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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

Woman left to drain her OWN swollen gum of pus after botched dental care wins £15,500 payout

Woman, 44, who was left having to drain her OWN swollen gum of pus and with ‘multiple rotting teeth’ after inadequate dental care wins £15,500 in l... read more

World Health Organization says risk of Marburg virus is ‘very high’ across parts of Africa

How deadly is Marburg? Marburg is one of the deadliest pathogens known to man. The WHO says it has a case-fatality ratio (CFR) of up to 90 percent. But experts ... read more

I’m a leading longevity scientist. Here’s why someone reading this now could live to 150

Someone reading this could realistically live to the age of 150 thanks to leaps in technology, a leading longevity expert has claimed.   Dr Steven Cohen, who ... read more

Former Government drug tsar slams ban on hippy crack because it ‘isn’t based on evidence’

A ‘hippy crack’ ban will not stop people using it and risks driving teens to try harder drugs, a former government drugs tsar warned today. Professo... read more

I’m a dentist – here’s how you’re brushing your teeth all wrong

It’s a much followed routine that is thought to be best for your teeth.  But brushing your teeth after eating your breakfast is wrong, dentists have reve... read more

NHS will be short of 570,000 nurses, doctors and dentists within 15 years

England needs a massive boost of NHS workers like doctors and nurses or long-running staff shortages could reach a whopping 570,000 by 2036. This is the warning... read more

9 Tips for Choosing the Right LED Light for Face Treatment

If you’re interested in treating your skin with LED light therapy, you’ve likely come across the many options available in the market. LED light the... read more

New drug combination could give prostate cancer patients months of extra life

New drug combination could give prostate cancer patients months of extra life and revolutionise treatment By Katherine Lawton Updated: 01:58 BST, 27 March 2023 ... read more

Gwyneth Paltrow: The truth about rectal ozone therapy

Doctors have weighed in on Gwyneth Paltrow’s ‘pretty weird’ new wellness trend that involves shooting gas up her rectum. They warn that there is no ro... read more

I’m a cardiologist. These are the seven foods I’ll never eat – and why 

Dr Deepak Bhatt, a top cardiologist at Mount Sinai, told DailyMail.com eating too much in general is bad for your cardiovascular system A top heart doctor has r... read more

Married man, 47, got glass stuck in his bum for three days while drunk

A Nepalese man who shoved a glass into his anus needed to get it yanked out by surgeons.  The constipated 47-year-old, who wasn’t named, waited three day... read more

Fury over healing clinics charging up to £280 to help Long Covid sufferers

Brits with Long Covid are being charged up £280 for ‘counselling’ sessions which promise to ‘remove’ their symptoms, MailOnline can rev... read more

Got hay fever? Here’s your ultimate 2023 survival guide 

The season of runny noses and watery eyes is now upon us.  So, if you are one of the many millions of people in the UK that suffer with hay fever, you may be l... read more