• Covid vaccines: Mixing increases reports of mild side-effects

    Added On : 17th May 2021

    Adults are more likely to report mild and moderate side-effects after mixing doses of the AstraZeneca and Pfizer Covid vaccines, a study indicates.

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  • Ovarian cancer: Setback as major screening trial fails to save lives

    Added On : 16th May 2021

    A major trial to detect one of the most elusive and deadly cancers - ovarian - has failed to save lives, after two decades of work.

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  • Covid: Will UK vaccine success keep virus at bay?

    Added On : 12th May 2021

    Next week will see the most significant lifting of restrictions yet in England, with indoor mixing to be allowed. The rest of the UK is making similar steps.

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  • Covid: DR Congo in race against time to vaccinate people

    Added On : 11th May 2021

    Jeanne Dusungu prepares to vaccinate people against Covid-19 in the Democratic Republic of Congo

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  • Covid: Putin says Sputnik vaccines 'reliable as Kalashnikovs'

    Added On : 10th May 2021

    President Vladimir Putin has heralded Russia's vaccine offering as "reliable as a Kalashnikov assault rifle".

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  • Covid: Pakistan enters partial lockdown as Eid nears

    Added On : 9th May 2021

    Pakistan has declared an eight-day partial lockdown ahead of the celebration of Eid al-Fitr next week.

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  • EU unveils plans for overseas tourists to return

    Added On : 5th May 2021

    The EU Commission has recommended easing restrictions on non-essential travel from overseas.

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  • Most common Ramadan emergency room cases revealed by doctor

    Added On : 4th May 2021

    Doctors often urge caution at the beginning of the holy month, advising people to be hyper aware of their pre-existing health issues or risk ending up in their local emergency department 

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  • Covid: UK sending 1,000 more ventilators to India

    Added On : 3rd May 2021

    India has recorded its highest daily coronavirus death toll since the pandemic began - a day after it became the first country to register more than 400,000 new cases in a 24-hour period.

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  • Surgery in the womb: 'I've done the best for her'

    Added On : 2nd May 2021

    "It comes with risks, but then this operation will mean I've done the best for her. In my mind there was no choice - I just had to do it."

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