Health

Isabel Horsfield outlines the breakthrough discovery of a new type of antibiotic that can kill highly drug-resistant bacteria and discusses a further proposed approach to tackle antibiotic resistance in the UK.

Gracie Moore, Online Arts and Lit Editor, discusses the development of a finger-prick test that aims to identify brain tumour recurrence at home.

Paris Gill covers new research from King’s College London and the University of Exeter showing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on brain health.

Vrinda Arora discusses new evidence linking adult ADHD and dementia.

Hannah Woodley reports on the approval of a second vaccine for malaria.

Helena Hughes covers how a 3 inch live worm came to be removed from a woman’s brain.

Science editor Orla Watson discusses the rollout of new cancer treatment via injection across England.

Gracie Moore explains the World Health Organization’s decision to upgrade the cancer risk status of aspartame, an artificial sweetener.

Deputy Online Editor, Daisy Scott, discusses the different sides of the health argument around the effects that artificial sweeteners may be having on people’s health

Daisy Scott, Online Deputy Editor, discusses the clinical trial of a new radial radiotherapy that could dramatically reduce the number of treatments required for prostate cancer.