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Sperm donor babies are just as health as those conceived conventionally, study finds

Sperm donor babies are just as healthy as those conceived conventionally, review of almost 200,000 UK pregnancies has confirmed The Huma Fertilisation and Embry... read more

Seven steps to sleep heaven: Watch repeats of Friends, ditch weekend lie-ins, and more… 

Once upon a time, our sleep cycles were yoked to the natural world. We awoke with the morning light and wound down into sleep as the sun disappeared.  Today, w... read more

How a British-made facemask could help 60,000 patients avoid eyeball injections

An NHS Trust has begun treating diabetics at risk of blindness with a pioneering mask that can save their sight while they sleep. Following years of clinical t... read more

NHS introduces scalpel-free operation to cure bad breath

Thousands of Britons with an uncomfortable throat condition that causes bad breath and trouble swallowing could be cured with a 30-minute scalpel-free operatio... read more

Can pills made from powdered scorpions and cockroaches REALLY stop you dying from a heart attack?  

Cardiologists are sometimes accused of giving too much treatment. Low-risk patients are handed armfuls of daily medication, risking side effects, while surgeon... read more

Deaf child’s mother told to quit her job to teach him sign language after council denies funding

Councils are failing to teach sign language to deaf children and leaving them unable to fully communicate with their families and teachers, charities have warn... read more

DR ELLIE CANNON: Does my clotting condition mean I cannot go on HRT?  

I managed to get through my menopause without huge problems and have never taken hormone replacement therapy (HRT). But five years later, I now suffer terrible ... read more

EVE SIMMONS: How Prozac got me over a six-month bump in the road as a school girl

I took antidepressants for the first time a few weeks before my 16th birthday. It was three weeks into my first and most gruelling episode of all-consuming, par... read more

How cold winter weather can trigger health issues  

Winter is a season for festivities, family, friends and chestnuts roasting over the open fire. But the colder months, shorter days and drier air usher in a host... read more

How decay/cavities form and what to do to prevent them

Tooth decay is the breakdown of teeth due to acids made by bacteria. The bacteria are constantly eating away at your teeth and producing these acids. The acids ... read more

Plastic Surgery Can Help You Fix Your Imperfections

No matter how lucky a person is when it comes to genetics, and no matter how beautiful one may look in the eyes of others, there are always some imperfections t... read more

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: New ways to conquer chronic pain from gut microbe transplants to medical cannabis

The worst pain I have ever experienced was an infected tooth, which suddenly and unexpectedly developed one Saturday night. It was too late to ring my dentist, ... read more

Cancer curse: HUNDREDS of soldiers stationed at California base develop rare terminal tumors 

A Californian army base is to be investigated after nearly a thousand soldiers stationed there developed rare blood cancers. The Centers for Disease Control and... read more

Real nose grown on woman’s ARM was transplanted to her face 

A mother-of-one who lost her nose eight years ago in a battle with cancer has finally got a new one — after growing it on her arm. The French patient, known o... read more

Doctors cure girl of deadly disease which killed her sisters BEFORE she’s born in world-first

Doctors have treated a girl with deadly genetic disease before she was even born, in a world-first. Ayla Bashir, a 16-month-old from Ontario, was given an enzym... read more

Seven ways to lose weight with minimal effort, according to science

If you want to lose weight but know full well you can’t keep up with a crazy fitness fad and celebrity crash diets — you’re in luck. Studies show ... read more

What nurses REALLY think about devastating NHS-wide strikes

One million NHS nurses are set to walk out before Christmas in a decision has sparked a huge divide in Britain. 176 NHS organisations voted for strikes but eve... read more

Kansas elementary school shuts for three days and will ‘disinfect the building’ after flu outbreak

An elementary school in Kansas closed for three days this week after being struck by a surge of respiratory illnesses among students and staff. Christ the King ... read more

AstraZeneca finally abandons plan to get Covid shot approved in the US

AstraZeneca is no longer trying to get its Covid vaccine into the US after regulators refused to sign off on the shot. The British pharmaceutical giant’s ... read more

20MILLION Americans in 21 states still at risk of faulty healthcare after cyberattack

Twenty million Americans are at risk of ‘dangerous’ hospital care after a cyberattack at one of the biggest hospital chains last month, security exp... read more

Primark releases menopause clothing range with cooling technology

Primark releases ‘genius’ new menopause clothing range with cooling technology to help battle hot sweats – including anti-chafing shorts Prima... read more

NHS backlog: How is the health service’s worst-ever crisis affecting your hospital?

The scale of England’s worst-ever NHS crisis was laid bare today by MailOnline analysis showing how ever-worsening backlogs, sky-high A&E waits and be... read more

Christmas drinks sold by Starbucks, Costa and Pret have up to THREE times more sugar than a doughnut

It’s that time of year. High street coffee chains have unveiled their festive drink offerings, a mix of gingerbread, eggnog and praline lattes topped with... read more

Fertility clinics warn against TikTok pregnancy advice as people turn to herbal teas and horoscopes

TikTok was today accused of peddling fertility misinformation by letting its creators wrongly claim herbal teas and psychic readings can boost conception chance... read more