Health

A breakthrough genetic therapy for a rare form of blindness will cost $850,000 per patient, its maker announced on Wednesday. Luxturna’s price is less than what many analysts and outside investors expected, and commercially insured patients likely won’t have...

Although my patient constantly and laughingly referred to himself as a “vegetable”, I never got used to it. I cringed at the expression, often wondering how he really felt beneath the smiles. Short in height and...

The results of the first trial are “a triumph” for Huntington’s patients and their families since existing medications only help to manage the symptoms of the disease, one of the researchers told DW. Scientists at the University...

Written by Kate Cole-Adams In June 2007, in a small room that leads into the operating theater, a middle-aged woman lies on a metal trolley. She is here for a hysterectomy, though no one mentions this....

James and Davina D’Souza met and fell in love in their early 20s. They got married five years later, and three years afterwards had saved enough to buy a family home in a quiet cul-de-sac in...

Do you savour mealtimes or do you wolf your food down? Eating at your desk or on the run can mean you can gulp down your breakfast or lunch in less than five minutes. And this...

Only a sliver of Americans eat enough fresh fruits and vegetables, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Just 12% of Americans eat the minimum daily fruit recommendation of one and a half...

Breastfeeding could reduce the risk of eczema in children, according to new research into the impact of programmes designed to support new mothers in feeding their babies. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that babies should be fed just...

Kate Moss doesn’t do interviews. “Never complain, never explain” has been the publicity-shy model’s mantra throughout her 25 years at the top of fashion modelling. But, as her career branches out into styling for Vogue, running her...