A Florida woman who has more than 100 tumors growing in her body is still fighting 30 years later. Michele Holbrook, 56, has a rare condition that causes her ... read more
Americans should take a pill after sex to tackle America’s explosion in sexually transmitted infections (STIs), health officials say. The Centers for Dise... read more
Experts are sounding the alarm over a malaria-like tick-borne disease that kills up to 20 percent of people it infects. Human cases of babesiosis have more than... read more
New warning to daytime nappers: Taking 30 minute kips each day ‘may raise risk of ‘developing an irregular heartbeat By Xantha Leatham, Deputy Scien... read more
Rates of suicides in the US rose in 2021 after enjoying a dip for two years, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. The four perc... read more
A beauty queen and junior doctor has today told how she quit the British Medical Association because it was too ‘cliquey’. Dr Bhasha Mukherjee, form... read more
A multiple sclerosis sufferer left in such excruciating pain that she wanted to hack her legs off with a chainsaw says cannabis has turned her life around. Alex... read more
Almost one in three A&E patients at England’s worst-performing hospitals have to wait 12 hours to be treated , shocking figures revealed today. The n... read more
A fascinating chart highlights how the world is in the midst of a reproduction crisis — as developed countries fall out of love with having children. In 2020,... read more
A troubled ambulance trust is offering senior staff members up to £80,000 to quit – despite claims of racism. The East of England Ambulance Service Trust... read more
You’ve heard of artificial sweeteners, but a new proposal could thrust artificial salt into the spotlight. The Food and Drug Administration has revealed ... read more
A Botox ad aimed at helping mums ‘dazzle’ on the school run has been banned for exploiting women’s insecurities. Beauty comparison site Glow... read more
A mother who was told she had tonsillitis by her GP ended up diagnosing herself with leukaemia — using Dr Google. Chloe-Leigh Todd, 22, from Gateshead, sou... read more
A new Covid strain nicknamed ‘Arcturus’ is sparking concern around the world. XBB.1.16, a subvariant of Omicron, is already wreaking havoc in parts ... read more
Arcturus may cause Covid cases in Britain to soar, according to experts who have warned ‘we’re not yet out of the woods’. The spin-off of O... read more
A mother diagnosed with Parkinson’s at 44 has shared the surprising symptoms of the disease. Donna Marshall, from Tunbridge Wells in Kent, has young-ons... read more
Cold hands and feet are a common bugbear. But it can also be a sign of poor circulation, which is often caused by a build-up of fatty deposits on the walls of a... read more
Diabetes is now a ‘rapidly escalating crisis’ in the UK as cases are thought to have hit five million for the first time. Health experts warn Britain’s ob... read more
Diabetes is now a ‘rapidly escalating crisis’ in the UK, as the number of people with the condition is thought to have exceeded five million for the... read more
Diptheria in Britain is ‘sharply’ on the rise due to small boat crossings as scientists warn dozens of new cases have nearly all been linked to ‘incoming ... read more
Hotspots for a rare tick-borne disease that kills up to one in ten sufferers have been revealed for the first time. A study by the Yale School of Public Health ... read more
People are told on a daily basis how important their health is and that they must maintain it, but the demands of everyday life can make these goals more diffic... read more
