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Women now binge drinking more than men for first time in history

American women are now out-binge-drinking men for the first time in history, a top Government doctor has warned. Dr George Koob, who directs the National Instit... read more

BMJ editor warns trans US children rushed into sex change surgery

Kamran Abbasi, editor-in-chief of the British Medical Journal (BMJ) said psychological support for gender dysphoric children is being bypassed in favor of surge... read more

Desperate family races to raise $2.5m to fund experimental therapy for toddler

A desperate family is in a race against time to fund multi-million-dollar experimental treatment for their son who has a rare condition that could kill him at a... read more

New York issues polio warning for travelers to Israel amid outbreak

New York has issued a health warning to travelers heading to Israel after a polio outbreak in the country paralyzed an eight-year-old boy. The state Department ... read more

I’m an expert – this is what causes ‘pregnancy nose’

Women are well aware of what to expect when they’re expecting: sore breasts, swollen ankles, nausea and fatigue are common. But did you know one facial fe... read more

A pharmacist reveals the five signs of a healthy period

Your menstrual cycle should last between 28-35 days and your period blood should be red. They are just two signs that your period is ‘healthy’. That... read more

Michigan woman, 22, loses incredible 100lbs after taking up five-day-a-week gym habit

A woman who underwent a 100-pound weight loss transformation says that she constantly feels cold now, but does not regret the weight loss. Drea Vasquez, 22, fro... read more

Rugby-mad schoolboy, 7, left with ‘crippling’ migraines and facing emergency skull rebuild

A boy has undergone skull surgery to treat a potentially life-threatening condition that doctors repeatedly missed. Luke Bedford, seven, from Dewsbury in West Y... read more

Cot death fear as 90 per cent say they sleep with their baby

Cot death fear as 90 per cent say they sleep with their baby while experts call for a step up in safety advice Only four in ten said they have been advised on h... read more

5 Most Common Types Of Catastrophic Injuries

A catastrophic injury is any severe injury that an individual can sustain involving the head, brain, back or spinal cord. It may also mean skull fractures, loss... read more

The tourists who tried Ayahuasca – psychedelic drug used by Prince Harry to ‘deal with the traumas’

‘The shaman poured the dense, black liquid and summoned us forward individually. It tasted disgusting, it smelt vile but it felt good to drink. ‘It ... read more

Is this Britain’s worst GP? Obese, trans doctor refuses to tell fat patients to lose weight

Being fat isn’t bad for your health. That is just one of shocking beliefs being promoted by one of Britain’s most controversial doctors. Dr Asher La... read more

Exactly how many steps it takes to burn off Britain’s best-loved foods

Many of us have the goal of walking 10,000 steps a day in our quest to stay fit and healthy.  Yet, this isn’t even enough to burn off a Greggs steak bake... read more

The great vape sham: How super-strength e-cigarettes conquered America

Vaping hit the mainstream in the 2010s and was viewed as a safe smoking cessation tool that could finally wean millions of tobacco users off cigarettes. Though ... read more

HEALTH NOTES: Healing power of lullabies  

HEALTH NOTES: Healing power of lullabies By Mail on Sunday Reporter Updated: 23:44 GMT, 11 March 2023 Playing lullabies eases distress in sick babies, a study h... read more

NHS surgeons use high-tech 3D printers to create replacement ribs for cancer patients

Patients recovering from surgery to cut out chest and lung tumours can hope to breathe easier thanks to replacement ribs created by high-tech 3D printers. The i... read more

GPs plan to stop writing sick notes to free up time to see more patients 

GPs plan to stop writing sick notes, death certificates and disability forms to free up time to see more patients The British Medical Association wants GPs to h... read more

Men, are you a ‘grower’ or a ‘shower’? Experts invent scientific definition to check

It is a popular locker room colloquialism that was considered by many to be an urban myth. But scientists have found that some men do in fact fall into two cate... read more

DR ELLIE CANNON: I wake up with night sweats… could it be a sign of blood cancer?  

Most nights I wake up suffering terrible sweats. Sometimes my night clothes are damp and I have to put a towel down to protect the bedding. My doctor said it co... read more

Justin Webb’s son Sam speaks of his battles with type 1 diabetes

Sam Webb is no stranger to talking about his health in public. Back in 2018, the then 18-year-old son of BBC Radio 4’s Today presenter Justin Webb penned an h... read more

Major hope for men with prostate cancer

Lord of the Rings star Sir Ian McKellen provides hope for men with prostate cancer as major British study finds monitoring the tumor is just as effective as hav... read more

So will ‘game changing’ new diet jab really help me slim… and can I get it from the GP?

Last week, pioneering weight-loss jab Wegovy was given the green light for widespread NHS use, a move hailed as a turning point in the battle against ever-risin... read more

Feeling down in the dumps? Take this NHS quiz to get a personalised action plan

Feeling down in the dumps? Take this NHS quiz to get a personalised action plan to boost your mental health By Hannah Mcdonald For Mailonline Updated: 13:41 GMT... read more

The five times Hancock didn’t ‘follow the science’

Throughout the pandemic, ministers repeatedly insisted that they were ‘following the science’. Ex-Health Secretary Matt Hancock repeated this mantra... read more