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Cannabis will be tested as pain relief medication that could pave the way for NHS prescriptions

Thousands of people to be given cannabis as a painkiller every day in major new trial that could pave the way for it being prescribed on the NHS Cannabis is to ... read more

Warning to insomniacs as study finds people who struggle to sleep may be at risk of type 2 diabetes 

Insomniacs might be at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a study suggests.   Bristol University researchers found people who struggled to sleep had h... read more

Anti-fungus chemicals used on some fruits could cause them to grow potentially DEADLY ‘super yeast’

A potentially deadly yeast pathogen is being fueled by some anti-fungus chemicals used on fruits while they are being grown. C. auris was discovered in 2009, an... read more

Expert warns that rising kids social media use could cause eating disorders, feelings of inadequacy

Social media use is rising among children, especially as many spent significantly more time indoors during the COVID-19 pandemic.  While some experts are issui... read more

UK’s daily Covid cases plunge by 41% in a week

UK’s daily Covid cases plunge by 41% in a week amid signs hospital pressure might have also peaked Another 51,253 positive tests were logged by UKHSA boss... read more

Girl whose deadly brain tumour was spotted by opticians needs £200k for pioneering treatment

Grace Kelly, 12, has already undergone surgery and treatment for her cancer but her family are now trying to raise thousands of pounds for pioneering treatment ... read more

Fury as UK Government-funded vaccine manufacturing site SOLD to private firm

A British taxpayer-funded vaccine manufacturing centre was today bought by a US pharmaceutical giant.   The Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre, in O... read more

People recently infected with COVID-19 DO NOT need a fourth dose of the vaccine CDC chief says

The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) acknowledged the value of natural Covid immunity from infection on Tuesday, and even said it co... read more

Covid rates in England are now the ‘highest we’ve EVER seen’, mass-testing survey reveals

Covid infection rates in England are now the ‘highest we’ve ever seen’, according to one of the country’s leading virus experts.  Profe... read more

Go to work if you have a headache or feel tired, Sajid Javid says (even though it might be Covid)

Asked whether he would still go to work if he was tired or had a headache, Sajid Javid (pictured) said he would ‘first reach for the Nurofen’ Briton... read more

The boy who ‘could die if he walked to school’ because he’s ‘allergic’ to the cold

Calum Courtney was four-years-old when he had his first outbreak of hives in response to cold weather, a condition called cold urticaria Millions of children w... read more

Millions of patients are told ‘don’t go to A&E’ unless you’re dying

Millions of patients were today told not to go to A&E unless they are dying after six hospitals warned of 12-hour waits in emergency departments in a Covid-... read more

Why you REALLY shouldn’t let your let your dog lick your face

Letting your dog lick your face or eat from your plate could be fueling the superbug crisis, a study has warned.  Experts have also called for pet owners to wa... read more

How to Identify Food Intolerances

Food intolerance refers to when an individual has problems digesting particular foods which results in unpleasant physical reactions. These reactions include st... read more

Juicing for diabetes – Yay or nay?

Over the last decade, juicing has gone from a fringe health and wellness trend to a mainstream practice done by everyone from your neighbor to Kylie Jenner and ... read more

Sleeping less than the recommended four hours per night can cause fat to line organs

Poor sleeping habits may not just leave a person tired during the day, it could also pose a danger to their health, a new study finds. Researchers at the Mayo C... read more

FDA announces recall of Disney-branded hand sanitizer due to ‘cancer-causing chemical’ benzene

Bottles of Disney-branded Mickey Mouse and Star Wars hand sanitizer are being recalled for containing methanol and cancer-causing chemicals Disney-branded bottl... read more

Texas man, 35, has missed weddings, birthdays and funerals due to a severe case of agoraphobia

A Texas man’s life has been dominated by agoraphobia for over a decade, causing him to miss many major life and family events out of fear of being in larg... read more

Covid cases fall 38% in a week as experts describe daily counts as ‘irrelevant’

Daily Covid cases have plunged to their lowest level in a month in Britain following No10’s decision to scrap free testing.  Another 50,202 positive test... read more

Motherhood and a later menopause may cut the risk of women developing dementia, study claims

Motherhood and a later menopause could reduce the risk of women developing dementia. A woman with no children is 18 per cent more likely to be diagnosed with de... read more

Is now finally the time to ditch the daily Covid stats?

Ministers should ditch the daily Covid statistics now that the numbers are almost meaningless, leading experts and MPs argued today. Boris Johnson’s decis... read more

Private cancer clinic claims ministers have IGNORED offer to help tackle backlog

Professor Sikora told MailOnline he is ‘very disappointed’ that the UK’s health bosses have not been more responsive to his offer to provide c... read more

A NEW Covid variant, named XE, is detected in the UK 

A new version of the Omicron Covid variant has been detected in the United Kingdom. The XE variant, as it has been titled, is a combination of the BA.1 Omicron ... read more

Why you DON’T need to panic about new Covid variant ‘XE’

A new version of the Omicron Covid variant detected in the United Kingdom is not anything to worry about, experts say. The XE variant is a combination of the BA... read more