Washing your hands properly should take 20 seconds – the time it takes to sing Happy Birthday twice – experts say. The Royal Pharmaceutical Society is worri... read more
It may seem convenient to have your groceries delivered straight to your door. But not carrying your own shopping bags is ruining your muscles, according to phy... read more
Patients are dying alone in NHS hospitals because there are too few staff to care for them, a damning new report reveals. A survey of more than 30,000 nurses fo... read more
Plastic surgery officials are moving to crack down on the ‘circus’ of surgeons on Snapchat. In the past two years, there has been a surge in the n... read more
The a**hole personality is everywhere in this world whether it comes in the form of a boss, co-worker, friend or significant other. These people can leave you f... read more
Doing healthy things can feel like a battle between the angel on one shoulder and the devil on the other. The devil impels me to order the bacon burger for lu... read more
The ‘love hormone,’ oxytocin, triggers men to feel for friendly and social, a new study shows. But another study published earlier this week shows t... read more
Scientists have removed disease from an embryo for the first time ever using precise ‘chemical surgery’. The technique called ‘base editing... read more
An eight-year-old basketball fan with a fatal, rare disease was greeted by NBA players who have a message for him: ‘Keep fighting’. Case Hogan has b... read more
Many couples experience fertility problems and low sperm count can be a key factor. Sperm counts in men worldwide have declined by half over the past 50 yea... read more
A man in eastern China was shocked to discover dozens of tooth-like growths inside his throat after suffering from shortness of breath. Doctors in Jiangsu Prov... read more
Wearing knickers can increase heat and sweat in the genital area This can create a breading ground for bacteria and up risk of vaginal infections Underwear mad... read more
From smallpox to influenza, pandemic diseases throughout history have spread quickly, causing devastation to entire populations. In the hopes of preventing anot... read more
Babies are at twice the risk of suffering severe flu if they have an older brother or sister, a study found. Children are ‘effective spreaders’ and ... read more
Hope is on the horizon for a Bangladeshi man left severely disfigured following a vicious tiger attack. Hashmot Ali, 45, lost almost his entire face as a result... read more
Britain’s diabetes epidemic is fuelling an all-time high of 160 amputations a week, figures reveal. More than 8,500 procedures are carried out in Engla... read more
It’s probably the last place you expect to catch herpes. But dirty yoga mats can carry the highly contagious virus, which can cause cold sores around the ... read more
A teenager who lost both her arms in a horror bus crash has had one of the world’s first double limb transplants. Shreya Siddanagowda, 19, had to have bot... read more
Two sisters who endured gruelling battles with the same form of cancer just months apart are now in remission. Dee Paul, 27 and her younger sister Kiran Sangha,... read more
A mother-of-three has to avoid laughing as it feels like her skull is being stabbed with nails because of a rare condition which causes her brain to leak. Angel... read more
On Tuesday, his girlfriend Lucy Mecklenburgh caused a stir on Instagram, when she shared a shot of her dramatic weight-loss from her stint on Celebrity Island. ... read more
A woman who was awarded $57 million in a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson is the first person in the United States to speak out about the severe pain she s... read more
