A recent study has found that severe cases COVID-19 or influenza can leave lasting changes in the lungs that increase the ...

A public health emergency is about to emerge because of federal ADAP (AIDS Drug Assistance Program) funding cuts. Long since retired, but a public health educator to the end, I’d like to remind ...

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Often billed as a miracle fix for acne, tretinoin - commonly known as 'tret' - is available in the UK by prescription from a ...

Dear Mirror doctor, please, why do children keep getting ear infections? What can be done to prevent ear infections in children?

Cases of human metapneumovirus are on the rise across the country. Here's what this virus is, plus how to protect yourself.

A single-dose oral treatment for sleeping sickness is pushing Africa closer to eliminating one of its most persistent tropical diseases. After decades of complex and often dangerous therapies, a three ...

From anti-ageing claims to “cellular regeneration” and faster gym recovery, hyperbaric oxygen chambers have become a luxury ...

Kolkata: Thousands across Kolkata have been laid low by another spell of fever and sore throat, with the latter leading to a choked voice for many. Wi.

There are many great detectives, fictional and nonfictional, solving crimes and keeping their communities safe—much like veterinary professionals. Each day, a ‘mystery’ presents itself at clinics ...

Measles is being reported in at least seven London boroughs - Enfield in north London continues to be the worst impacted borough in the capital ...