The number of patients waiting too long for routine operations is at its highest level in almost a decade, NHS figures reveal. More than 400,000 patients have b... read more
Plastic surgeons recommend parents fit safety latches on to their doors at home Some 30,000 children trap their fingers in doors every year; 1,500 need surgery ... read more
Mother’s-to-be’s sleeping position significantly affects their baby’s heart rate Foetuses’ hearts become less active when their mothers ... read more
No Bra Day takes place on October 13 – in the middle of Breast Cancer Awareness Month Aim is to raise awareness and encourage women to check their breasts T... read more
Mothers across the globe subconsciously change the tone of their voice when they talk to their baby to help them learn, a new study found. Regardless of the lan... read more
Many doctors are claiming that the Trump administration’s new guidelines for birth control cite outdated research to justify exempting certain forms from ... read more
The jab releases 8% aspirin in week one, 13% in week two and 20% by week four Aspirin is combined with the sweetener xylitol, which together form a bond This bo... read more
Dementia is still the leading cause of death in England and Wales, new Government data has revealed. For the second-year running, the neurological disorder has ... read more
Bupa revoked a woman’s travel insurance after she declared she suffered from bipolar disorder. Elizabeth Watson, 29, from London, was granted insurance ... read more
Traditional family doctors are at risk of dying out because so many GPs are leaving the NHS, Jeremy Hunt warned. The Health Secretary said doctors who know ever... read more
Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes has revealed her battle with depression took her by surprise because she saw herself as ‘hard as nails’. Th... read more
Here is Get The Gloss’ guide for you to be happier at work, written by Ayesha Muttucumaru. 1. Share (but you don’t have to bare all) Telling your... read more
A handful of nuts a day could prevent type 2 diabetes, new research suggests. Omega-6 rich foods, such as nuts and sunflower oil, lower a person’s risk of... read more
Women who were active as teenagers cut their risk of dying from cancer by 13 percent, a study claims. The amount women exercised and played sports when they wer... read more
‘Eating the placenta borders on cannibalism’, a leading expert has claimed. The celebrity fad favoured by Kim and Kourtney Kardashian has no heal... read more
Air pollution causes more than 500,000 premature deaths across Europe each year despite ‘slowly’ improving air quality on the continent, the EU̵... read more
A cervical cancer survivor who thought her condition would rob her of the chance to be a mother has given birth to a healthy baby boy after having pioneering su... read more
Almost a third of children between the ages of two and 15 are overweight or obese in the UK, and many chain restaurants aren’t helping matters. A new leag... read more
Welsh health officials have reported an increase in cases this year Public Health England said numbers could also rise in England Croup usually clears up within... read more
A new ‘smokeless’ tobacco cigarettes has been hailed as a safer alternative to traditional smoking. Now experts predict that heat-not-burn devices... read more
Concerned health chiefs are crossing their fingers that the NHS doesn’t get bombarded with the major Aussie flu outbreak that is expected this winter. Rou... read more
Britain’s dementia ‘hotspots’ have been revealed as seaside resorts and a national park in a fascinating map of the country. It shows the regi... read more
