Wellness

Close-up of a hiker using a tick removal tool to remove an embedded tick Lyme disease is a bacterial infection…

Ticks are parasites that can transmit infections to humans, including Lyme disease and in rarer cases, tick-borne encephalitis. This blog…

During the summer, many of us enjoy the longer days, warmer evenings, and time outdoors. But warmer weather also brings…

Almonds are a healthy snack and they do contain calcium, but they are not really a high-calcium food. A small…

A new, time-limited MenB vaccine offer is available this summer for Year 13 students and under 25s who will be starting university as undergraduates or moving into residential further education settings for the first time…

Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV). It is a common cause of genital sores in England. There are 2 subtypes:   HSV-1, which primarily causes cold sores but…

Instant cup soups are handy when you want something quick, warm and light, but are cuppa soups actually healthy? They…

West Nile virus (WNV) is a virus spread primarily through the bites of infected mosquitoes. It belongs to the same…

Outbreaks of cryptosporidium linked to drinking water are, thankfully, very rare. It’s probably a once-in-a-decade event. So, when one began…

Darkfield micrograph of Treponema pallidum. Source: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Many people think of syphilis as…