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Up to 800,000 insomniacs reliant on drugs can now be given app which helps them sleep easier

Doctors should offer insomnia patients access to an app rather than sleeping pills, according to new guidance. Around 800,000 people in England struggling to sl... read more

Woman finds out she is suffering from skin cancer after life-saving chance encounter

A woman may have had her life saved by a stranger she met at the park, and informed her that a mole she had was likely malignant. Melissa Albin, a teacher who i... read more

Young girls are starting to undergo puberty as young as six years old

Young girls in America are experiencing puberty at an earlier age than biologists would particularly expect, with black girls undergoing the process a year earl... read more

Rabies could return to the US despite strict vaccine regulations, CDC warns

RABIES could sneak back into US despite strict vaccine regulations, CDC warns, after five-month-old rescue puppy that met import requirements from Azerbaijan te... read more

Expert warns that the monkeypox is spread through ‘close body contact’

Cases of the monkeypox have now been confirmed in seven countries outside of Africa – with the United States, Italy and Sweden all being the latest to joi... read more

Autumn Covid booster vaccines should be given to ALL over-65s

All over-65 should be offered a Covid booster jab this autumn, the Government’s scientific advisers said today. Health chiefs called for around 25million ... read more

Seven in ten Americans say sharing a bed with their cat or dog improves their sleep, survey finds

Seven in ten Americans say sharing a bed with their cat or dog improves their sleep, survey finds A survey has found Americans who sleep alongside their cats an... read more

NHS removes word ‘women’ from ovarian and womb cancer advice pages

Official NHS advice about ovarian, womb and cervix cancers have quietly removed the word ‘women’ from their webpages, MailOnline can reveal.  The t... read more

NYC Mayor Eric Adams REJECTS health department guidance to reinstate a mask mandate

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is rejecting recommendations from city health officials to reinstate a COVID-19 mask mandate, just as the city changes its virus ... read more

Health chiefs probe gay bars and saunas amid monkeypox outbreak in UK

Monkeypox contact tracers are probing gay bars and spas as they scramble to contain an outbreak of the rare disease. Health chiefs in the UK are ‘actively... read more

Mysterious hepatitis outbreak has PEAKED: Experts say cases of liver disease are trending downwards

Cases of a mysterious form of hepatitis affecting children appear to have peaked in Britain, experts claimed today. Nearly 180 youngsters have been sickened wit... read more

There is ‘no evidence’ 5 to 11-year-olds need a booster vaccine, experts say

There is ‘no evidence’ that children aged five to 11 years need a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot, a top expert has warned, just as leaders at the FDA... read more

Britons eat 900 more calories a day than they think – the equivalent of 3 McDonald’s cheeseburgers

Everyone eats the equivalent of three extra McDonald’s cheeseburgers a day than they admit, a study claimed today. And both thin and fat people fib about the ... read more

Monkeypox is now spotted in Italy and Sweden – bringing number of countries with cases to SEVEN

Italy and Sweden have become the latest countries to record cases of monkeypox amid the first ever global outbreak. The Italian patient tested positive at a hos... read more

Mars’s ‘healthier’ bars are more expensive despite being smaller 

Mars bars are slimming down and getting fruit snuck in, as the confectionary giant behind the nation’s favourite sweet treat launches a healthier variety... read more

UK is stockpiling ‘thousands’ of monkeypox vaccines and drugs as UK cases rise to nine

Britain is stocking up on thousands of monkeypox vaccines and treatments amid fears that the current spate of cases is the tip of the iceberg. Nine Britons have... read more

NHS doctors urge bosses to let them WFH!

NHS medics say they should be able to continue working from home and claim they can effectively diagnose patients via ‘a computer on wheels’. Doctor... read more

Experts warn obese people set to outnumber those at a healthy weight by 2030 

Little Britain? Fat chance! UK will have more obese people than those at a healthy weight within FIVE years unless habits change, experts warn Seven in ten Brit... read more

Cranberries could improve memory and ward off dementia

Cran you believe it? Eating a bowl of cranberries each day could improve memory and ward off dementia, study claims UEA research found eating 100g of cranberrie... read more

Massachusetts officials confirm first human case of monkeypox

Health officials in Massachusetts have detected a monkeypox infection in a man who has recently returned from Canada. Its Department of Health said the indivi... read more

Leading vaccine manufacturers Moderna, Pfizer, BioNTech and AZ were fastest growing

Covid vaccine manufacturers were the fastest growing pharmaceutical companies over the first three months of this year, data has revealed. Moderna led the pack ... read more

CDC 71 new cases of mysterious pediatric hepatitis

Another 71 cases of the mysterious hepatitis have been spotted in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed Wednesday. No further deaths... read more

Expert warns that the prevalence of ticks in America is growing

The number of ticks – and by virtue tick bites – has increased in recent years, one top expert warns, but Americans can protect themselves from the ... read more

Having type 2 diabetes in middle age could make you FOUR TIMES more likely to get dementia

Having type 2 diabetes in middle age could mean being four times more likely to develop dementia. Diabetes is linked to dementia, with experts suspecting it can... read more