“Trump’s appointment of RFK Jr as health secretary once again demonstrates his disregard for science in favour of pseudoscience, misinformation, and conspiracy theories. If he is confirmed, the ...

A study published in Obstetrics and Gynecology looks at heart defects in babies during the Covid-19 pandemic. Prof Kevin McConway, Emeritus Professor of Applied Statistics, Open University, said: ...

“The news that fortification of flour with folic acid is to be implemented at long last is welcome. Folic acid (vitamin B9) supplementation was shown to reduce neural tube defects by about 80% in a ...