DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Do statins raise the risk of Covid-19? Well, I’ve not stopped taking mine

If you spend a lot of time on Twitter (and I do at the moment), you can end up reading some very odd claims. Apparently smoking protects against Covid-19, the virus is using the 5G mobile-phone network to spread, and eating raw garlic will keep corona at bay. Needless to say, many of the claims … Read more

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Should I join the stampede to turn VEGAN?

Should I go vegan? There are currently more than 500,000 people in Britain who say they have done – a fourfold increase over the past ten years. And the meat, fish, dairy and eggs (and honey – it’s made by bees and is therefore an animal by-product)-shunning revolution shows no signs of slowing down. The … Read more

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Four things that will wreck your marriage… and five that’ll save it

The recent announcement that divorce laws are to be relaxed is a welcome one.  Most couples who get married hope to live happily ever after, yet the brutal reality is that more than 40 per cent of modern marriages end in divorce.  In that case, why make getting divorced more difficult and stressful than it has … Read more

Dr Michael Mosley made a fortune from his lifestyle books but his portfolio has taken a hit

Our lifestyle guru Dr Michael Mosley is too scared to look at how much money he’s lost due to the coronavirus outbreak.  The doctor and TV presenter popularised the 5:2 diet and says writing his most famous book, The Fast Diet, was the smartest financial decision he ever made. But he invested most of the … Read more

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Remarkable British team that made jab in three weeks (now pray that it works)

Over the past month, I’ve mentioned a few times that our best hope, and perhaps the only way out of this pandemic, will be by creating a safe and effective vaccine. Only then will the world be able to get back to normal. And, in fact, a couple of weeks ago, just before the lockdown began, … Read more

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: I know it’s Easter… but try to resist a chocolate (and wine) overload

Just like most other families, the Mosleys have been in lockdown for the past three weeks. There are four of us, including my wife Clare, one of our sons, Dan, 25 – who has recently recovered from Covid-19 – and our daughter, Kate, 19, who is back from university. We are very fortunate that the … Read more