09 May 2021

• Coronavirus: Expert urges caution over hugs as lockdown eases
  Embraces should be selective, short, and avoid face-to-face contact, says Sage member Prof Cath Noakes.
• Complementary medicines for weight loss not justified, study suggests
  Some complementary medicines result in marginal weight loss but do not benefit health, study suggests.
• Under 40s to be offered alternative to AZ vaccine
  Link to rare blood clots leads to shift in vaccination programme for younger age groups.
• PM: India coronavirus variant must be 'handled carefully'
  Health officials have elevated one version of the India virus to a "variant of concern".