Children are being hospitalised with vaping-induced breathing difficulties amid a ‘disturbing’ youth vaping epidemic, senior medics warned today. ... read more
New Zealand will ban disposable vapes in a radical crackdown on its own kid e-cig epidemic. Child-friendly flavours, such as ‘cotton candy’ and ... read more
The recruitment of nurses from poor countries by rich nations such as the UK is ‘out of control’, a global nursing body has warned. The Internationa... read more
Forget Viagra! Men can now get another erection drug without needing a prescription (and it’s said to be even better than the little blue pill!) By Stephe... read more
Ministers should ban disposable vapes because they are increasingly used by children and are harmful to the environment, doctors say. The Royal College of Paedi... read more
Breastfeeding for longer could help children do better in their exams. Children breastfed for at least a year were 38 per cent more likely to get a high pass ... read more
A ‘super-fit’ woman who put bouts of dizziness down to not trying hard enough at the gym has been diagnosed with a type of blood cancer. Taylor Davi... read more
New DIY test that can spot bowel cancer even earlier The at-home test analyses a stool sample to examine the DNA of any tumour By Roger Dobson Updated: 20:42 BS... read more
An old infectious foe is returning with a vengeance: it’s called ringworm. Despite the name, it is not a worm but a contagious skin fungus that can disfig... read more
Waking one morning at a friend’s London home, Sophie Hillyard found herself struggling with textbook symptoms of a crashing hangover: a pounding headache ... read more
A baby boy carried in a uterus that was implanted into his mother by a robot has been born in a world first. The youngster, who has not been named, weighed six ... read more
Life changes in an instant. Last month I had a cardiac arrest in a Morrisons car park. Defibrillator deployed. Air ambulance to hospital. Huge drama. Touch and ... read more
Would you always choose crisps over chocolate? You’re not alone. While many of us may admit to a sweet tooth, a recent YouGov poll revealed that more than... read more
Constant cough? Abdominal pains? Change in bowel habits? These are the types of problems any healthcare system should be able to help you with. It should be sim... read more
Fifteen months ago I had a right hip replacement. It went well, and after a couple of days the pain was gone. However, since then I’ve lost my balance and... read more
A 68-year-old ecologist in New York has claimed that his immune system kills ticks that bite him. Richard Ostfeld has spent decades studying the critters in the... read more
The rising ageing population will see UK cancer cases surge by a third within the next two decades. Deaths are expected to rise by a quarter with six in 10 of t... read more
Private clinics are illegally promoting hay fever jabs, cashing in on fears the UK will be hit by a ‘pollen bomb’ in the coming days. MailOnline fo... read more
Texas has become the 17th state to outlaw gender-affirming care for teenagers. Republican Governor Greg Abbot signed a bill Friday banning puberty blockers, ho... read more
My son was born with bulging eyes and totally blind – but baffled doctors don’t know why Kobi-Jai Morgan was born in March 2022 with bruising around... read more
Draconian lockdown measures taken to stop the spread of Covid in early 2020 may have saved just 1,700 lives, analysis suggests. Economists today claimed their f... read more
Breakthrough in treating one of the deadliest blood cancers: ‘Remarkably effective’ new immunotherapy can slow disease’s progress by 74% By Ka... read more