Vitamins and minerals are very important for our bodies to work properly and keep us healthy. Still, there is an issue. Often, our diet lacks all the nutrients ... read more
Rising toll of mothers who die after childbirth is revealed in shocking new report Review found that increasing numbers of mothers and babies are dying Women wh... read more
Could having lots of friends give us a healthier gut? Sociable monkeys have more ‘good’ stomach bugs, finds study Having ‘good’ bacteria... read more
More than one in ten middle and high school children are addicted to vapes or cigarettes, official data suggested today — amid calls to clamp down on the devi... read more
Has the world won the war on Covid? Global virus deaths have plummeted 90% since February Globally there are now about 9,400 fatalities being recorded every wee... read more
A growing number of doctors are calling for face masks to be brought back to classrooms — this time to help stop the spread of flu. Pediatric hospitals are be... read more
Inhalers at the ready: SEX can trigger asthma attacks and flare-ups, doctors find Cases are underreported because people make not make the connection Or they mi... read more
Highly-processed foods should be reclassified as drugs because they are as addictive and harmful as cigarettes, scientists argue. Researchers claim items like d... read more
A multistate food poisoning outbreak linked to deli meats and cheeses has killed one American and caused a pregnant woman to suffer a miscarriage. There have be... read more
You may have been told otherwise, but money really does buy happiness. People given a five-figure, one-time sum were happier than their peers even months aft... read more
Scientists have tailored DNA-editing technology to turbocharge how the body fights cancer cells — in a potential breakthrough. They modified patients’... read more
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. Each year in the UK there are more than 55,000 new cases, and the disease claims the lives of 11,5... read more
NHS nurses will strike this winter, in what will be one of the biggest walkouts in the health service’s 70-year history. The ballot, the largest in the ... read more
NHS waiting lists have sky-rocketed to a new record high amid warnings that the health service is already at ‘breaking point’ before winter pressure... read more
Small men can often be left feeling short-changed in life, with dating apps making their chances of finding love seem a tall order. But thousands are now turnin... read more
Strikes by NHS nurses could start within weeks and last six months, the 106-year-old union has warned after its members voted for industrial action in its R... read more
Circumcisions, tummy tucks and liposuction are among 13 operations which will stop being funded by the NHS in a ‘crackdown’ on wasteful spending in ... read more
Pressure on 999 crews could be eased by supplying care homes with £1,000 air cushions to lift patients, health minister says The NHS could supply care homes wi... read more
California is set to outlaw menthol cigarettes and fruity vapes two years after the state’s proposed ban was blocked by the tobacco industry. Six in ten v... read more
Americans are being warned that a dangerous animal tranquilizer could be lurking in illegal street drugs. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a ... read more
Six months ago I received the late-night phone call that many of us dread. My 75-year-old mum had suffered a sudden cardiac arrest and had been taken to a Londo... read more
Pediatric hospitals in Arizona, Rhode Island and Washington DC are being overwhelmed by a recent surge is respiratory illnesses as this winter’s ‘tr... read more
