Type 2 diabetics could add a decade to their lives by slimming down to a healthy weight and better controlling blood pressure and sugar levels, a study suggests... read more
Scientists are investigating whether a vaccine for cancer can be developed using the same mRNA technology as in COVID-19 jabs. A team at Duke University in Durh... read more
Embattled big pharma company Johnson & Johnson (J&J) paid out another large settlement this week, this time shelling out nearly $100 million to settle a... read more
A travel nurse has been arrested over allegations that she tampered with vials of a highly powerful painkiller at hospitals in two-states in the Appalachian reg... read more
NHS hospitals now have fewer spare beds than at any point of the Covid pandemic, according to an analysis. Just 4,405 beds — or 4.8 per cent of England’... read more
The true death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic could be three times higher than feared, researchers found, as they looked at how the pandemic also killed people n... read more
Worldwide daily Covid deaths have plunged to their lowest point since the beginning of the pandemic, in what experts have described as ‘something to celeb... read more
Fewer than half of people living in parts of London, Birmingham and Leeds have had their first Covid jab, official statistics show. Harehills South, a neighbo... read more
Having a strained relationship with your mother-in-law might not be your fault — it may actually be down to evolution, research suggests.  Psychologists qu... read more
Women living in the poorest parts of England can expect to live for nearly eight years less than those in the wealthiest parts of the country, analysis shows. R... read more
Furious patients hit out as doctors’ chief dismisses concerns about the difficulties of getting face-to-face GP appointments as ‘a lot of noise̵... read more
Jabs Army becomes a Jobs Army: More than 11,000 helpers who signed on to deliver Covid shots have since become employed by the NHS More than 71,000 people helpe... read more
Tensing your muscles can be key to a good afternoon nap by helping you drift into deeper sleep, research suggests Tensing and relaxing large muscle groups creat... read more
Strap on your hiking boots TODAY! Six-hour stroll is needed to burn off just one Easter egg, expert says It might take longer than you think to burn off the cal... read more
A smile can turn a person’s day upside down. Because of this, it is vital that we keep our oral hygiene up to date in order to avoid any dental complications.... read more
Dr Sarah Mason-Whitfield wasn’t too worried when she tested positive for Covid-19 in March last year. The London-based GP, 46, discovered she had the virus af... read more
HEALTH NOTES: Half of men are against a male contraceptive By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:00 BST, 16 April 2022 | Updated: 23:14 BST, 16 April 2022 Ne... read more
Parkinson’s patients could be given free high-tech £175 smartwatch that buzzes for medication reminders and allows doctors to remotely monitor their move... read more
The jars look so stylish, they’d be more at home on a mantelpiece than in a medicine cabinet. And you’d be more likely to find these vitamin supplements o... read more
That’s not a sweet deal! Experts warn there is ‘no health benefit’ to ultra-dark chocolate Easter eggs when compared to their milk chocolate p... read more
Experts have hailed a ‘quantum leap’ forward in lung cancer treatment, thanks to a new double-drug therapy that can reduce the risk of relapse and boost sur... read more
Patients with incurable bladder cancer will be offered a groundbreaking drug on the NHS that offers months or even years of extra health, following a U-turn by ... read more
