Isabel Shaw

CHRISTMAS is the most wonderful time of the year – but it’s also prime season for sickness. With all the festivities, big family gatherings, and shared food, it’s easy to fall into habits tha…

A MAN in Louisiana has been hospitalised with the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu, health officials have said. This is the first “severe” case of bird flu reported in the US where the vir…

BEDTIME stories aren’t just for helping kids drift off – they might also be a fun way to reveal sleep issues. British scientists reckon some of our favourite fairy tales can teach us a thing …

UP to half of all Alzheimer’s cases could caused by a common virus that travels from the gut to the brain, researchers believe. US scientists found telltale signs of a specific herpes virus in the …

A TOP doctor has described how she watched her son die from sepsis at the hospital where she works. William Hewes died aged 22 at Homerton Hospital in January last year within 24 hours of being adm…

A DEADLY disease that can alter sufferers’ personalities might not stay confined to Africa, scientists warn. Known as ‘sleeping sickness’, or African trypanosomiasis, it causes di…

MANY of us feel a slight pang of existential dread as the festive season approaches. You’re looking forward to the month of festive cheer, but you’re also slightly concerned for your he…

A DEADLY disease that can alter sufferers’ personalities shows potential for spreading outside Africa, scientists warn. Known as ‘sleeping sickness’, or African trypanosomiasis, i…

EMERGENCY doctors have sounded the alarm over a popular toy which could be given to children over Christmas. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has issued a “safety flash” o…

CHARLIE Rolstone used to blame her motion sickness and migraines, initially blamed on “using her phone too much”. That was until scans revealed she suffered from a serious condition in …