If barrier controlling substances entering and exiting brain is off balance, it can drive changes in neural function

The National Audit Office has warned the scheme could ultimately fail to reach its targets.

Researchers think undercounting goes beyond overloaded health systems to a lack of awareness of covid and low levels of testing

The ITV drama follows a hospital before and throughout the covid pandemic - and it's terrifying

The much-loved actress is starring in ITV latest drama which follows the real-life story of the covid crisis from a doctors point-of-view

As children’s services leaders call for a national plan of action, we look at four key affected areas of policy

The true-life ITV drama takes a look at the covid pandemic from the perspective of NHS doctors

A new review of post-covid social research has revealed how much society has changed since the pandemic – and in unexpected ways

Years of austerity, followed by covid, have left Britain with an unhealthy workers and businesses struggling to recruit, but the road to recovery, of all kinds, will be long

Research finds greater proportion of people diagnosed with more advanced melanoma since covid restrictions

This spring those at the highest risk will miss out on the jab. Meanwhile, the government will be throwing away vaccines, says immunologist Sheena Cruickshank

Years of wrangling have ended in stalemate as campaigners question fairness of system for low and middle-income countries

Researchers say policy created more psychological duress to ethnic group than covid lockdown effects on UK population

Former health secretary says it is ‘entirely reasonable’ for government to arrange his travel to inquiry

Rishi Sunak was subjected to a man’s furious rant over the covid vaccine during a live forum on GB News on Monday (13 February). John Watt, gestured towards the prime minister as he claimed he was among 30,000 that had suffered side effects as a re ...

The attorney and covid-19 conspiracy theorist claimed he had not been consulted on the advert – though it remained pinned to the top of his profile on X/Twitter on Monday

Hong Kong has celebrated the Chinese New Year with a dazzling firework display over Victoria Harbour. Hong Kong celebrated the New Year of the Dragon with a spectacular display on the second day of the Lunar New Year (Sunday). The 23-minute show stre ...

Alice Cross was left horrified when her abuser’s lawyer used the covid-19 backlog in a bid to lower his prison sentence

This vivid account of the Hungarian biochemist who endured decades of derision before pioneering Pfizer’s covid vaccine is a tribute to her tenacity and self-belief

The covid boom in pet ownership has led to operators offering plenty of pet-friendly accommodation. But is it really such a good idea?