The Daily Telegraph boldly and erroneously reports that “women really do have a ‘gaydar’ which allows them to tell someone’s sexuality ‘in the blink of an eye’”, while the Sun informs us that “most people have a ‘gaydar’”.
This story is ba…
The risk of dying from bowel cancer can be “slashed by taking an aspirin a day”, according to the Daily Mirror.
The news is based on a large Dutch study that examined the medical records of bowel cancer patients to see whether they had used aspiri…
“Planned births at home and in midwifery units are more cost-effective than giving birth in hospital,” BBC News has today reported.
The news is based on a large study that examined the costs and safety of births in various planned settings, includ…
“Breast cancer is effectively ten different diseases,” the Daily Mail has today reported. The newspaper says that a “landmark” study has reclassified the country’s most common cancer in “breakthrough research” that could revolutionise the…
“Soundwaves could help 95% of prostate cancer patients … without affecting sex life,” the Daily Mirror reported today. Its story comes from a small study that looked at an experimental treatment using high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) to t…
“Alcohol can help heart attack victims live longer,” according to The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper said that regularly consuming two alcoholic drinks a day gave heart attack survivors “a 42% lower risk of dying from heart disease” and 14% low…
Fatal cases of liver disease are rising, according to media reports today. In under a decade there has been a 25% increase in deaths from the condition, with alcohol causing more than a third of total cases. In contrast, other major causes of death, su…
Medical experts say “210,000 people could die from alcohol abuse in next 20 years”, according to the Daily Mirror.
Several other newspapers have highlighted the estimate, based on the latest alcohol-related harm statistics released from the UK’s…
BBC News says we are a step closer to microchips that can be “implanted under a patient’s skin to control the release of drugs”.
The news was based on a study that tested the use of advanced microchips containing tiny drug reservoirs that can be…
‘More than a million cancer carers may be missing out on vital support,’ the Daily Mirror and other newspapers have reported today. The news reports are based on a survey carried out for Macmillan Cancer Support, which identified that among 386 peo…
