A new study links difficult relationships in our social networks to faster biological ageing (Lee et al., 2026 @pnas.org). I spoke with @drdavidcox.bsky.social @telegraph.co.uk about the findings — and what to do about it. www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne...

Trump Tylenol Push Could Actually Increase Autism Rates, Researchers Warn @drdavidcox.bsky.social reports for @wired.com www.wired.com/story/trumps...

Continuing our roll call of finalists for this year's awards. Shortlisted for The Dr Delvin Award for Sex and Sexual Health Journalism we have @drdavidcox.bsky.social @eleanorhayward.bsky.social and Noel Titheradge. Well done all!

How do we leverage increased public awareness of ageing biology to promote good science, not clickbait titles? A panel by @drdavidcox.bsky.social, @dominicnutt.bsky.social, Elizabeth Mills, & @bradleyelliott.bsky.social explore how BSRA members can promote good science and what narratives work.

#Gut #toxin may be a ‘critical piece of the puzzle’ behind the rise in early-onset #colorectal #cancer ... | #Antibiotic | #bacteria | #Klebsiella | #colibactin | #Citrobacter | #ecoli | By @drdavidcox.bsky.social via @nbcnews.com

Over the last six years, I've written a lot about cases of teenagers and young adults developing nicotine toxicity through excess vaping. But as I wrote in this piece for @telegraphnews.bsky.social, there's a new culprit in town: nicotine pouches www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne...

📣 My BBC podcast is now on YouTube Shockingly more and more people under the age of 50 are being diagnosed with aggressive cancers for apparently unknown reasons. I discuss the emerging theories and what we do and don't know www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6OR...

I was at Broadcasting House last week, filming a new episode of the BBC's The Global Story podcast based on some of my reporting over the past 6 months. Cancer cases in under 50s are rising at an alarming rate, up 80% in the past 30 years. But why? Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

This is pretty heartbreaking, given the progress which has been made against HIV over the past 10 years

Of the many scary consequences of the USAID funding cuts - this is one of the most tragic. Last year I reported on the emergence of lenacapavir, a gamechanging drug with the potential to end the HIV epidemic. Now its future is in doubt My WIRED story: www.wired.com/story/lenaca...

www.wired.com/story/lenaca... US funding cuts harming roll out of new HIV drug reports @drdavidcox.bsky.social in this fascinating piece for @wired.com

At a conference last September, I listened to a fascinating talk about a class of drugs called senolytics which aim to remove senescent cells, one of the hallmarks of ageing. My story on how these medicines can help us tackle age-related diseases www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Nice overview of the promise of FLASH Radiotherapy by BBC. Our research and views on its clinical potential are also featured. #FLASH_RT #radiotherapy #cancer

Radiotherapy is one of the most common cancer treatments. Doctors have long known they could cure many more people, if only they could increase the radiation dose by 30% or more. New research is now making that possible. My story and a 🧵 www.bbc.com/future/artic...

The exit will cut a huge chunk from the World Health Organization’s budget, but the short-term financial gain for the US could come at the cost of disease outbreaks flaring up across the world.

Nearly 5 years on from his last attempt, Trump is determined to withdraw the US from the World Health Organisation. As I discuss in my @wired.com story, this could have enormous implications for global health over the next 4 years. 🧵 below www.wired.com/story/trump-...

In September, I was at the UICC congress which highlighted the need for greater regulation of vapes, based around growing concerns that more and more vapers are becoming "dual users" - people who smoke and vape. My latest @telegraphnews.bsky.social piece: www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne...

For the vast majority of cancers, the last 20 years have been an unequivocal success story. The 1-year survival rate across the board is now over 70%. But for 6 cancers in particular, the prognosis remains grim. What can we do better? A quick 🧵 Full story: www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne...

When the XEC variant of Covid emerged in the autumn, it looked absolutely deadly in the lab. But that thankfully hasn't played out in real life. So what's going on with Covid in 2025? A quick 🧵 (My full story) www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Took a look at one of the most popular new mental health treatments emerging in the UK at the moment - a form of brain stimulation which seems to showing benefit for people with symptoms of depression For @observeruk.bsky.social & @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

When human metapneumonvirus started getting global attention over the past week - John V. Williams allowed himself a wry smile. As the world's preeminent expert on the virus, he'd spent 20 years trying to convince doctors that it was real. My story & a short 🧵: www.wired.com/story/human-...

There's been a lot out there on human metapneumovirus after the cases in China. It's an interesting example of how a very common (but previously neglected) virus is being taken much more seriously because we're actually testing for it Me for @wired.com www.wired.com/story/human-... #health