Health

Psychotherapy boosts positive effects in panic disorder patients

Shawdesh desK: Psychotherapy appears to be beneficial in the longer run for people suffering from panic disorder, a new study suggests. The findings, published in the journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics,

Golden rules to keep your kidneys healthy

Shawdesh Desk: Kidney disease is a major health concern that many people across the globe are the facing today. However, inculcating a few simple rules in your daily life can

COVID-19 vaccination ‘wildly uneven and unfair’: UN Secretary-General

Shawdesh Desk: International partners working to achieve equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines appealed for the UN Security Council to ensure people caught in conflict have access to these lifesaving treatments.

First baby born after uterus transplant in France

Shawdesh desk: A baby has been born following a uterus transplant for the first time ever in France, the hospital treating mother and infant said Wednesday. Such births are extremely

Covid-19: Vaccine as good in ‘real world’ as in trial in Israel

Shawdesh Desk: More data from Israel’s vaccination programme is suggesting the Pfizer jab prevents 94% of symptomatic infections. This indicates the vaccine is performing just as well in a larger

Covid: Vaccine given to 15 million in UK as PM hails ‘extraordinary feat’

Shawdesh dEsk: More than 15 million people in the UK have now had their first coronavirus vaccine, in what Boris Johnson described as a “significant milestone”. The PM hailed the

Covid-19 pandemic: Warning vaccine roll-out risks prolonging crisis

Shawdesh dEsk: The Covid-19 pandemic is unlikely to end unless poorer countries can access vaccines, scientists writing in medical journal the Lancet have warned. Unprecedented numbers of doses are needed,

Oxford vaccine to be tested on UK children as young as six in new trial

Shawdesh desk: A new trial is being launched to find out how effective the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is for children. Researchers will use 300 volunteers to assess whether the jab produces