E-gate failure shows UK is unprepared for the EU’s new Entry/Exit scheme

[ Europe’s border checks are set to change as part of post-Brexit travel arrangements (Photo: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images) More than 270 e-gates rolled out at 15 air and rail ports across the UK since a pilot at Manchester and Stansted airports in 2008 were installed to make border control cheaper and more efficient … Read more

Long Covid patients could get more targeted care due to ‘telltale’ traces in blood

[ People with long Covid have distinct patterns of inflammation detectable in the blood which could potentially be targeted with immune therapies, the largest study of its kind has revealed. In an analysis of more than 650 people who had been hospitalised with severe Covid-19, patients with prolonged symptoms showed evidence of immune system activation. … Read more

My C section was painless and stress free

[ At a children’s birthday party recently, the conversation among the mothers had somehow turned to birth stories and a woman I had never met before asked me about my experience of giving birth to my almost two-year-old son. “I had an elective C-section, and it was probably as stress-free and painless as a birth … Read more

7 home cleaning tips to remain disease free

[ Comments () Sort: NewestUpVotedOldestDiscussedDown Voted closecomments Count: 3000 X Refrain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or inflammatory, and do not indulge in personal attacks, name calling or inciting hatred against any community. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by marking them offensive. Let’s work together to keep the … Read more

Why you get sick as soon as you take time off work

[ It’s as familiar as it is frustrating – after the frantic scramble before the holiday break, you wake up after your first lie-in with a thumping cough and sore throat. It’s as though the moment you reach the end of a stressful period and can actually relax is the moment that your body decides … Read more

Not every illness requires antibiotics: 5 things to know about antibiotics that you take

[ Dr. Neha Gupta, Sr. Infectious Diseases Physician, Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI), Gurugram says, “Consuming antibiotics when they are not needed can cause side-effects, hence it is important to consult your doctor before taking any antibiotics. Antibiotics can cause some side-effects which include diarrhea, vomiting, dizziness, rashes on skin and even drug-fever. Over-consumption of … Read more