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New York man sues Hershey after tests showed its dark chocolate bars contain toxic metals

New York man sues Hershey after tests showed its dark chocolate bars contain toxic metals The man has proposed a class action suit against confectionary giant H... read more

CDC warns Type 2 rates in children expected to shoot up 8-fold by 2060 

The number of Americans under the age of 20 with type 2 diabetes could skyrocket by as much as 700 percent by 2060, according to an official study. Modelling fu... read more

Pharma company recalls four batches of common blood pressure drug over carcinogen concerns

A global pharmaceutical firm has recalled four lots of blood pressure pills in the US after they were found to contain a cancer-causing chemical. Quinapril is p... read more

Another four children die of Strep A as UK’s death toll hits 30 

Muhammad Ibrahim Ali The four-year-old boy attended Oakridge School and Nursery in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. He died at home from a cardiac arrest in mid-N... read more

NHS hospital bans visitors and brings back mask mandates due to wave of winter bugs

Return of the mask! NHS hospitals ban visitors and bring back mask mandates due to wave of winter bugs Two NHS hospitals in England have banned visitors and bro... read more

Medical records of 42MILLION Americans leaked since 2016 as cyberattacks on hospitals DOUBLED

Medical records of 42MILLION Americans have been leaked since 2016 as cyberattacks on hospitals DOUBLED, report warns Millions of Americans’ medical info ... read more

Flu jab uptake among NHS staff tumbles to lowest level in A DECADE despite warnings of a ‘flu-nami’

Only four in 10 frontline NHS staff has rolled up their sleeves for the flu vaccine, the lowest uptake in a decade, MailOnline can reveal. Despite begging vulne... read more

A&E patients forced to wait 15 hours ON AVERAGE in parts of England

Hundreds of patients seeking emergency care in England have been forced to suffer extraordinary 15-hour waits for care in A&E and for ambulances.  Several ... read more

Women who think they have long Covid may actually be suffering from the menopause

Women who think they have long Covid could actually be going through the mesopause, experts say. Doctors warn the symptoms for both — such as fatigue, muscle ... read more

Are you getting your 5 fruit and veg a day? Now there’s an app to check 

Most people know they need to eat five portions of fruit and vegetables every day to stay healthy. But do chips, crisps and strawberry jam count as one of your ... read more

One thousand defibrillators to be stationed across England to save more cardiac arrest victims

One thousand new defibrillators to be stationed in parks, post offices and shops across England in a bid to save more cardiac arrest victims amid record ambulan... read more

Government is almost a DECADE behind its target for England to become smoke-free by 2030 

The Government is almost a decade behind its target for England to be smoke-free by 2030, a damning report warns. Progress has slowed and more must be done to h... read more

Number of children seeking gender identity treatment has risen by two-thirds in less than two years

Number of children seeking gender identity treatment has risen by two-thirds in less than two years as it emerges 8,000 are on waiting list for NHS clinic Nearl... read more

Simple blood test developed to detect Alzheimer’s in potential gamechanger for early detection

Scientists develop blood test that can detect Alzheimer’s: Potential gamechanger for catching disease early and starting treatment faster Scientists acros... read more

Weight loss ‘magic bullet’ Wegovy approved by FDA for children as young as 12

The popular weight loss drug Wegovy is now available to children as young as 12. Danish manufacturer Novo Nordisk announced that the Food and Drug Administratio... read more

South Western Ambulance Service declares critical incident due to ‘extreme pressures’

South Western Ambulance Service has declared a critical incident due to ‘extreme pressure’ with nearly 500 patients desperately waiting to be taken ... read more

America’s most expensive drugs revealed: Will insurers pay up for these?

The United States is behind some of  the world’s most vital and innovative medications, but it also sells them for the highest prices.   Earlier this m... read more

What You Need to Know About Blood Testing

A complete blood count (CBC) is the most accessible method for the initial assessment of the state of the body, the results of which, along with a general urine... read more

US may restrict travel from China over lack of transparency about exploding rates of Covid cases

US may restrict travel from China over concerns about ‘lack of transparent data’ coming from Asian nation – in policy that echoes start of pan... read more

Women who have trouble accessing an abortion are more likely to commit suicide, study finds

Restrictions on abortion can cause more women to commit suicide, study finds Women in states with abortion limits had a six per cent increased risk of suicide R... read more

Cigarette use in America dropped 20% during the pandemic

Cigarette use in America dropped 20% during the pandemic – but over-65s smoked 30% MORE after Covid erupted People smoked significantly less during the Co... read more

UK Strep A child death toll rises to 26 after Scotland confirms TWO fatalities among under-10s

Two children aged under 10 in Scotland have died with Strep A, health chiefs confirmed today. The fatalities due to the usually-mild bacterial infection are the... read more

Revealed: How GPs are STILL wasting thousands of pounds of NHS cash on bogus homeopathy ‘remedies’

Family doctors are still spending tens of thousands of pounds every year on bogus homeopathic products, MailOnline can reveal.  NHS spending on the quack medic... read more

Four in 10 junior doctors plan to quit the NHS as soon as possible

Thousands of junior doctors are plotting to leave the NHS within the next year, damning survey results suggest as unions warn the mass exodus will leave the NHS... read more