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Being infected with coronavirus could mean you’re immune for at least eight months. I’d agree with that – when I had my first Covid vaccination, I still had ­antibodies after 11 months. Researchers have detected many different elements of the … Read More

Could a computer game help people to understand how vaccines work and how we have to distribute them worldwide to give us the best chance of overcoming viruses such as Covid? The Vaccination Game was created by researchers at the … Read More

I wrote recently that black babies in the US seem to do less well when looked after by white doctors than by black doctors, and I suggested that unconscious ­racial bias on the part of white doctors could be to blame. Well, … Read More

I’ve had personal experience of ­dealing with tongue tie – that bane of newborn babies and their worried parents. One of my sons and two of my grandchildren were said to have tongue tie. I was pressured by ­midwives and … Read More

We know that what happens to an unborn baby in the womb can affect a child for the rest of its life, not just when they are an infant, and ­nothing is more important to the unborn baby than what … Read More

Many parents are probably worrying about how much time their children spend in front of video games now they’re stuck inside during the third lockdown – but it appears games are good for them. Well, so says a study from … Read More

Masks shall be worn is the order of the day, so we may as well learn to wear them properly. That doesn’t mean just slipping the loops over your ears and fabric over your mouth. Not if you’re old it … Read More

Recent headlines said “Rugby Union doesn’t know what has hit it” over players’ plans to sue  the sport’s governing bodies. Oh yes it does. It’s known for years that, as an increasingly dangerous contact sport, it can cause serious injuries. … Read More

Little by little we’re learning how incredible our immune system’s power is. But how can we ­harness its full power? With clever new ­innovative drugs like the one invented by scientists at UCL, which would launch a two-pronged attack against … Read More

Many parents worry about the growth of their newborn baby and particularly about weight gain, so much so that it can make some women give up breastfeeding because they fear they aren’t producing enough milk. In this age of social … Read More