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Jean-Christophe Novelli and wife Michelle describe seeing their six-week-old endure chemotherapy

Celebrity chef Jean-Christophe Novelli likens the papers he was handed to sign to a menu. ‘I am not making a joke or trying to be funny,’ he says. &... read more

Faulty knee replacements were given to 10,000 patients

Faulty knee replacements were given to 10,000 patients… and 350 needed second operation within TEN YEARS, figures reveal The National Joint Registry said ... read more

PROFESSOR ROB GALLOWAY: We can save lives thanks to the speedy use of simple skills

Leaving home to start the long journey to see his beloved team Nottingham Forest play away at Brighton, Bob Whetton heard Elaine, his wife of 42 years, call out... read more

Could these new treatments mean children won’t need hand-me-down cancer drugs made for adults?

Cancer is not one illness — there are at least 100 different forms of the disease — and cancer in children is not the same as in adults, and often evolves ... read more

Can YOU guess how much booze is in these glasses?

If a bottle of wine opened in the evening seems to magically always disappear, there could be a reason. When a glass of wine is in front of them, many people un... read more

Surpise, surprise: 80% of CDC workers are still working from home

Eight in 10 CDC workers are STILL working from home as former staffer warns it’s ‘almost impossible to get anything done’ with no-one in the o... read more

DR MEGAN ROSSI: How to enjoy a festive drink without the hangover!

Are you the sort who feels rotten after just one glass of wine, while your friends can down half a bottle or more and feel just fine? There are many reasons peo... read more

FIVE MILLION patients are being denied a GP appointment every month, analysis reveals 

Five million people a month are unable to book a GP appointment when they want one with the number doubling in a year, a damning study suggests. Millions more a... read more

‘Perfect storm for a terrible holiday season’: Flu rates extremely high in FORTY-FOUR states

Nearly every state in America is recording ‘very high’ levels of flu as the US is slammed by a lockdown-fueled resurgence of respiratory viruses thi... read more

Child marijuana use has soared 250% in last 20 years – replacing alcohol

Child marijuana use has soared 250 percent in just two decades, according to an analysis of poison center data. While weed is not legal for children, researcher... read more

Alzheimer’s blood test may detect disease years in advance

A blood test could detect signs of Alzheimer’s disease years before symptoms appear. Most patients receive a diagnosis for Alzheimer’s only after they devel... read more

NHS shut down more services during Covid than almost most of Europe

The NHS shut down more services during the first year of the pandemic than almost every other country in Europe, a major study reveals. Cancer-related surgery i... read more

Prescription ayahuasca could come in the next decade as Canadian company sets sights on FDA approval

A medical-grade version of the popular hippy brew ayahuasca could become available to Americans within the next decade. Filament Health, a Canadian psychedelic... read more

Paying obese people cash to lose weight doubles their rate of fat loss, study shows

Paying obese people to lose weight doubles their rate of fat loss, a study has found. Researchers tasked 668 morbidly obese adults in New York City and Los Ange... read more

8children have now died from Strep A: Pupil in Hampshire becomes latest victim of growing outbreak

EIGHT children have now died from Strep A: Pupil in Hampshire becomes latest victim of growing outbreak By John Ely Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline Publis... read more

Ultra-processed foods: Eating diet too heavy in cakes, biscuits and crisps may lead to dementia

Eating too many cakes, biscuits and crisps won’t just make you fat. Brazilian researchers claim a diet heavy in ultra-processed foods may also lead to de... read more

Online booking for GP appointments could ease the daily scramble for slots, report says

Online booking for GP appointments could ease the daily scramble for slots, report says Millions phoning surgery and joining queues instead of preferred online ... read more

Patients will be asked to fill out health check forms ONLINE in bid to ease GP workloads

Patients will be asked to fill out health check forms ONLINE in bid to ease over-stretched GPs’ workloads under new plan Patients will be told to complete... read more

Walkways lined with obstacles will make a constitutional stroll even more beneficial, study shows

Take the hard path to good health: Walkways lined with obstacles will make a constitutional stroll even more beneficial, study shows Doctors say simple stroll d... read more

Statins’ success may be fuelling obesity crisis by discouraging patients from losing weight

Statins’ success may be fuelling obesity crisis by discouraging patients from losing weight, experts say Around eight million Britons are taking statins t... read more

Come down with a bug? Use DailyMail.com’s guide to tell whether it’s Covid, flu or RSV 

Flu season is back this year with a vengeance. After Covid wiped out a majority of other respiratory illnesses in 2020 and 2021, more familiar viruses are retur... read more

New drug hope for 1.5 million diabetic Britons at risk of kidney disease

Diabetics are to be offered a daily pill that slashes their risk of developing life-threatening kidney and heart complications. The high sugar levels in diabet... read more

HEALTH NOTES: GPs fail women over weight loss

HEALTH NOTES: GPs fail women over weight loss with patients feeling they are being judged by their doctors, survey finds By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 2... read more

From drawing nudes to knitting socks, yet more ways to beat loneliness

From choirs for the tone-deaf to community dog walks, last week The Mail on Sunday suggested innovative and inspiring ways to beat loneliness.  Today we look a... read more