A marker in your eye can reveal if you are in danger of an early death, scientists say. Their discovery means they can predict who may die within a decade before any clear signs of ill health. Researchers say that the retina, tissue located in … Read More

PCR – or reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction – tests can detect small amounts of coronavirus genetic material in a sample collected from a human. The test then works by amplifying or making copies of the genetic material if something is present in a person’s sample, … Read More

A retired doctor is being praised for breaking COVID restrictions in the UK after sharing his story online. Former GP Prit Buttar tweeted about his experience working at a vaccine clinic in Scotland during the country’s second shutdown. He told how a patient had missed … Read More

An 87-year-old man has astonished researchers who have confirmed that he is in good health, even though he has not bathed for more than 65 years and eaten roadkill. Amou Jaji gave up washing 67 years ago, after being convinced it would bring him misfortune … Read More

A marker in your eye can reveal if you are in danger of an early death, scientists say. Their discovery means they can predict who may die within a decade before any clear signs of ill health. Researchers say that the retina, tissue located in … Read More

Photo: Beauty / wool stone picture (Getty Images) Binge-watching your favorite series isn’t so good for your circulation, a new review of the research suggests. The study found that people who regularly watched TV four or more hours a day were more likely to develop … Read More

The study, published Wednesday in The Lancet, suggests that if all drug-resistant bacterial infections had not occurred that year, 4.95 million deaths could have been prevented in 2019, and if all drug-resistant bacterial infections had been replaced by infections that could have been adequately treated, … Read More

PCR – or reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction – tests can detect small quantities of the genetic material of the coronavirus in a sample collected from a human. The test then works by amplifying or making copies of the genetic material if something is present in … Read More

WASHINGTON – President Biden said he would likely have to break his deadlocked health, education and climate agenda to get his policy through Congress, predicting that Russia would take a step toward Ukraine and warn that Moscow would stay punished for sanctions for doing so. … Read More

BC The CDC has amended isolation guidelines that require both vaccinated and unvaccinated people to be isolated for five days after COVID-19 application. The previous guidance required that unvaccinated persons be isolated for 10 days. The BC CDC website now says that people should isolate … Read More