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New jab to help prevent urinary tract infections

People over the age of 60 could soon get a vaccine to protect against urinary tract infections, drastically reducing the number of people who suffer with the pa... read more

Why does a Bomber Command hero have to pay lawyers £4k to access NHS services?

As a Second World War veteran, Andrew Gauld has faced his fair share of battles. A rear gunner in the RAF’s Lancaster bombers regularly flying on dangerous mi... read more

DR ELLIE CANNON: How do I tell my doctor I want to die?

I was recently diagnosed with a very rare, very aggressive incurable cancer. I’ve been referred to palliative care, but I’m often in so much pain I end up i... read more

Is the ‘holy grail’ cystic fibrosis medication worth the risk?  

Cystic fibrosis treatments dubbed ‘the holy grail’ by doctors due to their remarkable health benefits may be triggering anxiety, depression and suicidal tho... read more

Study finds every extra 2 inches around women’s waists raises risk of fractures by 7%

The dreaded middle-age spread raises the risk of women fracturing their bones, a study suggests. Experts from Canada followed 20,000 men and women aged 40 to 70... read more

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Shame on cereal giants making legal demands that will make more children fatter

I was angered, but not surprised, by the news that Kellogg’s is trying to wriggle out of new junk food rules that mean some of its more sugary products cannot... read more

Pharmacists call on No10 to allow chemists to prescribe alternative HRT medication

Women are having to deal with a shortage in hormone replacement therapy (HRT) supplies amid rising demand for such treatment. What is HRT?  Hormone replacement... read more

Covid? What Covid? UK’s daily hospital admissions and deaths fall again while cases tumble to 11,000

Restriction-free Britain’s Covid outbreak is still firmly in retreat as cases and hospitalisations and deaths continue to tumble. Daily UK Health Security... read more

NHS hospitals have spent £800,000 on building nearly 740 gender-neutral toilets over past four years

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust  Gender neutral toilets: 63 Total cost: £586,080 A spokesperson told MailOnline: ‘The FOI request did not specify a def... read more

US daily Covid cases surge 59% in two weeks as New York records most infections since January

America’s daily Covid cases have surged 59 percent in two weeks, data show — as New York records the most infections in 24 hours since January amid warn... read more

Covid UK: England’s outbreak slumps to lowest size since BEFORE Omicron took off in mid-December

Restriction-free England’s Covid cases have plunged to the brink of a five-month low, official data revealed today in another justification for the Govern... read more

Vietnamese man, 24, needed to get a 2cm-thick steel nut DRILLED off his ‘strangled’ penis

A 24-year-old Vietnamese man had to have a steel nut cut from his penis using a drill after getting it stuck while pleasuring himself. The unidentified patient ... read more

eBay selling prohibited steroid-like muscle building tablets

Prohibited performance-enhancing drugs linked to heart attacks, strokes and even infertility are being sold on eBay and Depop, MailOnline can reveal. Selective ... read more

Sajid Javid holds crisis talks with HRT suppliers as pressure grows to end menopause drugs shortage

Sajid Javid holds crisis talks with HRT suppliers as pressure grows to solve shortage of menopause medication Health secretary vowed to ‘leave no stone un... read more

Mothers were more likely to bear the brunt of childcare during Covid shut-ins, study shows

Why women piled on more lockdown pounds than men: Mothers were more likely to bear the brunt of childcare during Covid shut-ins… but men generally ‘... read more

Going vegan for just 12 weeks could help you lose 16lbs, study finds

If you want to lose a stone just in time for summer — go vegan. Researchers have found that, on average, overweight people who switch to a plant-based diet lo... read more

Three-quarters of influencers’ posts are for junk food, study finds

Influencers are also making your children fat! Three-quarters of viral stars’ posts on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube are for junk food, study finds Expert... read more

Now Ohio reports seven hepatitis cases in child as young as

Seven more cases of hepatitis have been detected in Ohio with one child left needing a liver transplant, doctors have said — as the U.S. tally rose to 40 incl... read more

Russia, India and Indonesia have all faced MORE excess deaths than the US, WHO says

America has not suffered the most pandemic deaths in the world, according to estimates from the World Health Organization. The U.S. is expected to become the fi... read more

Want to live longer? Eat breakfast, lunch and dinner in the same 12-hour window, experts say 

Want to live longer? Eat all your meals in a 12-hour window AND cut calories by 40%, experts say Mice fed a calorie restricted diet at night lived 35 per cent l... read more

Ex-convict given a pig’s heart may only have died because organ was infected, report claims

An ex-convict given a pig’s heart in a world-first transplant may have died because the organ was infected with a virus, experts claim. David Bennett, 57,... read more

Kim Kardashian’s Met Gala crash diet where she lost 16lbs in three weeks could make you GAIN weight

Kim Kardashian’s Met Gala crash diet where she lost 16lbs in three weeks by cutting out sugar and carbs could make you GAIN weight, nutritionist warns Dr Debo... read more

NHS trusts waste £220MILLION every year on over-priced gas and electricity deals

NHS England is wasting nearly £220million a year on overpriced gas and electricity, analysis suggests. It comes amid reports of Britons having to choose betwee... read more

UK’s daily Covid wave shrinks again as hospital admissions fall by a quarter and cases slump

Britain’s Covid wave still shows no signs of flaring up again as both cases and hospitalisations continue to trend downwards. UK Health Security Agency (U... read more