How and when will the Covid-19 pandemic end?
Experts see four possible scenarios: eradication, elimination, cohabitation and conflagration
'100 days later, Covid-19 is still with me' - Is Post-Covid syndrome a real thing?
Many people who contracted the virus have suffered symptoms for weeks afterwards
Like the sound of a Covid-19 ‘immunity passport’? Here’s why it’s pie in the sky
Muiris Houston: So far, there’s no evidence surviving coronavirus guarantees immunity
Taking the squeeze out of blood pressure treatment
New study suggests US blood pressure guidelines leading to overtreatment
Up to 150,000 Irish blood pressure patients ‘may not need drugs’
New research calls into question recent redefinition of hypertension in guidelines
40 years on, Samuel Shem’s book on doctors is still terrifyingly relevant
The House of God portrays a familiar world of tired medics and dehumanised patients
Do you really need to take supplements during pregnancy?
Research says ‘multivitamin and mineral preparations promoted for use during pregnancy are unlikely to be needed’
Chocolate: food for the soul . . . and the body
Chocolate has long been used to treat many diseases including angina, constipation, dysentery and gout
The muddy waters of body mass index (BMI)
Is it time to move away from a BMI-focused approach at the level of the individual?
An effective, if unpalatable, gut function treatment
A significant breakthrough in the science of faecal therapy
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