- StyleAlexandra Thompson
'Quarantining' the city at the centre of China's coronavirus outbreak may leave locals feeling 'angry, anxious and trapped'
Wuhan is effectively on “lockdown”, with all buses, ferries and tubes suspended.
- StyleAlexandra Thompson
Shocking X-ray reveals what can happen if passengers put their feet on the dashboard
An unnamed woman’s hips were crushed during a collision as a result of her feet not being on the floor of the car.
- StyleAlexandra Thompson
Living near a main road 'raises the risk of dementia by 14%'
Residing near a green space, like a park, may “protect” against the condition.
- StyleAlexandra Thompson
Insomnia may be inherited from your parents
Around a third (31%) of Brits suffer from insomnia.
- StyleAlexandra Thompson
Doctor stresses they have 'seen it all before' as women blame embarrassment for avoiding smear tests
Screenings check the health of the cervix to help ward off cancer before it strikes.
- StyleAlexandra Thompson
World Health Organization will not make the coronavirus outbreak a 'global health emergency': what does this mean?
Only five conditions have ever been declared a public health emergency, the highest alarm the World Health Organization can sound.
- StyleAlexandra Thompson
Who is most likely to catch China's coronavirus?
The new strain, 2019-nCoV, has the potential to infect anyone.
- StyleAlexandra Thompson
Coronavirus outbreak: your questions answered
Since the first sufferer was struck down at the end of last year, the mysterious virus has spread internationally.
- StyleCaroline Allen
Mum feared boob would 'explode' after ruptured implant swells to size of melon
“It just blew up to the size of a melon."
- StyleAlexandra Thompson
How did China's coronavirus outbreak start?
The new coronavirus strain likely originated at a seafood market in Wuhan.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
Why do we still feel the need to apologise when we cry?
We don't need to say 'sorry' when we cry.
- StyleMarie Claire Dorking
More than a quarter of children not getting enough sleep
More than a quarter of young people report not having enough sleep to feel awake and concentrate on their lessons.
- StyleAlexandra Thompson
China's coronavirus 'may be missed at airport screenings in newly infected travellers'
The common class of viruses cause everything from mild colds to life-threatening severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars).
- StyleAlexandra Thompson
China's coronavirus could have same death rate as Spanish flu outbreak in the UK
The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 was “the deadliest in history”, infecting around 500m worldwide and killing 20-to-50m.
- StyleAlexandra Thompson
Billions of journeys to celebrate Chinese New Year raise fears coronavirus will spread worldwide
Coronaviruses are not new, with the class of pathogens causing everything from the common cold to epidemics like severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars).
- StyleAlexandra Thompson
Chemicals in sunscreen reach 'unsafe levels' in the blood after one application
Sunscreen is known to ward off UV damage that can lead to skin cancer, however, many are increasingly concerned about the chemicals in the formulations.
- StyleAlexandra Thompson
'Ditch high sugary foods to be truly healthy,' warns TV doctor
Dr Michael Mosley claims eating the sweet stuff triggers the release of “feel good” chemicals.
- StyleAlexandra Thompson
Harnessing the immune system to fight cancer could treat ‘all forms of the disease’
One in two people born after 1960 in the UK will develop cancer at some point in their life.
- StyleAlexandra Thompson
As a sixth person in China dies from the mystery illness, what is the coronavirus?
The pathogen, known as 2019-nCoV, is thought to be a new strain of coronavirus that has previously not been identified in humans.
- StyleAlexandra Thompson
HPV vaccine could 'eliminate cervical cancer in young women'
HPV is a common virus that infects four in five Brits at some point in their lives.
- StyleAlexandra Thompson
Sperm donation after death should be allowed, advocates urge
Around 586 men become sperm donors every year in the UK, some of which intend to father just one child for the sake of a specific individual.
- StyleAlexandra Thompson
The 'rich-poor divide affects the health of today’s Brits more than those born a century ago'
The poorest in society may not have benefited from the “postwar economic growth”.
- StyleAlexandra Thompson
Swimming instructor, 22, reveals her 'bipolar disorder' turned out to be a tennis-ball sized brain tumour
Laura Skerritt, 22 - from Templecombe in Somerset - began suffering migraines, sickness and psychosis in 2016.
