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Drug overdoses among teens DOUBLED in past two years – fueled by fentanyl 

Drug overdose deaths among US teens doubled from 2019 to 2021 – even as use of illicit substances declined – as fentanyl fueled a nationwide crisis.... read more

Secret emoji ‘drug menu’ used by fentanyl dealers online is revealed by DEA

America’s leading drug officials are turning their attention towards social media platforms – as they warn fentanyl dealers are now in every teenage... read more

Do you support the nurses NHS strike today?

Do YOU agree with the NHS nursing strikes? Vote here and let us know why… By Joe Davies Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 17:55 GMT, 15 December 2... read more

What is the truth about the nursing crisis? Fascinating graphs show how pay has barely risen

Tens of thousands of nurses across England, Wales and Northern Ireland today took to picket lines, bringing swathes of the NHS to a standstill. It marks in the ... read more

Fewer patients were diagnosed with cancer in earliest stages during first year of pandemic

Almost half of cancers are being diagnosed after they are likely to have spread, a new report has revealed. The number of people who were diagnosed early at sta... read more

Who is Pat Cullen? The ‘taskmaster’ organising NHS’s biggest ever walk-out

She may not be a household name like her union boss counterpart Mick ‘the Grinch’ Lynch.  But Pat Cullen will be remembered for heading up the NHS&... read more

Is laughing gas craze fading out? Use of hippy crack fell last year, official data shows

Britain’s laughing gas craze may be slowly dying out, official data suggested today. An Office for National Statistics (ONS) report revealed 3.9 per cent ... read more

Strep A crisis hits the US: Children’s hospitals in five states report rise

A deadly wave of Strep A infections looks set to take off in the US, after more than a dozen children died from the bacterial infection in the UK.  Children... read more

How a FIFTH of Britain is waiting on the NHS: Poll lays bare dire state of health service

How a FIFTH of Britain is waiting on the NHS: Poll lays bare dire state of health service – and reveals over HALF of country finds it ‘difficultR... read more

Don’t fall over on the ice today… you might not get seen, doctor warns as NHS strikes begin

How many staff have walked out? Up to 100,000 nurses will go on strike today and again on December 20 after their union voted in favour of industrial action. Wa... read more

Fury as Health Secretary lets deputy do prime-time interviews on day of biggest ever NHS strike

How many staff have walked out? Up to 100,000 nurses will go on strike today and again on December 20 after their union voted in favour of industrial action. Wa... read more

NHS nurses on strike today: Which hospitals are affected?

Today marks the NHS’s biggest ever strike, with up to 100,000 nurses taking to the picket lines. But why are nurses striking? And could walk-outs have bee... read more

Everything you need to know about today’s NHS nurses strikes

Today marks the NHS’s biggest ever strike, with up to 100,000 nurses taking to the picket lines. But why are nurses striking? And could walk-outs have bee... read more

Cancer care at risk as nurses strike: Health leaders warn of ‘real concerns’ for patients

Up to 100,000 nurses begin their first national strike today amid fears that cancer patients could miss out on treatment. Walkouts at 44 trusts will reduce some... read more

Cancer crisis reaches ‘watershed moment’, experts warn

Cancer care is at a ‘watershed moment’ as experts warn the upward trend in deaths is ‘likely to continue’. Leading oncologists and docto... read more

Two-thirds of American voters believe Covid came from a Chinese lab

A vast majority of Americans believe that Covid originated in a Chinese lab, and less than half have faith that Dr Anthony Fauci is telling the truth about it. ... read more

Experts say we’re still failing to keep children safe from gun violence in schools

EXCLUSIVE: ‘It’s become normal to fear any day your child could get shot’: Experts warn we’re still failing children on 10th anniversary... read more

Number of penicillin prescriptions amid Strep A outbreak has surged FIVEFOLD in three weeks

Five times more prescriptions for penicillin are being dished out compared with three weeks ago amid the strep A outbreak, experts have said. They stressed that... read more

America’s top cancer doctor diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. Each year in the US there are more than 266,000 new cases, and the disease claims the lives of 40,... read more

Menopause takes brakes off ‘danger protein’ behind Alzheimer’s, scientists show for first time

Is THIS why women are twice as likely to get dementia as men? Menopause takes brakes off ‘danger protein’, scientists show for first time About two-... read more

Majority of Britons would support banning sale of cigarettes or tobacco to anyone born after 2008

Majority of Britons would support law banning sale of cigarettes or tobacco to anyone born after 2008, YouGov survey reveals Fifty-seven per cent of British peo... read more

Did Covid rob you of your taste or smell? It might mean you’ve got strong immunity

It is one of Covid’s most distinctive and curious symptoms: the loss of the sense of smell, which blights more than half of sufferers. Among the many things t... read more

Mick ‘the Grinch’ Lynch sends his ‘heartfelt solidarity’ to NHS nurses striking tomorrow

Thousands of NHS nurses preparing to strike tomorrow were given support by Mick Lynch, the boss of a rail union that has orchestrated devastating pre-Christmas ... read more

Intermittent fasting can reverse type 2 diabetes in in MONTHS

Intermittent fasting can reverse type 2 diabetes in half of patients within three MONTHS, study finds Diet involved eating 840 calories for five days, then 10 d... read more