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Doctors table ‘urgent’ motion to cut ‘core’ opening hours to 9-5 – shaving two-and-a-half hours off

GPs are set to vote on whether their core working hours should be reduced by two-and-a-half hours per day. The proposal comes amid a huge row over the working h... read more

Children conceived from parents who underwent fertility treatment 30% more likely to suffer asthma

Children conceived from parents who used infertility treatments may be at an increased risk of developing asthma, eczema or having allergies, a new study finds.... read more

Red wine drinkers carry less fat around their organs than lovers of beer and spirits, finds study

When it comes to wine, the French might be on to something.  Drinkers of beer and spirits have high levels of harmful fat linked with heart disease — but win... read more

How HRT prescriptions have DOUBLED in five years

This is the graph that reveals the incredible rise in demand for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) medication in England. Prescriptions have doubled in just fiv... read more

UK’s daily Covid cases hit just 15,000 a day as wave continues to recede

UK’s daily Covid cases hit just 15,000 a day as wave continues to recede UKHSA data shows 45,077 Britons tested positive over the last three days, while 3... read more

White House Covid chief says America is ‘in a much better place then we’ve been in the past’

Covid cases are on the rise in the U.S., reaching their highest point of the spring season on Monday after a sharp weekly increase, though the nation’s to... read more

Syrian girl, 2, nearly dies after lollipop stick which was stuck in her bowels pierced her intestine

Syrian girl, 2, nearly dies after a 7cm-long lollipop stick which was stuck in her bowels for six months pierced her intestine Girl rushed to Aleppo University ... read more

Sajid Javid is told to tackle HRT shortage himself as TWO-THIRDS of pharmacies face daily shortages 

The Health Secretary was today told to tackle the country’s hormone replacement therapy (HRT) shortage crisis himself rather than appoint a tsar. Labour M... read more

Health chiefs stick to ‘reckless’ decision to only offer free influenza vaccines to 65+

Britons in their fifties and early sixties won’t be eligible for flu jabs this winter, as health chiefs stick to their ‘reckless’ decision to ... read more

Does Low-Level Laser Light Therapy Work for Hair Loss?

Are you struggling with hair loss and are frustrated by looking at thinning hair in the mirror? Perhaps you’ve noticed your hair is thinning or fading rap... read more

Nose jobs fall out of fashion as more patients are choosing non-surgical alternatives, medics say 

Nose jobs fall out of fashion as more patients are choosing non-surgical alternatives, medics say The number of nose jobs has plummeted from 4,878 in 2013 to 1... read more

Device which shoots magnetic pulses through the skin goes on sale

Can a £179 electronic device that shoots a magnetic pulse through the skin make a £50 anti-wrinkle cream as effective as a £500 treatment? By Mail on Sunday ... read more

How surgeons used cow tissue to save baby Florence

A 13-week-old baby had her life saved by a ground-breaking operation in which a tiny valve in her walnut-sized heart was replaced using a metal frame and tissue... read more

DR ELLIE CANNON: Is it safe for my GP to stop me taking the pill after 36 years?

I am 52 and have been taking the combined contraceptive Pill since I was 16, initially to deal with heavy periods, but then for contraception.  In February I o... read more

NHS waiting lists: Is it worth paying to go private and jump the queue?

Three-quarters of a million struggling with agonising hip or knee pain in desperate need of a joint replacement operation, 600,000 awaiting treatment for catara... read more

Covid 19: Vulnerable patients denied £800 anti-viral jab unless they go private

Health chiefs stand accused of abandoning vulnerable patients after it emerged they have failed to purchase a life-saving anti-Covid drug designed to protect th... read more

Long fingernails loved by Cardi B could be harboring dozens of bacteria and fungi species

Long fingernails loved by singers including Cardi B and Billie Eilish could be harboring 32 species of bacteria and 28 types of fungi, scientist warns – a... read more

Covid was the THIRD leading cause of death for Americans in 2021

Covid was the THIRD leading cause of death for Americans in 2021 – only trailing heart disease and cancer – making up one in every US deaths Covid w... read more

Mysterious cases of hepatitis are ‘very rare’, leading scientists say

Experts are saying that it is too early for Americans to start worrying about hepatitis, even after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued ... read more

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Brighter and longer days can leave some people feeling far more anxious

Spring is my favourite time of the year and not just because of the promise of longer, warmer days ahead. I also love it because, like one in five Britons, I su... read more

Intense exercise can help a person develop a healthier diet

Intense exercise can help a person develop a healthier diet as well as they are less likely to want to eat fatty foods after, study finds Researchers found tha... read more

Recipients of Paxlovid report symptoms returning and even testing positive for the virus again

Paxlovid has been deemed one of the gold standard Covid treatments in the U.S., even being touted by President Joe Biden at his State of the Union address this ... read more

Craving junk on a diet? Go a run: Study finds strenuous exercise makes you less likely to cave

Craving junk on a diet? Go a run: Study claims strenuous exercise makes you less likely to cave US study on rats found those who exercised better resisted fatty... read more

UK records fewer than 20k daily cases for second day in a row and 284 deaths

Britain has recorded fewer than 20,000 daily Covid cases for the second day in a row, with the latest wave still firmly in retreat.  UK Health Security Agency ... read more