Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Germany to end free COVID tests to boost jab take-up

Germany will end free coronavirus tests in October, regional leaders and the federal government agreed on Tuesday, in a push to incentivise more people to get vaccinated.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Masks return in French coastal resorts as new wave bites

Less than two months after France ended compulsory mask wearing outdoors several coastal resorts have made it mandatory again to combat a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections.

Oncology & Cancer

Healthy lifestyle may help mitigate high genetic risk of cancer

Healthy lifestyle factors such as abstinence from smoking and drinking, low body mass index, and exercise correlated with decreased cancer incidence, even in individuals with a high genetic risk, according to results of a ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Germany to base COVID restrictions on more than case numbers

With COVID-19 cases again on the rise, German officials said on Monday said that authorities need a "broader focus" beyond the country's infection rate to fully gauge the impact the pandemic is having on the health system ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

More than 6% of Europeans suffer from depression

A study in 27 European countries puts the prevalence of depression at 6.4 percent of the population. The work, published in The Lancet Public Health, analyzed data from the European Health Interview Survey, which includes ...

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