Scabies outbreak in UK and Europe – what you need to knowJo Middleton, Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Tonsils, kidneys and gall: where and why your body makes stonesKatie Edwards, The Conversation and Dan Baumgardt, University of Bristol
Scientists once thought the brain couldn’t be changed. Now we know differentLaura Elin Pigott, London South Bank University and Siobhan Mclernon, London South Bank University
Terry Pratchett’s novels may have held clues to his dementia a decade before diagnosis, our new study suggestsThom Wilcockson, Loughborough University; Ahmet Begde, University of Oxford, and Melody Pattison, Cardiff University
People from sexual minorities really do die younger, new data suggestsCatherine Meads, Anglia Ruskin University
Creatine for women: should you add this supplement into your diet?Justin Roberts, Anglia Ruskin University
On Being Ill at 100: Virginia Woolf’s ‘best essay’ still shapes how we read sicknessLucyl Harrison, University of Hull
Are meat eaters really more likely to live to 100 than non-meat eaters, as a recent study suggests?Chloe Casey, Bournemouth University
Exercise snacks: the best bursts of activity to incorporate into your dayJack McNamara, University of East London
The Norwegian 4x4 Hiit workout is a favourite among athletes and actress Jessica Biel – here’s why it’s so beneficialPaul Hough, University of Westminster
How to avoid an injury when exercising outdoors this winterJen Wilson, Nottingham Trent University and Athalie Redwood-Brown, Nottingham Trent University
Do marathons damage your heart? Decade-long study finally settles the debateDavid C. Gaze, University of Westminster
Juice cleanses, charcoal supplements and foot patches – is detoxing worth the hype?Katie Edwards, The Conversation and Dan Baumgardt, University of Bristol
Can you really lose weight by cutting gluten from your diet, as Matt Damon claims?Guy Guppy, Kingston University
Introducing Strange Health – a new video podcast from The ConversationKatie Edwards, The Conversation
Air pollution may be linked to increased risk of motor neurone disease, our new study indicatesJing Wu, Karolinska Institutet
Jair Bolsonaro had surgery for his hiccups. How to know when hiccups need medical interventionAdam Taylor, Lancaster University
Ketamine is giving more young people bladder problems – an expert explainsHeba Ghazal, Kingston University
MMRV: what families need to know about the UK’s new chickenpox vaccineEd Hutchinson, University of Glasgow
Stopping weight-loss jabs leads to much faster rebound than thought – so are they still worth it?Sam West, University of Oxford; Dimitrios Koutoukidis, University of Oxford, and Susan Jebb, University of Oxford
Cannabis dependence is rising in England and Wales – but treatment is laggingFrancesca Spiga, University of Bristol and Monika Halicka, University of Bristol
Terry Pratchett’s novels may have held clues to his dementia a decade before diagnosis, our new study suggestsThom Wilcockson, Loughborough University; Ahmet Begde, University of Oxford, and Melody Pattison, Cardiff University
Dementia at just 24-years-old – how Britain’s youngest sufferer may help researchers understand the diseaseRahul Sidhu, University of Sheffield
Can eating high fat cheese and cream reduce dementia risk, as a new study suggests?Eef Hogervorst, Loughborough University
Weight-loss drug doesn’t reduce risk of Alzheimer’s – new studiesRahul Sidhu, University of Sheffield
How multilingualism can protect against brain ageingXinyu Liu, University of Reading and Christos Pliatsikas, University of Reading
People as young as 50 can need a hip replacement – here’s everything you need to know about this common surgeryMark Wilkinson, University of Sheffield
Tattoos, toxins and the immune system – what you need to know before you get inkedManal Mohammed, University of Westminster
Dick Van Dyke credits his longevity to his positive outlook – and research says optimists live longerJolanta Burke, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
How testosterone went from prostate cancer villain to potential allyDaniel Kelly, Sheffield Hallam University
New cancer therapy brings remission for patients with deadly T-cell leukaemiaJustin Stebbing, Anglia Ruskin University
The world is facing a cancer crisis that’s hitting the most vulnerable hardestVikram Niranjan, University of Limerick
Prostate cancer screening rejected by UK government advisers – here’s whyDavid C. Gaze, University of Westminster
The cancer blood test making waves – and what the numbers really showJohn Ferguson, University of Galway
