by John McMillan | Jan 30, 2026 | Cancer, Health
Justin Stebbing, Anglia Ruskin University Cancer and Alzheimer’s disease are two of the most feared diagnoses in medicine, but they rarely strike the same person. For years, epidemiologists have noticed that people with cancer seem less likely to develop Alzheimer’s,...
by John McMillan | Jan 30, 2026 | COVID-19
Dr. Philp McMillan, John McMillan On January 27, 2026, the BBC reported what epidemiologists had long feared: Nipah virus had surfaced again, this time in India’s West Bengal state. Thailand immediately began screening passengers at airports. Two confirmed...
by John McMillan | Jan 23, 2026 | COVID-19, Health
Mark Russell, King’s College London When COVID hit, healthcare systems around the world were turned upside down. Hospitals cleared beds, routine appointments were cancelled and people were told to stay at home unless it was urgent. In England, visits to family...
by John McMillan | Jan 23, 2026 | COVID-19
Dr. Philp McMillan, John McMillan The HBO series “The Last of Us” turned a fungal infection into the stuff of apocalyptic nightmares, with cordyceps spores transforming humans into zombie-like creatures. The show was fiction, but it drew on a real...
by John McMillan | Jan 16, 2026 | Health
Chloe Casey, Bournemouth University and Sarah Hillier, Bournemouth University Those hoping to lose weight this year might be tempted to try to a diet challenge in the hopes of kick-starting their weight loss. But while we might think these kinds of short-term,...
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