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Disturbing data shows 237% increase in alcohol-related deaths for over-55s in the last 25 years, with COVID stress and higher amounts of disposable income blamed for problem

Health
Rachel Carter

By Dominic Yeatman For Dailymail.Com 19:02 31 Mar 2024, updated 19:03 31 Mar 2024 Doctors are warning of a demographic timebomb as ...

Masks work, telehealth is here to stay — and other health lessons we’ve learned since the pandemic started 4 years ago

LifeStyle
Olivia Martin

This month marks the four-year anniversary of the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. During the months on lockdown, millions ...

Covid ‘pandemic babies’ show two ‘fascinating’ biological changes, study finds

Health
Rachel Carter

By Caitlin Tilley, Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com 22:14 01 Mar 2024, updated 00:32 02 Mar 2024 Babies born during pandemic-era lockdowns have ...

Racism linked to increased gun purchases among Asian Americans during pandemic: study

Sports
Daniel Miller

[Source] A recent study led by researchers from Eastern Michigan University and the University of Michigan suggests a direct link between increased ...

‘I’m sure I have Covid-19, but my test is negative’

Health
Rachel Carter

With Covid-19 outbreaks being whipped up for a fifth year, testing has emerged as a source of frustration once again. Whereas obtaining ...

Why many more people are lining up for a flu shot than a COVID vaccine

Health
Rachel Carter

This is an excerpt of an investigation by STAT, the health and medicine news site that’s a partner to the Globe. For ...

The Black Death’s Surprising Impact on Today’s Oral Health

Health
Rachel Carter

The Black Death in the 14th century may have triggered a significant shift in the human oral microbiome, now associated with modern ...

World leaders are gathering to discuss Disease X. Here’s what to know about the hypothetical pandemic.

Health
Rachel Carter

World leaders gathered at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday to discuss Disease X, a hypothetical virus ...

World leaders meet in Davos to thrash out plan to protect against ‘Disease X’

Health
Rachel Carter

By Caitlin Tilley, Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com 15:15 15 Jan 2024, updated 15:19 15 Jan 2024 Six industry experts will convene on ...

‘Disease X’ could cause the next pandemic, according to the WHO—or Ebola, SARS, or Nipah. 9 pathogens researchers are keeping a watchful eye on

Health
Rachel Carter

The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum—to be held in Davos, Switzerland, next week—is on more radars than usual this year, ...