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Image copyright Getty Images One of the abiding images of any virus outbreak is people in surgical masks. Using them to prevent infection is popular in many countries around the world, most notably China during the current coronavirus outbreak where they are also worn to protect against high pollution levels. Virologists are sceptical about their […]

Rachel Whalen’s first miscarriage happened fast. Six and a half weeks into her pregnancy, she took a test. Two days later, she started to bleed. “It was just a really lonely experience and I was scared,” Whalen, now 34, told HuffPost. “Then I was also kind of like, ‘Am I being silly to feel this

Health officials said Wednesday they are actively monitoring 16 people who came into close contact with the traveler to China who became the first U.S. resident with a new and potentially deadly virus January 23, 2020, 1:12 AM 2 min read SHORELINE, Wash. — Health officials said Wednesday they are actively monitoring 16 people who

Image copyright Getty Images Scientists say they may have discovered why stress makes hair turn white, and a potential way of stopping it happening without reaching for the dye. In tests in mice, stem cells that control skin and hair colour were damaged by stress from intense pain. In a chance finding, dark-furred mice turned

Before there was “The Crown,” there was “The Queen.” Peter Morgan, who would go on to create Netflix’s “The Crown,” wrote the screenplay for “The Queen,” a 2006 movie starring Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II. Morgan’s Academy Award-nominated script examined the inner workings of Buckingham Palace in a storytelling style that Morgan would develop

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla — Consumers who bought short-term health insurance thinking they had found a better deal than “Obamacare” during the open enrollment season may be in for a shock when they show up at their doctor’s office this year. The low-cost plans aren’t required to cover basics such as prescription drugs or maternity care.

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe BBC’s online health editor talks us through what we know about the virus Wuhan, a Chinese city of nearly nine million people, is to temporarily shut public transport as it tries to halt the outbreak of a new virus. Those living in the city have been

By now, you’ve probably read a headline or two about coronavirus and how the first case appeared in the United States earlier this week. The virus has been circulating around Wuhan, China, for about a month now, infecting several hundred people and killing at least 17, according to the latest figures shared by Chinese health

The federal government is taking Ohio’s side in a lawsuit over the state law prohibiting doctors from performing abortions based on a fetal diagnosis of Down syndrome By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press January 22, 2020, 5:54 PM 2 min read COLUMBUS, Ohio — The federal government took Ohio’s side Tuesday in a lawsuit over

Image caption Whorlton Hall was a 17-bed unit for adults with learning difficulties and autism The care watchdog was wrong not to publish an inspection report raising concerns about Whorlton Hall, four years before a Panorama investigation suggested alleged abuse, a review says. Former Care Quality Commission inspector Barry Stanley-Wilkinson said not publishing his 2015