Dr Stephen Griffin, an infectious disease expert at the University of Leeds, said face masks would have a ‘tremendous impact at decreasing transmission... read more
A mother has warned parents to take their children to the hospital if they are ill as they could be battling the deadly Strep A disease. Tanya Dawson, 22, was l... read more
Antibiotics used to treat Strep A are not in short supply, the Health Secretary has insisted as pharmacies and parents have spoken of difficulties accessing the... read more
When should I see a doctor if I think my child has Strep A? And what are the most obvious symptoms? Health editor STPEHEN MATTHEWS and DR NICOLE ROBB answer you... read more
NHS will pay for more patients to undergo treatment at private hospital in bid to ‘turbocharge’ efforts to clear backlog More NHS patients will be s... read more
Most parents would say their child is one in a million but Luke Everett’s rare cancer diagnosis means he literally is. He was just six months old when he ... read more
Potatoes, tomatoes and aubergines could hold the key to beating cancer, experts believe. Polish researchers think bioactive compounds in vegetables can also ... read more
Do you want to know how to get rid of belly fat? Let’s talk about weight loss fast and how to reduce belly fat without resorting to crash diets, pointless... read more
Man who took 40,000 ecstasy tablets and lived to tell the tale: Raver, 37, popped up to 25 pills a DAY for nine years was left unable to move for weeks after st... read more
Gender reassignment surgery among American children has risen more than ten-fold in the last decade, a study suggests. In what is believed to be the largest stu... read more
Sitcom legend Kirstie Alley died to a hard-to-spot cancer dubbed a ‘silent killer’ this week. Her family revealed the actress, 71, was recently diag... read more
Drug overdose deaths among pregnant women have nearly tripled in five years, a study suggests. A record 427 expectant mothers died after overdosing in 2020, whi... read more
Restrictions on children’s activities during pandemic lockdowns damaged their ability to stand up straight. School closures threw young people’s l... read more
GP practices are begging parents who are worried their child may have Strep A to think twice before demanding appointments, MailOnline can reveal. One surgery i... read more
We’re constantly told to eat fewer ultraprocessed foods. A raft of studies over the years have warned of the dangers of eating too many biscuits, cakes an... read more
It was yesterday crowned the boozing capital of Europe. But Latvia doesn’t just top the table in regards of the amount of alcohol it downs every year. A c... read more
Operations and appointments could still be postponed even if Christmas strikes are called off, an NHS boss warned today. Miriam Deakin, deputy chief executive o... read more
Surges in viral infections like flu, RSV and Covid may be behind the spate of serious Strep A illnesses, experts have claimed. Nine children have already died o... read more
A vaccine capable of blunting the bacterial infection sweeping across Britain and killing nine children is desperately needed, a leading paediatrician claimed t... read more
Viewers have praised an ‘incredible’ mother who died of eye cancer and donated her body to medical science after she was dissected on television. My... read more
Cigarette smoking has fallen to its lowest level since records began a decade ago, official figures suggest. Just one in eight adults in Britain smoked in 2021,... read more
More than 10,000 ambulance workers will walk out on December 21 and 28 at nine NHS trusts in England and Wales in the latest strike to hit the Christmas period,... read more
