An ex-convict given a pig’s heart in a world-first transplant died from heart failure, doctors have concluded. David Bennett, 57, from Maryland, died on M... read more
Fears are mounting that Americans will need to carry a face mask when they go on vacation this summer despite Covid deaths running at less than a third of the p... read more
Health chiefs will cull up to 8,000 non-frontline NHS jobs as part of a clampdown on ‘waste and wokery’ in the health service. NHS England chief ... read more
Talk about a weight-ing list! Obese people could be bumped up NHS queue for elective care by new software that may also deprioritise middle class patients A NHS... read more
More than a million prescriptions for antidepressants are written for teenagers in England each year, official figures suggest. The number of drugs doled out to... read more
The only clinic performing abortions in Mississippi, the state at the heart of the US Supreme Court’s historic about-face on women’s reproductive ri... read more
New York City becomes the first in the US to record more than 100 cases of monkeypox just over a week after Pride celebrations as national tally rises to 605 Ci... read more
It was officially described 115 years ago. But billions of pounds and hundreds of failed trials later, scientists still haven’t been able to crack one of ... read more
Lactose intolerance ‘trend’ is now affecting babies: Prescriptions for sugary, dairy-free infant formula triple in UK in a decade Newborns drank nea... read more
Britain must urgently build up stocks of a Covid drug that could be a lifesaver for half a million extremely vulnerable Britons, campaigners say. Evusheld, deve... read more
When you are suffering from an anxiety disorder, it is normal to not want to leave the comfort of your home to buy medication. The good news is; that you do not... read more
The number of children who regularly use e-cigarettes has nearly doubled in two years, a Government-funded report warns. Experts have blamed the rise on social ... read more
Encouraging people to eat less meat and more fruit and veg may prevent 26million premature deaths every year, scientists say. Edinburgh University researcher... read more
Sleeping with a light on can potentially increase a person’s risk of suffering multiple diet-related conditions like obesity, diabetes and high blood pres... read more
Unborn children that are exposed to dangerous chemicals – many of which are frequent in day-to-day life – are at an increased risk of developing liv... read more
Being ‘hangry’ is a real thing! Scientists find direct link between hunger and anger Word is used to describe someone who is angry because they are ... read more
Monkeypox patients that are being infected as part of the current worldwide outbreak may not be exhibiting all of the typical symptoms of the virus, allowing so... read more
Juul e-cigarettes will temporarily be restored in the U.S., as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reviews the company’s appeal of a decision to pull t... read more
Steve Barclay has been appointed Health Secretary, replacing Sajid Javid who quit in dramatic fashion last night after questioning the Prime Minister’s i... read more
Covid’s most contagious variant yet is now dominant in England, sequencing data shows as experts warn it could cause send infections to pandemic highs. Da... read more
Over-50s are set to be offered a Covid booster jab as early as autumn as ministers plan the latest fightback against a surge in the number of infections. Around... read more
Doctors are warning about the dangers of taking too much vitamin D after a man became so ill medics feared he had cancer. The middle-aged patient, from Kent, lo... read more
