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Death of the NHS Covid app: Software behind hated ‘pingdemic’ will be shut down next month

Death of the NHS Covid app: Software behind hated ‘pingdemic’ will be shut down next month in next step back to pre-pandemic life NHS Covid app, dow... read more

‘People are choosing between suicide, Switzerland or suffering’: Baroness Meacher makes plea to MPs

Terminally ill Brits are having to choose between ‘suicide, Switzerland or suffering’, MPs were told today.  In a powerful plea to the Health and S... read more

Sleeping fewer than 8 hours a night linked to beer belly risk

People who do not get enough sleep every night are more likely to suffer a pot belly, a new study suggests.  The excess fat that accumulates around the torso a... read more

Why 8,000 – not 10,000 – might be the magic number when it comes to daily steps

Why 8,000 — not 10,000 — might be the magic number when it comes to daily steps By Caitlin Tilley, Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Updated: 16:38 BST, 28 ... read more

Number of Brits getting cosmetic surgery doubles in a year

Forget boob jobs or Brazilian Bum Lifts — they’re officially last year. Industry figures show that the brow lift is now Britain’s most sought-afte... read more

Brits say the F word is the best pain remedy for stubbing your toe

Swearing DOES help numb your pain, expert claims – as Brits say the F word is best remedy for stubbing toes A survey of 2,000 Brits found almost two third... read more

Vaping industry demands £10,000 fines for rogue retailers caught selling e-cigs to kids

Vaping manufacturers have demanded £10,000 fines for any retailers caught selling e-cigarettes to kids as part of an industry-proposed crackdown on the ever-gr... read more

Cannabis compound can reverse fentanyl overdoses, study finds

A chemical found in cannabis could be the most effective way to prevent an opioid overdose, scientists believe. Scientists at Indiana University have identified... read more

Ouch! Cost of going to the dentist will rise by 8.5% next month

Ouch! Cost of going to the dentist will rise by 8.5% next month as part of price hikes branded ‘utterly grotesque’ by the British Dental Association... read more

Unveiling the World of Professional Dermatology Services

The overall condition of the skin is an indicator of your overall health. The skin is the largest organ in the body that plays numerous biological roles in prot... read more

World’s leading cause of blindness could be treated with a new fish oil pill, study claims

World’s leading cause of blindness could be treated with a new fish oil pill, study claims Researchers developed a new kind of omega-3 fatty acid able to ... read more

How soup made with bacteria could boost your chances of beating cancer

As Richard Jones prepared for a stem cell transplant to treat his cancer two years ago, he was offered a new and unusual treatment. Tests showed that his gut wa... read more

New pill for cholesterol when statins don’t work

A new daily pill which dramatically lowered cholesterol in trials could soon be available to patients with particularly high levels of ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol... read more

Eye patients are slowly losing their sight because they are stuck in the NHS backlog

When Andrew Battye was diagnosed with an eye disease that can cause progressive vision loss within days, he was told he’d be fast-tracked into treatment that ... read more

Mom almost has to have her legs AMPUTATED after falling asleep in wrong position

A Canadian woman nearly lost her legs due to cut-off circulation after passing out at home following a boozy girls’ night out. Julia Anderson, 36, collapsed ... read more

DR MARTIN SCURR: Is severe tiredness ‘chronic fatigue’ or something else?

My daughter, now 40, had a traumatic birth six years ago — soon after she started feeling unnaturally tired. A private consultant diagnosed fibromyalgia, and ... read more

I’m a doctor who has made mistakes while treating patients – here are my golden rules to protect you

Can you imagine the distress of going to hospital for an operation and having to return to theatre to have forceps removed because they were left inside your ab... read more

The bumpy spoon that tricks you into eating less sugar – and chopsticks that make food taste saltier

Could bumpy cutlery trick our taste buds and help us to eat more healthily? That’s the hope of researchers in the U.S., who have designed a spoon that they sa... read more

Strong painkillers barely worked for me during my agonising knee surgery

I’ve never had to give anyone as much sedative as that before,’ the anaesthetist remarked as I came round from my knee replacement surgery last October. ‘... read more

Doctors weigh in on TikTok trend of face tapping for wrinkles

Dr Jennifer Ashton, an obstetrician and gynecologist in New York City, said that taping up your face at night will not help wrinkles to disappear The latest Tik... read more

Baby boy was left with cerebral palsy after doctors dismissed his pregnant mum’s stomach pain

A baby boy suffered irreversible brain damage because of NHS blunders. Shanto Khaliquzzaman developed cerebral palsy which has left him unable to walk, talk or ... read more

Experts say there’s no real evidence that regular exercise can stave off dementia

Why you CAN’T jog your memory: Experts say there’s no real evidence that regular exercise can stave off dementia By Xantha Leatham Deputy Science Ed... read more

Women in their 20s given AstraZeneca’s Covid jab are 3.5 TIMES more likely to die of cardiac arrest

Covid jabs might raise the risk of sudden cardiac deaths in young women, official data revealed today.  Government analysts trawled through data from England&#... read more

Drug users are being encouraged to buy new $2 tests that detect ‘tranq’ in street drugs

Test strips for flesh-eating zombie drug ‘tranq’ are being rolled out in the US in an effort to curb accidental overdoses. Xylazine, an animal tranq... read more