Heart failure receives less public attention than potholes despite affecting nearly one million Britons, scientists say. Researchers at Lancaster University stu... read more
Using ‘male’ crash-test dummies to determine how men and women would fare in car accidents has been blamed for the dismal injury record for women on the ro... read more
These four youngsters are alive today largely thanks to ground-breaking technology — the ‘heart in a box’, or the organ care system — which allowed them... read more
It’s a problem that affects millions of us which can be really debilitating — and it’s one of the most common reasons people see their GP. I am talking ab... read more
Sajid Javid today promised to stop hundreds of patients with autism and learning disabilities being unfairly ‘incarcerated’ in mental health institu... read more
Switching back-and-forth between calorie restrictive and normal diets may be more harmful for a person’s health than never adopting a healthy diet, a new ... read more
Patient holograms are to be used to train British medical students in a world-first. Medics at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge will wear virtual real... read more
NHS doctors and GPs will push for a whopping 30 per cent pay rise, it was decided today. Members of the British Medical Association (BMA) have asked their unio... read more
Yet another COVID-19 booster shot could be added to America’s arsenal soon, as a leading Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel is set to meet ... read more
A drug which starves cancer cells could be the first breakthrough in brain tumour treatment for two decades, experts hope. Imperial College London scientists ... read more
Downing Street is keeping tabs on the Omicron variant spin-offs responsible for a recent spike in Covid infections. Boris Johnson’s official spokesman sai... read more
A mother was left with gruesome infected scars after a botched ‘mummy makeover’ in Turkey. Tracy Marriott, 45, flew to Istanbul to have a cut-price... read more
This heart-warming footage shows a dad struck down with devastating dementia springing ‘back to life’ when he hears his favourite songs. Eddie O’B... read more
People who work 49 or more hours a week drink more booze than nine-to-fivers, study finds Workers who do 49 or more hours a week consume an extra glass of wine ... read more
The idea of living for hundreds of years was once thought to be the pipe dream of billionaires and tech moguls. But scientists at the forefront of anti-ageing... read more
Gene test to tell if your hip surgery will fail: Saliva swab could predict if you’ll have an adverse reaction to a joint implant About 15% of Britons have... read more
Women given antidepressants to help them cope with PMS may only need them for two weeks per month Intermittent dose regime was found to be just as effective in ... read more
Simple jab may prevent people at risk of type 1 diabetes from developing the potentially life-threatening disease before it strikes Drug, currently known as IMC... read more
HEALTH NOTES: One in five Britons don’t know what a cataract or glaucoma is, poll finds By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 00:01 BST, 26 June 2022 | Up... read more
A new ‘blood-boosting’ pill is set to spare tens of thousands of chronic kidney disease sufferers from having to inject themselves up to three times... read more
Severely overweight patients are being offered a pioneering operation on the NHS that could help them lose up to six stone in six months – slashing their risk... read more
Most mornings I wake up feeling very sick. I don’t eat too late in the evening and usually have quite small meals, so I don’t think it’s down ... read more
