There’s nothing worse than waking up with a massive spot when you’ve got a big day ahead. We’ve all been there. But what can be done to stop a pimple ruining your day? Dr Conal Perrett, consultant dermatologist and dermatological surgeon at The Devonshire Clinic and one of London Medical Concierge’s network of doctors, explains …

We might perceive ourselves to be bigger or smaller than we really are. Researchers from the University of Western Australia in Perth have uncovered new evidence that our brains trick us into thinking that our bodies are smaller than they actually are. This is not what I wanted to read when I got up this …

Women at risk of giving birth prematurely could be identified by looking at bacteria living in their reproductive tract, new research suggests. Falling levels of the strain Lactobacillus, alongside increases in other bacteria, are associated with a woman’s waters breaking after less than 37 weeks of pregnancy, a study found today. Previous research reveals bacteria …

One hour a day on social media can derail your sleeping pattern, a new study warns. The report by Canadian researchers was commissioned to assess why so many young people struggle to sleep eight hours. They found the root problem to be social media: those who spent at least 60 minutes on WhatsApp, Facebook or …

Feel like you’ve been overdoing it a bit lately? Well, it looks like there’s an easy way to tell whether you’ve been working too much – and it involves the temperature of your nose. Yep, we know it sounds weird, but scientists from the University of Nottingham now believe that having a cold nose could …