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FDA approves first ever at-home drug to treat vitiligo 

First-ever at-home drug that can REVERSE skin pigmentation loss caused by vitiligo is approved by the FDA The FDA has given the green-light to Opzelura as the ... read more

Impress vs competitors, why is it the best option?

The Impress method is a revolutionary way of aligning teeth. Impress removable and invisible aligners are made from robust rigid polyurethane, a high-tech medic... read more

Children up to four years old were just as likely to die from the flu as Covid at the end of 2021

Children up to four years old were just as likely to die from flu or a stroke as COVID-19 during the final months of 2021 — the start of the Omicron wave, a D... read more

New York man, 35, with rare cancer still hopes to get lifesaving treatment 

A New York man’s long arduous battle against both cancer and his insurance company could soon reach a relieving end. Anthony Di Laura, 35, was diagnosed w... read more

How calorie-defying ‘healthier’ treats are revolutionise how we snack

Snack taxes, junk food advertisement bans and packaging adorned with graphic cigarette-style warnings.  These are just some of the controversial ideas floated ... read more

Health chiefs issue warning over SEALS amid fears they could be carrying mutated bird flu

Health chiefs issue warning over SEALS amid fears they could be carrying mutated bird flu UK health chiefs warned of ‘increased reports’ of seals in... read more

Top doctor ‘really concerned’ general practice will go the same way as dentistry

Professor Martin Marshall, chair of the Royal College of GPs, said he is ‘really concerned’ the UK could reach a point where patients are charged fo... read more

Sticking to seven healthy habits may almost halve your risk of suffering a stroke, study claims

Sticking to seven healthy habits may almost halve your risk of suffering a stroke, a study suggests.  Researchers at the University of Texas at Houston say mai... read more

BA.5 variant now makes up 78% of active COVID-19 cases in the US

The BA.5 COVID-19 variant is continuing to grow in the U.S., almost entirely pushing out other forms of the virus. Some experts fear that the highly transmissib... read more

‘Complete hell’: Texas man says monkeypox is ‘100 times worse’ than Covid

A man in Texas has warned monkeypox was ‘complete hell’ and ‘100 times worse than Covid’ after catching it — as cases in the United St... read more

Pensioner dies two days after waiting 11 hours for ambulance

A pensioner forced to wait 11 hours for an ambulance after falling over at home died two days later, her distraught son has revealed. Jacqueline Hulbert, 78, f... read more

HRT will be sold over the counter so menopausal women can beat hot flushes without a prescription

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) will soon be available over the counter in the UK for the first time.  The move could open a form of HRT treatment to many mo... read more

Now experts want ALCOHOL to be sold in plain packaging

Alcohol should be sold in plain packaging or be plastered with cigarette-style health warnings, campaigners say. It comes after a study suggested uniform brandi... read more

Trainee flight attendant, 22, who had no clue she was pregnant gave birth on the loo

A new mum has revealed how she had a shock birth on the toilet at her parents’ home after not realising she was pregnant. Trainee cabin crew Lucy Jones, 2... read more

Boys to get lessons about periods and menopause alongside girls for sex education 

Schools will be told to stop splitting up pupils for sex education classes so boys grow up with a better understanding of female health issues. Doctors will als... read more

Giving HRT to breast cancer survivors does NOT raise risk of reoccurence, myth-busting study claims

Giving breast cancer survivors hormone replacement therapy is safe, according to myth-debunking research. Doctors have for decades avoided recommending HRT to w... read more

People who drink between 1.5 and 3.5 cups of coffee per day are less likely to die

People who drink between 1.5 and 3.5 cups of coffee per day are less likely to die – even if they add sugar, major study finds Chinese scientists monitore... read more

Freeze-dried blueberries recalled because of high lead levels

Freeze-dried blueberries sold by major stores Walmart and Amazon are being recalled because of high lead levels Food and Drug Administration is recalling two ba... read more

FDA reveals which common foods contain the most harmful chemicals 

Lead in baby food, arsenic in fish and uranium mixed into cheese: FDA reveals which American meals could contain the most harmful chemicals The FDA reveals that... read more

Monkeypox isolation rules DITCHED for contacts of infected

Close contacts of monkeypox cases will no longer need to self-isolate unless they develop tell-tale symptoms, UK health chiefs announced today. Only those who d... read more

Death rates from drug overdoses hit historic highs in 2020

Drug overdose deaths among black and indigenous Americans spiked in 2020 — with a total of 2,400 more being recorded during the first year of Covid compared t... read more

Britain’s healthiest ice lollies REVEALED amid UK heatwave: Ice poles can contain just 13 CALORIES

If you fancy tucking into an ice lolly while basking in Britain’s record-breaking heatwave today, you might assume they’ll be bad for your waistline... read more

Johns Hopkins expert slams White House Covid chief for recommending masks indoors

White House officials are under fire for recommending Americans mask up when in indoor public places, while officials in California start to bring back the face... read more

NHS figures reveal ever-growing obesity trend reversed last year

Childhood obesity levels have dropped back in line with pre-Covid trends, official data suggested today. Over one in five youngsters (22.9 per cent) who started... read more