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Scientists uncover why women crave chocolate and crisps at certain times of the month – and confirm ‘it’s not made up’

The brain reacts less to insulin in the pre-menstrual phase of a woman’s cycle  This could also help to explain premenstrual mood swings, experts say  ... read more

Poo from baboons, lemurs and pigs contains secret for treating ulcers in diabetes patients, UK researchers say

By Victoria Allen Science Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 00:01 BST, 21 September 2023 | Updated: 00:01 BST, 21 September 2023 Lemurs and baboons could hel... read more

Every family in the US will be entitled to free Covid tests again from next WEEK as part of $600million project to prevent winter wave

Each US household can request four free at-home Covid tests next week  The program is aimed at preventing a winter surge of cases READ MORE: Covid infection r... read more

Grandfather, 74, who slipped and broke his neck in a Premier Inn bathroom was forced to wait in ‘excruciating pain’ for almost 10 hours until ambulance arrived

Bryan Bartlett slipped while getting out of the bathtub at Premier Inn Weymouth  By Hannah Mcdonald Published: 00:59 BST, 20 September 2023 | Updated: 08:38 BS... read more

More Brits exercise because of mental health benefit rather than to get in shape, survey reveals

By Victoria Allen Science Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 00:01 BST, 20 September 2023 | Updated: 00:01 BST, 20 September 2023 Exercise may now be more abo... read more

Nearly 30 TONS of ground beef sold in three states is recalled due to fears it’s contaminated with diarrhea bug E.coli

Almost 30 tons of ground beef were recalled in Georgia, Michigan, and Ohio A sample of the meat contained the bacteria Shiga toxin-producing E. coli  READ MORE... read more

I’m a massage therapist – this 10-second stretch will help your back pain

A Kentucky message therapist shared a clip about solving back pain Back pain affects 40 percent of Americans, more than 130 million  READ MORE: How to treat b... read more

Minimum safe staffing levels in hospitals could force doctors to work on strike days under new government plans

Consultation considers minimum service levels that covering urgent care  Junior doctors have so far held 19 days of industrial action in hospitals this year  ... read more

How women aged over 100 now outnumber men 23 to one as the number of UK centenarians soars to 14,000

It’s well known that women tend to live longer than men. And the extent to which this true is revealed in the latest census data which shows that women who ha... read more

Doctors admit they can’t tell Covid apart from allergies or the common cold anymore – highlighting how mild virus has become

Covid patients are becoming harder to distinguish from those suffering from allergies or the common cold, doctors say. The most common symptoms of the virus are... read more

Bad influencers: Just 90 seconds of watching ‘ideal bodies’ on social media can negatively impact women’s mental health, study finds

Images of ‘ideal’ bodies and faces can contribute to eating disorders in women The researchers said filters allowed features to be enhanced to unrealistic ... read more

Fury as GMC removes word ‘mother’ from staff maternity guidance as part of ‘concerted effort’ to ignore women

Fury as GMC removes word ‘mother’ from staff maternity guidance as part of ‘concerted effort’ to ignore women Another document suggests ... read more

Biggest fans of the weekend lie in revealed: Map shows which countries are most likely to sleep in and how long for

– Preschool (3-5 years): 10-13 hours – School-age (6-13 years): 9-11 hours – Teen (14-17 years): 8-10 hours – Young adult (18-25) 7-9 ho... read more

Implanting pancreas cells from a donor into the liver of type 1 diabetes patients helps them live longer, research shows

One third of type 1 diabetes patients will eventually need a new kidney  Injecting special cells from a donor’s pancreas into the patient’s liver c... read more

Revolutionary treatment could save 5,000 patients from amputations each year as NHS watchdog considers new British research into critical limb ischaemia

Critical limb ischaemia is normally caused by lifestyle factors such as smoking The new treatment bypasses the old blockages and supplies blood to the foot  By... read more

Sleep expert: This one key thing could help solve your insomnia

By Jessica Hamilton Published: 10:50 BST, 16 September 2023 | Updated: 11:03 BST, 16 September 2023 When it comes to falling asleep, it pays to get into the rig... read more

Scientists create cancer-killing treatment they hope will annihilate most aggressive tumours

Glioblastoma is considered the most aggressive tumor that can form in the brain. Senator John McCain was diagnosed with one in July 2017. Patients have a 10 per... read more

Children face THREE WEEK self-isolation if they’ve not had measles jab amid a rapid rise in the disease

By Xantha Leatham and John Ely Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 02:40 BST, 15 September 2023 | Updated: 08:46 BST, 15 September 2023 The rapid r... read more

Toddler ‘lucky to be alive’ after swallowing eight NEEDLES on his family’s farm that were meant for injecting animals

By Luke Andrews Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 18:47 BST, 14 September 2023 | Updated: 18:48 BST, 14 September 2023 A two-year-old boy has been sa... read more

Now the CDC wants to monitor your POOP to track flu outbreaks – after pioneering ‘wastewater surveillance’ during Covid pandemic

Wastewater surveillance was pioneered during the pandemic to track variants The CDC said it could now be used for RSV and flu during the upcoming winter READ MO... read more

Shocking moment surgeons cut two 6ft iron rods from man, 21, who was impailed in his stomach and chest after falling from multi-storey building

The 21-year-old was lying on a hospital bed awake as medics hacked away The metal rods narrowly missed the patient’s liver, heart and bowel By Chloe Louis... read more

I’m a doctor – this is why you should NEVER use scratched pans

Dr Poonam Desai posted on TikTok explaining why she throws out chipped pans Scratched nonstick pans can ‘leech millions of microplastics into our foodR... read more

Ambulance crews lost 2million hours stuck in queues outside hospitals last year, bosses warn

868,000  hours were lost to handover delays which lasted more than an hour Around 10 per cent of these patients were ‘put at risk of additional harm̵... read more

One in workers receiving fertility treatment quit their jobs over ‘way they were treated’, survey suggests

Researchers surveyed 2,000 people in the UK who have had fertility treatment 43% said they had faced negative comments and attitudes from colleagues By Xantha L... read more