HEALTH

More than 50 per cent of the people across the world have been afflicted with various types of headache disorders such as tension and recurrent headaches, according to a study by researchers from Norway.

A study published in the journal PNAS Nexus and conducted by scientists in New Zealand, found that people who opposed vaccines had a difficult childhood. It added that these experiences instilled a distrust for authority in them.

The US State Department has asked non-emergency US government workers to leave the consulate in Shanghai as the city continues to see a surge in Covid-19 cases.

An Australian woman found guilty of killing her three-month-old daughter has been spared a jail sentence after a court found out that she was suffering from postpartum depression when the incident occurred.

A study by researchers from the UK has found microplastics for the first time deep in the lungs of living people. The tiny particles were found in 11 of the 13 samples tested for their presence.

The rate of deaths by suicide during the fifth Covid wave in Hong Kong reached a crisis level, according to a new study carried out by researchers at the University of Hong Kon

A large-scale study by scientists in the UK found that there was no increased risk of brain tumours in mobile phone users when compared to those who did not use one.

The UK hospitals have issued warnings asking people to be cautious as the cases of Norovirus infection have been increasing slowly when the country is already struggling to cope with Covid-19.

China has had to shut down the Disney resort located in its financial hub of Shanghai as the country faces its worst Covid-19 outbreak in the last two years.

Scientists have developed a new drug called Lynparza which can reduce the risk of women dying from breast cancer by 32%. The trials also showed tghat the drug reduced the chance of recurrence by 42%.

The researchers at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have found that pet hamsters were the most likely source of the latest Covid-19 outbreak in Hong Kong. The Delta variant of the coronavirus has been leading the current surge in the region.

The scientists in France have detected a strain of the coronavirus that appears to have combined mutations from the Omicron and Delta variants of Covid-19. They believe that the mutation may have been circulating since early January in several regions of the country.

The first person in the world to receive a heart transplant from a genetically modified pig passed away two months after the surgery. US-based David Bennett had undergone the surgery on January 7 earlier this year.

A study conducted by scientists in the UK has revealed that Covid-19 infection changes the human brain. The findings which have now been published in the journal Nature are based on the health data of 401 people who have had Covid and 384 healthy persons.

Shannon Beattie, the chief operating officer of a Queen's University spin-out company that has been working on a project that will aid early diagnosis of ovarian cancer, will be awarded £50,000 for her efforts in the field.

The scientists in Canada have found a highly mutated version of the coronavirus in white-tailed deer, one that may have also have infected a person in the southwestern Ontario region. It could become the first known case of deer to human transmission once confirmed.

The doctors in Canada happened to accidentally record the brain activity of a dying man which revealed that the man probably recalled important life events during his last moments.

Nadal has overtaken Djokovic and Federer after he won his 21st Grand Slam title at the Australian Open last week.

The student refused to get the Covid-19 vaccine thinking that she can avoid serious complications because she is still young.

She suffered a well-known condition called "toxic shock syndrome"

The match was meant to benefit groups that support ALS charities

A doctor said such deformities occur in one in a million babies

William Shakespeare died months after his first jab in December at University Hospital Coventry.

Relatives, along with protesters, gathered outside the hospital, which necessitated King Abdullah to intervene in order to diffuse the crowd.

A vaccination team is now in place to quickly review and refine the process of preventing waste and to prevent errors in the future.

Before her demise, Cooper had to deal with coronavirus for about six weeks, and was not able to work during that time.

Health officials in Houston reminded everyone to continue wearing masks and to follow health protocols such as practicing social distancing.

Twelve hours after he was placed in a prone position, medics turned him face up and were surprised that he had an erection.

The nurses at St. Vincent alleged they are required to take care of five patients, while other hospitals only care for four.