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Oxford-led study estimates NHS spends around 3% of its primary and secondary care budget on the health impacts of heat and cold in England

Written by | 7 Jan 2026

Analysis of 4.37 million patient records in England finds resources asymmetrically impacted by winter cold and summer heat, with about 64% linked to common cold days while very […]

Saline nasal drops reduce the duration of the common cold in young children by two days

Written by | 11 Sep 2024

Using hypertonic saline nasal drops can reduce the length of the common cold in children by two days, according to a study that will be presented at the […]

Memory T cells from previous common cold infections protect against infection with SARS-CoV-2

Written by | 11 Jan 2022

A new study, published in Nature Communications confirms what many people have suspected for a long time – namely that previous human coronavirus infection e.g. with the common cold, could […]

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