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First ever over-the-counter cholesterol test goes on sale in supermarkets around Britain as Tesco stock the kit

By Jonathan Neal For Mail On Sunday Published: 02:03 GMT, 10 March 2024 | Updated: 02:08 GMT, 10 March 2024 The first over-the-counter rapid test for high chole... read more

Daily pills may be answer to incurable cancer as patients with aggressive disease see tumors stop growing

By Ethan Ennals For The Mail On Sunday Published: 01:38 GMT, 10 March 2024 | Updated: 01:57 GMT, 10 March 2024 Patients with aggressive, incurable cancers saw t... read more

Revealed: How 350 young adults are still getting hooked on smoking every day

The equivalent of 127,500 people aged 18 to 25 pick up smoking each year But three quarters of smokers said they never would not start if had choice again By X... read more

FDA approves Wegovy weight-loss shot for heart disease patients – including those who are not obese

By Luke Andrews Senior Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 20:20 GMT, 8 March 2024 | Updated: 20:30 GMT, 8 March 2024 Obese and overweight adults with ... read more

Granny WAS right! From bald patches to RINGWORM – experts reveal why you should never go to bed with wet hair

Everyone has done it – after a long day you hop into the shower, wash your hair, have no energy to blow dry it so you go to bed with a wet head.  Well, i... read more

North Carolina county issues RABIES warning after 4-year-old girl was bitten by a rabid fox in an affluent suburb

By Luke Andrews Senior Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 21:37 GMT, 6 March 2024 | Updated: 22:42 GMT, 6 March 2024 Locals in the capital of North Ca... read more

Men and women DO suffer different symptoms when they catch Covid – affecting their skin, hearts and breathing in distinct ways

Men have bigger increases in skin temperature, breathing rate and heart rate This could be why 100,000 more men died from Covid than women in the US READ MORE: ... read more

Why you SHOULDN’T exercise with make-up on: Experts claim wearing foundation at the gym may give you spots and dry skin

Study suggests you should remove your make up before exercising at the gym Experts warn make-up could block your pores and stop your skin from breathing By Xant... read more

Living in a leafy neighbourhood can reduce the chances of developing brittle bones, research suggests

A study found people in greener neighbourhoods had increased bone strength  By Kate Pickles Health Editor Published: 00:13 GMT, 6 March 2024 | Updated: 00:31 G... read more

Why does my stomach growl when I’m hungry and can I make the embarrassing rumblings stop?

By Alexa Lardieri U.S. Deputy Health Editor Dailymail.Com Published: 14:56 GMT, 5 March 2024 | Updated: 16:55 GMT, 5 March 2024 Everyone has experienced it R... read more

Doctors take a year longer to diagnose endometriosis in women than before the pandemic, report reveals

Endometriosis affects the physical and mental health of one in 10 women in UK  By Shaun Wooler Health Editor Published: 00:10 GMT, 4 March 2024 | Updated: 00:4... read more

Men who wake in the night for 30 minutes are 20 per cent more likely to get prostate cancer, study reveals

By Pat Hagan Published: 00:32 GMT, 3 March 2024 | Updated: 00:45 GMT, 3 March 2024 Men who wake in the night are 20 per cent more likely to develop prostate can... read more

The daily supplement with ‘huge promise’ for an ageing population that can boost brain function in over 60s in just 12 weeks

Pill-takers did better in a test which provides an early marker for Alzheimer’s By Chris Pollard Published: 23:02 GMT, 1 March 2024 | Updated: 23:02 GMT, ... read more

GPS told to stop performing intimate prostate exams amid fears it puts men off coming forward

More than 52,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year in the UK  By Shaun Wooler Health Editor Published: 22:01 GMT, 1 March 2024 | Updated: 22:01... read more

Long Covid may lower your IQ by up to SIX points, major study warns

By Luke Andrews Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 17:09 GMT, 1 March 2024 | Updated: 17:19 GMT, 1 March 2024 Long Covid may cause sufferers’ IQ... read more

Man who walked around with ‘two heads’ for 15 years finally gets tumor the size of a cantalope removed – after it began to break his skull

A man in India had a tumor nearly the size of his head removed after 15 years  The growth was a mesenchymal tumor, which accounts for one in a million cases RE... read more

Health service initiative offers patients a chance to see a GP on the same day – but they only have a one in 15 chance of actually seeing a doctor

North Londoners will have their access to NHS professionals boosted But they will only be given this if they have a small chance of seeing a doctor The new serv... read more

Plant trees to… save the NHS? Doctors call on ministers to plant trees near homes and schools to make us ‘healthy and happy’

By Shaun Wooller Health Editor Published: 00:01 GMT, 29 February 2024 | Updated: 01:06 GMT, 29 February 2024 Doctors have called on ministers to plant more tree... read more

I helped my motor neurone disease-stricken husband travel to Dignitas – it’s what he wanted

By Alex Ward, Social Affairs Correspondent Published: 00:01 GMT, 29 February 2024 | Updated: 00:01 GMT, 29 February 2024 A woman who helped her husband travel t... read more

UK laws on euthanasia and assisted suicide explained amid calls for a vote on legalisation

Euthanasia, or medically assisted death, is currently illegal in both the UK and the wider British Isles.  Though that may soon change.   Currently any medic... read more

Men DO get fatter after they get married because they eat more and exercise less after tying the knot, scientists say

Marriage has a ‘a significant effect’ on BMI scores of men, new study finds By Chris Pollard Published: 00:13 GMT, 28 February 2024 | Updated: 00:30... read more

Ointment for dry eyes is recalled nationwide due to infection risk

By Luke Andrews Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 00:13 GMT, 28 February 2024 | Updated: 00:31 GMT, 28 February 2024 Thousands of bottles of ointment... read more

From the university of the extremely obvious… living near pubs and bars is BAD for your health (because you spend too much time there!)

By Chris Pollard For Dailymail.Com Published: 16:51 GMT, 27 February 2024 | Updated: 16:55 GMT, 27 February 2024 Living within half a mile of pubs, bars and tak... read more