… none more so than this detailed visualisation of a strain of the norovirus.