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People who use cannabis experience MORE pain after surgery, study finds

Cannabis users face more pain after surgery than those who do not use the drug — and they need more painkillers, a study has found. Many Americans take medica... read more

Experts warn death toll from breathing tube blunders could be HIGHER as six die in surgery each year

Experts have voiced concerns over the number of preventable deaths on NHS operating tables after breathing tubes having been inserted incorrectly. Officially th... read more

DR ELLIE CANNON: Why are my feet so cold when the rest of my body feels fine?

I dread this time of year. From now until about the end of April, my feet feel as if they’re encased in ice. It’s worse in the evening, even though I wear s... read more

Why did it take THREE years to diagnose one mother’s OCD? Experts warn NHS is failing THOUSANDS

Mental health services are failing thousands of Britons who suffer with life-destroying obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) because of inappropriate or inadequa... read more

CDC is now ‘monitoring’ XBB Covid variant deemed ‘most vaccine resistant strain ever’

US health chiefs are ‘monitoring’ a new Covid variant that is feared to be the ‘most vaccine-resistant yet’ after it sent cases spiralin... read more

Home goods giant Unilever recalls more than 1million bottles of Dove, Tresemmé

Home goods giant Unilever recalls more than 1million bottles of Dove, Tresemmé and other shampoos over contamination from the cancer-causing chemical benzene H... read more

CDC could bring back oral polio vaccine that contains LIVE VIRUS

CDC mulls polio vaccine that contains LIVE virus to contain outbreak in New York – but there is a tiny risk recipients could become infected The oral poli... read more

Pfizer to charge Americans $130 per dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Future shots Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine could cost Americans up to $130 each. The New York City-based firm confirmed the price point to DailyMail.com on F... read more

A cure for baldness? Scientists CREATE hair in the lab

Scientists have generated hair follicles in petri dishes using embryonic skin cells from mice, in a potential breakthrough for fighting hair loss.  The team fr... read more

NHS blood supplies bounce back

NHS blood supplies are already bouncing back just days after officials began postponing ops to come with shortage. Health chiefs last week issued their first ev... read more

NHS to discourage ‘social transitioning’ of gender questioning children

Doctors will no longer encourage gender-curious children to use the pronouns of their preferred identity. New NHS draft guidelines will also discourage the act... read more

15 under-FOURS were referred to NHS Tavistock clinic to undergo gender care services

At least 15 children under the age of four were directed to the NHS’s transgender health service in England in the past two years. A similar number of fiv... read more

Eating a half-dozen prunes a day can stave off bone loss, study finds 

Eating a handful of prunes a day may help to prevent bone loss in later life, a study suggests. Researchers at Penn State University found that women in their 6... read more

Gas stoves are leaking cancer-causing benzene – along with 11 other dangerous chemicals

Gas stoves are leaking dangerous – potentially cancer-causing – chemicals into the home even when they are turned off, a shocking new study finds. R... read more

Virginia woman, 21, is shocked to find dots appearing over her skin

A young woman from Virginia had a brush with death when a strange rash that erupted across her body turned out to be a rare, severe, autoimmune disorder.  Juli... read more

Pregnant smokers to get FREE vapes under council-backed scheme

Pregnant smokers to get FREE vapes under council-backed scheme – but experts accuse officials of ‘playing with fire’ Lambeth Council will offe... read more

Britain might approve Covid vaccines for BABIES before Christmas

Regulators may decide on whether Covid vaccines should be approved for British babies before Christmas.  The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agenc... read more

Worst of Covid IS over – but one in 30 people still have it, major surveillance report reveals

Worst of Covid IS over – but one in 30 people still have it, major surveillance report reveals The Office for National Statistics estimates 1.7million in ... read more

Unfortunate Chinese man develops a horn on the tip of his penis 

An unfortunate Chinese man developed a 2inch-long horn on the tip of his penis, doctors have revealed. The unidentified 43-year-old sought medical advice after ... read more

More than HALF of NHS maternity units fail to meet safety standards

Regulators have expressed ‘deep concerns’ about the quality of care mothers and babies receive in hospital after maternity services deteriorated to ... read more

‘Gridlocked’ health and social care system is putting patients at risk of harm, regulator warns

Patients are being routinely placed at risk of harm because health and social care is so ‘gridlocked’, a damning report reveals today. The logjam pr... read more

Leading experts recomend drugs like Wegovy

Four weight-loss drugs that cut bodyweight by up to 10 per cent in a year were recommended for moderately overweight and obese adults who did not have luck with... read more

CDC panel votes to add Covid shots to recommended immunizations for all Americans – even children

Leading CDC panel votes to add COVID-19 vaccines to recommended immunizations for all Americans – even children – joining shots for polio and hepati... read more

Alcohol increases hormone that makes us reach or savoury food

Ever wondered why you always crave a cheeky late-night kebab after a heavy night of drinking? Well, scientists might finally have come up with an answer. Austra... read more