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Steven W Kerrigan reports on how your oral health might be impacting your heart

Women make up more than 50% of the population, yet before the 1990s they were largely excluded from health and medical research studies.

A handful of countries have reported measles outbreaks this year, with Romania reporting by far the highest number of cases. Here's where else is seeing a high number of cases in 2025.

Cancer-causing silica dust from major tunnelling projects are a hazard construction workers cannot avoid simply by wearing a mask, an inquiry has been told.

UKHSA says people in most deprived areas almost twice as likely to be admitted to hospital as those in least deprived

Poprock legend Michael Bolton, 72, recently opened up about his cancer diagnosis and what his symptoms were— but what is glioblastoma, the disease killing 10k Americans yearly?

The common cold sore virus, which is often caught in childhood, usually stays in the body for life – quietly dormant in the nerves. Now and then, things like stress, illness or injury can trigger it, bringing on a cold sore in some people. But this same virus – called…

The mouth is often described as a window to overall health – and for good reason. A growing body of research reveals a significant link between poor dental hygiene and cardiovascular disease. While these two areas of health may seem unrelated, the condition of your oral health can have far-reaching…

Heated tobacco products are often marketed by tobacco companies as less harmful than cigarettes, but they can pose health risks to users, according to a new review I co-authored in the journal Tobacco Control. Evidence on their health risks in people who smoke is limited, sometimes contradictory, and hard to…

In the deadly summer of 2020, Hispanics in Texas were half of all COVID-19 deaths, spurring many to vaccinate. Today, in a startling flip, Hispanics make up less than a quarter of deaths from the disease.

She nearly lost her business before a call from a royal changed her life