HEALTH

A recent survey has revealed that more than half of older teenagers and young adults in the UK have "possible problems with eating."

A​ recent study by researchers in Canada has found that intermittent fasting (IF) could lead to eating disorders among adolescents and young adults.

The survival chances of people with advanced cancer could double within a decade because of the new treatments, according to predictions by scientists.

China, which has been receiving backlash for its harsh COVID-19 control measures, again managed to irk its citizens.

A new vaccine called DCVax has been shown to more than double the five-year survival rate of people with aggressive brain tumors.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disastrous impact on people's mental health, and it is still continuing to affect thousands of students in the UK.

A 34-year-old man livestreamed his suicide on Facebook in April this year, heard an inquest.

The number of mouth cancer cases in the UK has increased by more than one-third in the last decade, per a new report by the Oral Health Foundation.

A new study by researchers in the US has revealed that TikTok is promoting "a toxic diet culture" for teens and young people.

China, which is infamous for its strict Covid containment policies, locked down an entire Disney Park after a visitor tested positive for the virus.

A new study has found that air pollution particles can cross the placenta and reach babies in the womb.

A 61-year-old UK woman lost all her limbs after contracting a common urinary tract infection (UTI) while holidaying in Spain in 2017.

A new study by researchers at King's College London has found that severe Covid infection can damage nerve cells in the brain.

Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations in the UK have reported a 17% increase in the past seven days.

A new study has claimed that 2020 has been so traumatic for the younger population that it has stunted their social development.

A senior Chinese official on Saturday warned people to avoid physical contact with foreigners so as to prevent getting the monkeypox infection.

A 37-year-old "perfectly healthy" woman developed dementia because of a hidden mould infestation in her house in Sydney, Australia.

The world was still learning to live with the highly contagious coronavirus when another potentially fatal virus, Langya, started rearing its head.

China has reported cases of a potentially fatal new virus called Langya, which is believed to have been transferred from shrews to humans.

Success with engineered E.coli opens the door to faecal transplants being able to treat IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) and obesity.

At present, the NHS spends around £10 billion on diabetes care each year.

Men who have sex with men are at the highest risk of infection right now from monkeypox, according to the WHO.

A new study by a government research group has found that air pollution is "likely" to increase the risk of developing dementia.

The World Health Organization has declared the monkeypox epidemic a global health emergency as countries across the globe detect cases of the disease.

Authorities in the Chinese city of Guangzhou have had to apologise for breaking into the houses of those who had been taken to quarantine in a hotel.

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been found in some pork products in UK during tests by a non-profit called World Animal Protection.

The electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), or electric shock treatment, is being prescribed disproportionately to thousands of women in England.

A small but a significant trial of a drug in 18 rectal cancer patients gave a historical outcome.

The monkeypox outbreak has spread to 30 countries in less than a month.