EU countries on Sunday (27 December) embarked on a vaccination campaign to defeat the “nightmare” of Covid-19, with the first to be immunised expressing emotion after their jab and leaders hailing a milestone in the fight against the [...]

Recent scientific work shows that people who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 have acquired immunity which lasts for at least nine [...]

Cafés, restaurants, cinemas and gyms in Luxembourg close until 15 December to stop the advance of the coronavirus. Shops stay open,but customers have to wear a [...]

A donor kidney which needs to be taken to a hospital 500 kilometres away as soon as possible? The Italian police now use a Lamborghini Huracán for this type of emergency drive. At an average speed of about 230 kilometers per hour, the organ went from Rome to Padua within two hours last [...]

It started with an alert on my iPhone. In late June, a notification from the Health App popped up intrusively on my [...]

Come autumn, as a way of defying the back-to-school doldrums brought on by a rapid shortening of the days, and to mark what feels like the true start of a year, I go on a pilgrimage. This year, more than ever, I crave the slow and steady rhythm of a walking pace, big skies, and cleansing wind and rain to shake off the [...]

Whether it is nature sounds, the whine of a hairdryer or the incessant hum of a ceiling fan, white noise apps have been downloaded by millions of people around the world in the hope of getting a better night’s sleep. However, research suggests there is no good evidence that they work, and may even be making things [...]

“GPs tend to talk too much. We give a lot of advice,” admits Dr Arash Ahmadi from Brisbane’s Racecourse Village Family [...]

When I was a teenager playing American football my nickname was Frequent Flyer because I got knocked through the air so much. I’d been told I was too short to play, but if people tell me I can’t do something, I think, “too [...]

We all know that duration of sleep is critical for mental and physical wellbeing, but it turns out that sleep position may be another important factor in the quest for optimum [...]