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News about health, healthy eating and nutrition as well as the latest thoughts about the complementary health industry, therapists and new natural products. Recent studies and research are also included with our comments. For more general health news see the latest from the BBC below.
BBC News - Health
BBC News - Health
last updated: Oct 28 2020 12:20 PM
- Covid: Antibodies 'fall rapidly after infection'
This is likely to mean immunity levels decline and raises the risk of reinfection, researchers say.
- Coronavirus: Europe's daily deaths rise by nearly 40% compared with last week - WHO
Intensive care units are now beginning to fill, the World Health Organization tells the BBC.
- Covid has thrived on racial discrimination, says Baroness Doreen Lawrence
Labour's review says ethnic minorities are "over-exposed" and have worse healthcare than white people.
- Skin cancer: How do I check my moles for signs of melanoma?
Influencer Molly-Mae Hague, 21, is raising awareness about skin cancer among young people.
- Don't hold home firework displays, urge doctors
Plastic surgeons implore people to think twice about DIY back garden displays, to avoid injuries.
- India's first 'saviour sibling' cures brother of fatal illness
Her birth has also led to a debate about the ethics of using technology to create a child.
- Boots to offer 12-minute turnaround on Covid nasal swab test
The £120 nasal swab test will be available to people not showing any symptoms.
- Syria: Inside a refugee camp where Covid is spreading
Doctors say Covid-19 is now rampant in the refugee camps of Idlib, north-west Syria.
- Covid: Nottingham to move into tier 3
Some parts of the surrounding county will also face the toughest Covid rules.
- Mother and baby units: 'It's our job to keep them safe'
Units for new mothers and women with serious mental health issues are facing unique challenges.
- Covid nurse: 'I thought I wasn't going to make it'
Devi Nurjandoa survived Covid but is now having to adjust to a new way of life.
- Coronavirus doctor's diary: 'We blame Eat Out To Help Out for our tragedy'
Covid's second wave has hit one part of south Bradford badly, and residents have an idea where the problem began.
- Covid: Why is coronavirus such a threat?
Why does the biology of coronavirus mean it poses such a threat to human life?
- Gyms and coronavirus: What are the facts?
Areas where transmission is highest in England are shutting gyms, but does the science support it?
- Coronavirus: Are some soaps better than others?
With so many different soaps to choose from, Dr Michelle Wong explains how to find the best soap for you.