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Experts feared that monkeypox would cause a pandemic on the level of COVID-19. This is why that didn't come to pass

In 1906, Alois Alzheimer, a psychiatrist and neuroanatomist, reported “a peculiar severe disease process of the cerebral cortex” to a gathering of psychiatrists in Tübingen, Germany. The case was a 50-year-old woman who suffered from memory loss, delusions, hallucinations, aggression and confusion – all of which worsened until her untimely…

Health officials at airports are conducting random Covid-19 tests on passengers with respiratory symptoms from Hong Kong and Singapore to detect Omicron's new XBB subvariant, according to disease control authorities.

Henry Fraser was left paralysed from the shoulder after a driving accident and has since learned how to paint using brushes attached to a mouthpiece. As a homage to Edinburgh born Doddie Weir, the artist has created a piece for the foundation.