Medical research

Revealed: ex-director for tobacco giant advising UK government on cancer risks

A former director at the tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI) was handed a role on an influential expert committee advising the UK government on cancer risks, the Observer...

Scientists create surgical stitch to aid healing by electrical stimulation

The humble stitch plays a crucial role in surgery, holding a gash together while tissues repair. Now scientists...

Severe Covid infections can inflame brain’s ‘control centre’, research says

Severe Covid infections can drive inflammation in the brain’s “control centre”, researchers say, leading to damage that may...

Surrogates face higher risk of pregnancy complications, study finds

Women who act as pregnancy surrogates appear to have a higher risk of health complications than those who...

Food allergy diagnoses in England doubled in a decade, say researchers

The number of people diagnosed with food allergies in England has more than doubled in a decade and...

Africa to finally receive first batch of vaccines for deadly mpox virus

Africa’s first batch of mpox vaccines will this week finally reach the continent, weeks after they have been made available in other parts of...