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Men who eat ‘ultra-processed’ ready meals are 30 PERCENT more likely to develop colorectal cancer

Men who eat ready-to-eat instant meals – especially those that contain meat – are at a significantly increased risk of developing colorectal cancer,... read more

Folic acid ‘WILL be baked into bread’

Folic acid WILL be baked into bread! Health bosses hope move will stop dozens of babies being born with life-threatening birth defects Folic acid will be added ... read more

What is prostate cancer? The ‘silent killer’ that claimed the life of BBC journalist Bill Turnbull

Former BBC Breakfast presenter Bill Turnbull has died at the age of 66 after a five-year battle with prostate cancer. The father-of-three was diagnosed with the... read more

Pharmacist who thought heavy period was caused by Covid booster jab diagnosed with leukaemia 

A pharmacist who initially thought her heavy period was caused by a recent Covid booster jab has told of her ‘shock’ to find out it was actually a s... read more

Why your blood type could predict your stroke risk: Type As are 16% more likely to suffer one

Why your blood type could predict your stroke risk: Type As are 16% more likely to suffer one before they turn 60 but Type Os have 12% lower chance US researche... read more

Boris’s ex-spinner Lee Cain hits back at Rishi Sunak over lockdown claims

Former No10 spin doctor Lee Cain has hit back at Rishi Sunak’s claims the trade-offs of the Covid lockdown were never discussed Rishi Sunak was today acc... read more

Crackdown on NHS bureaucrats costing taxpayers £2.8billion a year: Steve Barclay launches plan

Crackdown on NHS bureaucrats costing taxpayers £2.8billion a year: Health Secretary Steve Barclay launches plan to root out waste, wokery and deadwood to cut c... read more

NHS hospitals face paying an extra £2MILLION a month for energy this winter

The NHS will have to choose between keeping the lights on or treating patients this winter as trusts face ‘eye-watering’ rises in energy bills, an i... read more

Scientists create insulin tablet that can be taken orally, replacing injections 

Scientists create insulin tablet that can be taken orally, replacing injections diabetics must currently give themselves multiple times a day A team at the Univ... read more

Britain’s monkeypox cases fall as experts hail ‘very good news’ for outbreak

The worst of Britain’s monkeypox crisis may be over as experts today hailed weeks of falling cases as ‘good news’. Officials recorded an avera... read more

UK’s Covid alert is downgraded to level two as hospital pressure and infections decline

UK’s Covid alert is downgraded to level two as hospital pressure and infections continue to decline Country’s four chief medical officers jointly ag... read more

Moderna receives FDA green light for COVID-19 booster targeting the Omicron variant

Moderna has received emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Omicron-specific COVID-19 booster shot, the firm announced ... read more

Bed-blocking crisis means medically-fit NHS patients have to wait up to 9 MONTHS to be discharged 

The NHS bed-blocking crisis was laid bare today by shock data that revealed some patients are having to wait nine months to be discharged — despite being decl... read more

NHS advice on Covid vaccines for pregnant women has not changed, Health Secretary insists

Medical advice on giving Covid jabs to pregnant women has NOT changed, health chiefs insist amid bogus anti-vaxx claims sweeping social media Anti-vaxx zealots ... read more

NHS oncology nurse diagnosed with cancer after GP dismissed lump in breast as ‘probably nothing’

An NHS oncology nurse was diagnosed with stage two aggressive cancer after her GP wrongly dismissed a lump in her breast as ‘nothing’, she claims. S... read more

Shop for ops on the NHS app: New plan will let patients browse hospitals with shortest wait times

Patients waiting for routine operations will be able to shop around for hospitals with the shortest queues using the NHS app, according to a leaked memo. Minis... read more

Hip patients in deadly postcode lottery for care which leaves some twice as likely to die

Hip patients are in deadly postcode lottery for care which leaves some twice as likely to die than others Each year more than 70,000 people are sent to a UK hos... read more

How To Stay Fit Without Going To a Gym?

For good quality of life, a healthy mind and body are a must. Fitness makes you active and maintains good mental health. If you follow the right path and if you... read more

American life expectancy dropped to 76.1 years in 2021 – the LOWEST since 1996 

American life expectancy dropped to from 77.0 years in 2020 to 76.1 in 2021 – the LOWEST since 1996 – as Covid continued to strike the population, C... read more

Staring at your phone too long may give you WRINKLES, study warns

Staring at your phone too long may give you WRINKLES! Excessive blue light may ‘accelerate aging process’, study warns Almost every adult in the wes... read more

Steroids can change shape of your BRAIN, finds study

Steroids can change the structure of the brain, according to a new study into the commonly-prescribed drugs. Brain scans of nearly 25,000 people revealed patien... read more

Kentucky and West Virginia come top thanks to tobacco production history

Kentucky and West Virginia have the most smokers per capita out of any state in America, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows â€... read more

Being NEAR sick people can trigger a person’s immune system to prepare

Just being NEAR sick people can trigger a person’s immune system to prepare for a illness of their own, expert says A person’s immune system may be ... read more

Statins myths debunked: Cholesterol-busting pills don’t cause memory loss or diabetes

They have prevented countless heart attacks and strokes and probably saved the lives of millions in the process. And despite being heralded as game-changers wh... read more