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Nutrition expert reveals the pros and cons of popular diets, including Intermittent fasting

Many of us want to drop a few pounds but with so many diets and eating plans to choose from, it can be difficult to know which ones work best – and delive... read more

Foreign nurses who fail English test can still be hired by NHS

Foreign-trained nurses and midwives will be able to practise in the NHS even if they fail English language tests under controversial new rules. Campaigners warn... read more

Mandatory paid maternity leave in the US could prevent 1,000 baby deaths every year, study claims

Almost 1,000 baby deaths could be prevented in the US every year if new mothers were offered paid maternity leave, a study has suggested. The Chinese researcher... read more

Hospital parking fees scandal continues as analysis shows one site charges £76 A DAY 

Hospital parking fees scandal continues as analysis shows one site charges £76 A DAY Hospitals are charging patients up to £76.80 a day to park, campaigners w... read more

How To Choose the Best Medicare Supplement Plans 2023

To help people already on Medicare pay for the majority of the gaps in Medicare Parts A and B, various companies are already creating Medicare supplement plans ... read more

Angela Borges: How to meal prep for your week in 30 minutes

The ultimate 30-minute meal prep: Nutritionist reveals how she prepares half a week’s worth of food fast – and the hacks everyone should know A nutr... read more

Running eye scans through AI algorithm ‘accurately predicts risk of an early death’

An eye test can predict your heart disease risk: AI algorithm can tell whether you’ll die from condition in 10 years Doctors currently use blood tests to ... read more

The sports BANNING trans women from competing in female-only events

A new study may have proven what female athletes have been insisting for years — transwomen have a biological advantage in sport. Experts from Brazil found th... read more

Rugby players are TWICE as likely to get dementia, landmark study warns

Rugby players are up to 15 times more likely to get deadly neurological diseases, a landmark study has revealed. A major study of former Scottish international... read more

How rugby, football and boxing could be played in the future

Dr William Stewart, who has paved the way the link between contact sports and neurodegenerative diseases, called on world bodies to cut back the number of tourn... read more

Experts fear anxiety pills will cause the next ‘opioid level’ drug addiction crisis

Experts today warned the US risks creating an opioid-like crisis with anxiety pills if it decides to screen everyone under the age of 65 for the condition. The ... read more

Simple blood test can diagnose pregnant women with postnatal depression BEFORE they give birth

Simple blood test can diagnose pregnant women with postnatal depression BEFORE they give birth, study suggests Around one in seven new mothers diagnosed with po... read more

Listeria outbreak linked to contaminated cheese sees Hy-Vee recall products across eight states 

A listeria outbreak linked to contaminated cheese has led to grocery store chain Hy-Vee recalling products in eight states. Eight products including cheese boa... read more

Poor Americans are three times more likely to see a doctor if they have Medicare, study finds

Low-income Americans are roughly three times more likely to see a doctor if they are enrolled in Medicare, a study suggests. Researchers found that 14.7 per cen... read more

How American children have quietly become hooked on dangerous gaming stimulants

American teenagers have become hooked on ultra-caffeinated video game supplements that are fueling a sleep deprivation crisis among the country’s youth, e... read more

Scientists move closer to a PILL that can replace exercise

Scientists say they are one step closer to developing a pill that can mimic the effect of exercise on the body.  They have identified a stem cell in the body t... read more

Student who died after heart rate spiralled to 240bpm was NOT seen by cardiologist, inquest hears

A 17-year-old student died who died from a undiagnosed heart illness which saw his heart rate skyrocket was not seen by a cardiologist when he went to A&E, ... read more

Combining HIIT with 10-hour diet helps you lose TWICE as much weight

A fashionable time-restricted diet, combined with high-intensity exercise, could help women lose twice as much weight. Time-restricted eating (TRE), where peopl... read more

Eating later than 10pm makes you fatter, Harvard study finds

Eating late at night raises your risk of obesity by slowing your metabolism and making you hungrier the following day, a study suggests. Doctors have been warni... read more

Grandmother, 59, died from sepsis after hospital staff ‘failed to diagnose condition for 12 hours’

A grandmother died from sepsis after doctors allegedly delayed treating the deadly condition for 12 hours while they argued about which ward to treat her on. Mu... read more

Inside one of NYC’s ketamine clinics where hotshots and average Joes are given IV of psychedelic

Stepping inside the Jeff Ditzell Psychiatry clinic in the financial district of Manhattan, it feels more like a luxury spa than a medical facility. But customer... read more

Underperforming NHS hospitals ‘are being dragged in for Cobra-style meetings’

More than a dozen underperforming hospitals are being dragged in for emergency meetings with ministers in a bid to tackle the handover delay crisis, it was repo... read more

Rates of little-known super-STI ‘that causes infertility’ have spiralled 60-FOLD within last decade

Rates of little-known super-STI ‘that causes infertility’ have spiralled 64-FOLD within last decade, Government figures reveal Over 5,000 cases of m... read more

Author and NHS psychologist ELISABETH LINLEY advises how to navigate unhealthy family dynamics

Many of us know the struggle of dealing with difficult parents.  And with the festive season fast approaching, the prospect of spending days or weeks with them... read more