vitamin

wellbeing

How an over-the-counter vitamin could protect against skin cancer

Patients with a history of skin cancer saw the biggest benefit from taking the supplement.

18 September 2025

Health news

Who is Casimir Funk and why is the Google Doodle honouring him?

This Polish-born bioscientist may not have gotten a Nobel Prize for his work, but the man credited as the "father of vitamins" is being honoured on his 140th birthday.

23 February 2024

Health news

Taking vitamin D supplements? Overdosing may have dire consequences

Doctors warn that cases of vitamin D overdose are on the rise as over-the-counter supplements gain in popularity. One man in the UK found out the hard way.

6 July 2022