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Average American believes they hit peak health at 34 – and old age begins at just 42, survey claims

Average American believes they hit peak health at 34 — and old age begins at just 42 New York-based pollster surveyed 2,000 people between 18 and 76 years old... read more

Getting a flu vaccine lowers your risk of a STROKE years later, study shows

Getting a flu vaccine lowers your risk of a STROKE years later, study shows Receiving the flu shot reduced the risk of stroke by more than 20 per cent Flu infec... read more

12 year old BOYS should be asked if they are PREGNANT, bizarre NHS poster says

Boys as young as 12 face being asked if they are pregnant in the latest woke language storm to engulf the NHS.  A poster on the walls of a hospital in Scotland... read more

EXCL: Report is slammed for referring to women as ‘birthing people’ 

A US government funded prison report has come under fire after replacing the term ‘women’ with ‘birthing people’ and ‘birthing par... read more

No more awful hospital grub! Hospitals told to offer hot dishes 24/7 and cook less chips

Hospitals have been told to serve up fewer chips in a crackdown on the dreary meals patients have complained about for decades. NHS bosses in England have also ... read more

FDA warns parents against using ‘head-shaping pillows’ because they can suffocate and KILL babies

FDA warns parents against using ‘head-shaping pillows’ because they can suffocate and KILL babies Food and Drug Administration said the pillows had ... read more

Fewer than HALF of those eligible for Covid booster have come forward for vaccine, analysis shows

In final guidance published today, the JCVI set out that the over-50s, residents and staff at care homes for older adults and frontline health and social care w... read more

Only a QUARTER of children given antidepressants saw a psychiatrist beforehand

GPs are routinely flouting the rules in giving kids as young as 11 antidepressants, a Government-funded study claims. The National Institute for Health and Care... read more

Should we let people identify as dragons, plants and DISASBLED?

If men can identify as women and be taken seriously we must also accept people identifying as dragons or trans-abled, according to a controversial journal artic... read more

Should you save a dying stranger if you know they eat MEAT?

Letting meat eaters drown is ethical because of the suffering they cause to animals, an Oxford academic controversially argues.  That is unless they convert to... read more

NHS using maggots to clean wounds to tackle antibiotic resistance

Forget antibiotics, try MAGGOTS! WWI-era wound therapy makes a comeback on the NHS ‘in fight against superbugs’ Maggot treatments in England surged ... read more

Eating with your body clock makes you less likely to gain weight

Usually, people who lose weight are either on a hard diet, or they are laboriously counting calories and eating foods that are difficult to swallow. In fact, mo... read more

Thousands of arthritis cases ‘were missed during Covid’

Thousands of cases of arthritis were missed during Covid, according to another study laying bare the knock-on effects of the pandemic.  Researchers said ‘... read more

Ebola could have leaked from US biofacility causing 2014 West Africa outbreak, scientists claim

The 2014 Ebola outbreak may have been borne out of an accidental lab leak at a US Government-funded facility, according to a bombshell analysis. Virologist Dr J... read more

Immunocompromised man, 59, is finally cured of Covid after 411 DAYS

Thought your bout of Covid was bad? Immunocompromised British man, 59, is finally cured after 411 DAYS of being infected The unidentified man had a weakened imm... read more

CDC SOFTENS rules for prescribing opioids because ‘patients are struggling to access them’ 

Rules around prescribing opioids were relaxed today in a U-turn by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The move partly rows back 2016 guidanc... read more

A high fat diet during pregnancy wrecks immune systems of baby

A high fat diet during pregnancy wrecks immune systems of baby — ‘leaving them prone to severe disease later in life’ Poor maternal nutrition hind... read more

Pictured: Inside America’s first mobile abortion clinic

This is America’s first mobile abortion clinic — a 37-foot long RV that will operate on the outskirts of states where the procedure has been outlawed. T... read more

Chronic pain: HALF of dentists say patients come in high

Chronic pain: HALF of dentists say patients come in high for dental appointments on marijuana or other drugs American Dental Association says not to smoke weed ... read more

Diabetes drug helped overweight minors shed up to a FIFTH of their body weight in new trial

A repurposed diabetes drug given as a once-a-week shot could knock nearly a fifth off an obese child’s weight, a study has found. Minors aged 12 to 17 yea... read more

Botox might help beat erectile dysfunction, study suggests

Botox to beat erectile dysfunction! Injections straight into penis ‘can help impotent men’ Botox showed ‘clear benefit’ for men sufferin... read more

GOP majority will make investigating Covid pandemic origins and Fauci’s involvement ‘a top priority’

Republicans are expected to ramp up their probe into the origins of the Covid pandemic when, as many pollsters expect, they will gain control of the House of Re... read more

Woman, 36, with ‘one-in-8billion’ genes has survived TWELVE tumors could hold key to cancer

A woman who has survived a dozen different tumors could hold the secret to curing cancer, scientists claim.  The unnamed patient, 36, was diagnosed with her fi... read more

Pfizer announces two-in-one vaccine for Covid AND flu

Pfizer announces two-in-one vaccine for Covid AND flu — which it hopes will boost sluggish uptake for both shots Pharmaceutical giant said the first patient g... read more