‘Healthy’ protein bars make you fat because they don’t fill you up, study finds Arizona State University researchers asked people to eat a pro... read more
A federally-funded study will test the power of magic mushrooms as a smoking cessation for long-term users. The $4million research grant marks the first allo... read more
Slapping graphic cigarette-style warnings on sugary drinks may help curb the child obesity epidemic. A team of US researchers showed nearly 1,000 parents images... read more
The new bivalent Covid vaccines are no more effective than the original shots, two new studies show. Made by Moderna and Pfizer, the updated vaccines were adver... read more
The ‘merry-go-round’ of Health Secretaries must stop if the Government has any chance of fixing the ailing, medical unions demanded today. Record wa... read more
A new miracle weight-loss injection could help fat people beat the bulge. Scientists say the drug — yet to be named — is even better than already-approved m... read more
A man has fathered a baby using sperm he banked 26 years ago. Peter Hickles, who lives in Colchester, Essex, gave his sample on June 5, 1996, when he was aged j... read more
Ditch confusing self-checkouts, email receipts and ‘quirky’ signs: High street shops need to be rearranged for customers with dementia, report says ... read more
More than seven in 10 NHS trusts did not see patients who were urgently referred for suspected cancer within two weeks, new analysis shows. The NHS’s stan... read more
No wonder Bear Grylls is so fit! Being a scout ‘is good for you’: Ex-members of child activity clubs end up healthier as adults, study finds Ex-scou... read more
Why DIY is good for your emulsional health: Carrying out mundane tasks helps relieve stress and anxiety, survey shows Carrying out DIY tasks is the best way of ... read more
GP staffing crisis could WORSEN unless female doctors get more menopause support, report warns One in five female doctors in the UK are aged between 45-54, data... read more
A list of more than a dozen fungi that pose a threat to public health was published today by the World Health Organization (WHO). The global health agency has... read more
An experimental drug has for the first time been shown to block a gene central to the growth of many cancers — in what could be a breakthrough. The treatme... read more
From sweating on a run, to shaking it out in a dance class and scoring a goal in soccer, they all do wonders for the mind. The physical effects of exercise are ... read more
FDA recalls $50 heating pads sold on Amazon and Walmart after users suffered electric shocks and BURNS Food and Drug Administration has recalled 544,000 ‘... read more
A woman’s lips ballooned to three times their normal size after she suffered a severe allergic reaction to a $350 lip filler. Basia Query, 24, from Las Ve... read more
GP practices are being told to stop closing at lunch or potentially face having their purses tightened. Battle lines are being drawn in Kent and Medway, with he... read more
A viral outbreak that caused 1,000 students at a Virginia school to miss class last week is believed to have been caused by influenza A, local officials report.... read more
Vaping may cause heart damage similar to traditional cigarettes, a study suggests. Exposure to e-cigarette vapor led to heart arrhythmias — premature or skipp... read more
Cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are beginning to surge. The virus, which can be deadly for babies, flares up every autumn — just like the flu. Of... read more
A wheelchair-bound former teacher with an illness so rare it does not have a name may finally get the diagnosis she has craved for decades. Debbie Schwartz, 47,... read more
