Tue 11 August 2026: You’ve probably heard that hitting 10,000 steps a day is the key to health and longevity. This magic number feels like a medical rule, handed down by doctors across the globe. But where did it come from? And is it even true? Let’s step back to Japan in 1964 Believe it […]
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Sun 02 August 2026: We are riddled with microplastics. It is in our bloodstream, in our lungs, in our liver – pretty much anywhere you look in the human body, you will find minuscule bits of plastic. And there are many ways for us to ingest, inhale or otherwise absorb these tiny fragments. For example, […]
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Tue 28 July 2026: Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has agreed to pay $5.5bn to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits in the United States that allege its discontinued talc-based baby powder caused ovarian cancer. The pharmaceutical giant made the announcement on Monday, saying it covers about 69,000 cases in US federal and state courts, accounting […]
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Sun 26 July 2026: Health workers at an Ebola treatment center in eastern Congo went on strike Saturday over payment issues, disrupting care for patients in the epicenter of the country’s rapidly growing outbreak. The number of confirmed cases of Ebola in Congo has reached 2,973, including 1,309 deaths, according to government data released Friday […]
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Tue 21 July 2026: Health officials estimate that nearly 7,000 people across the US may have contracted cyclosporiasis — a foodborne illness that is known to cause prolonged and severe diarrhea, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Tuesday. The CDC said in a health advisory that it confirmed 1,645 cases nationwide, while […]
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Tue 14 July 2026: Hospital staff caring for Ebola patients in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have initiated a strike, claiming they have not received their salaries for several months, which has caused the hospital to cease operations. Dozens of employees at Rwampara General Hospital in Ituri province, the epicentre of the outbreak, walked off the job […]
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Wed 08 July 2026: Many people in the UK now use apps, smartwatches or wearable devices to track their physical activity. Fitness trackers promise to help users become fitter, happier and healthier versions of themselves. For many people, they can be useful: a nudge to move more, a way to notice patterns, or a reminder […]
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Tue 07 July 2026: Every so often, a completely random advert stops me in my tracks and makes me wonder what on earth went on in the room where it was created. For me, that moment came this past weekend, courtesy of a bubblegum-pink, cheerfully surreal advert for Pepto-Bismol. Pepto-Bismol has been around since 1901, when […]
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Mon 06 July 2026: Body odour has a reputation problem. It is often treated as a hygiene failure or a social offence. In reality, it is biology at work, plus a big helping of culture. Most body odour is not produced by sweat itself. Sweat is largely odourless. Smell develops when bacteria (and sometimes fungi) on the skin […]
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Sun 05 July 2026: Research shows that some people are significantly more likely to attract mosquitoes than others, and the reasons extend well beyond chance. Scientists have identified a range of biological and behavioral factors—from genetic makeup to what a person drinks—that influence mosquito attraction. Only female mosquitoes bite, as they require blood to develop […]
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