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Britain can blame WFH for a rise in botched boob jobs

Britain can blame WFH for a rise in botched boob jobs! Plastic surgeons say 44% rise in bungled ops from cut-price clinics in Turkey may be down to ‘Zoom ... read more

Almost every child in America has tobacco on their hands, study finds

Almost every child in America has nicotine on their hands — even those living in homes where no one smokes, a new study finds. Researchers at San Diego State ... read more

What milk should I use?

What milk should I drink? Experts say oat and almond milk provide little nutritional value but you should choose your milk based on the vitamins and minerals yo... read more

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Why going DOWN stairs is better for you than going up! 

The Easter holidays are a great excuse to eat lots of chocolate, but many people also see it as a time to kick-start getting into shape for summer. We all know ... read more

HALF of nurses in the US say they have experienced a spike in workplace violence over the past year

Half of nurses in the U.S. are now battling against violence on wards, one of the largest nursing unions in the country said today. In its bi-annual survey, Nat... read more

Only 9% of Americans can properly read a nutrition label

Americans are often advised to eat healthier, more nutritious foods in an effort to stifle the diabetes and obesity epidemic striking the nation. Researchers fi... read more

US is hit by mysterious spate of severe hepatitis cases in children

A virus which causes the common cold may be behind a string of hepatitis cases in Alabama, health officials say. Nine children — all under six years old — h... read more

Glioblastoma: Most deadly form of brain cancer that kills more than half of patients within a year

More than 100 former students at New Jersey’s Colonia High School have developed a type of brain cancer in recent decades, with contamination from a nearb... read more

Covid cases now INCREASING in 32 US states as virus makes resurgence in the Northeast

Covid cases are starting to increase across America, especially in highly vaccinated pockets of the Northeast, but the increasing numbers have not yet translate... read more

Use our search tool to see how YOUR NHS trust is performing

The NHS crisis was today laid bare by a MailOnline analysis which revealed almost 60 per cent of patients needing routine surgery at England’s busiest tru... read more

The injuries that hundreds of Britons claim to have suffered while taking Covid tests

Hundreds of Britons claim to have hurt themselves getting tested for Covid, official data shows. Dozens say they’ve fainted or choked while swabbing, whil... read more

One-in-four American adults are living with a potentially LIFE THREATENING liver disorder

One-in-four American adults are living with a potentially LIFE THREATENING liver disorder caused by overeating, American Heart Association warns Non-alcoholic f... read more

What Causes Bladder Cancer?

Bladder cancer is prevalent among men and women, and it originates in the bladder cells. The human bladder is a muscular organ that is hollow and stores urine. ... read more

Extroverted people are less likely to experience cognitive decline

Johnson & Johnson (J&J), the largest pharmaceutical company in the world, will not be able to avoid a lawsuit that alleges it exposed employees to cance... read more

Nearly 600,000 course of Pfizer’s Paxlovid are sitting UNUSED in America

Nearly 600,000 courses of Pfizer’s Covid antivral pill Paxlovid are currently sitting on pharmacy shelves unused, official statistics show.  Data from th... read more

Multiple sclerosis breakthrough as scientists reverse condition with immune cell transplant

Immune cells against glandular fever may hold the key to treating multiple sclerosis, scientists have claimed. In a small trial, 24 patients with MS were implan... read more

Asthma and Allergy Foundation criticize Biden administration’s plan to lift ban on E15 fuel

President Biden’s plan to help reduce soaring gas prices in the U.S. is being criticized for potentially harming sufferers of asthma and other respiratory... read more

Two NEW sub-variants of the Omicron ‘stealth’ variant are discovered in NYC as cases jump 60%

Two new sub-variants of the Omicron BA.2 ‘stealth’ variant have been detected in New York, and could be behind the recent surge in cases detected i... read more

Doctor urges women to stop swapping HRT medication with strangers

Women have been urged to stop swapping HRT medication amid shortages that have pushed the most desperate to accept drugs from strangers in car parks.  Manufact... read more

Covid UK: ONS says latest wave HAS peaked as cases and hospitalisations fall, though deaths rise

Daily Covid cases and hospital admissions continued to drop today as the UK’s major testing survey confirmed the latest wave has peaked.  Government dash... read more

Suicide rates FELL in England and Wales in 2020 despite Covid lockdown, ONS data shows

Suicide rates fell in England and Wales in 2020, official data shows — despite fears the first lockdown would trigger a spike. Figures from the Office for Nat... read more

NHS waiting list hits ANOTHER high amid Covid-fuelled crisis: 6.18MILLION waiting for routine ops

The number of patients waiting for routine hospital treatment in England has soared to a new record of 6.18million, as ambulance and emergency department waits ... read more

Covid UK: ONS testing survey shows ases are falling but 3.7million still infected

Covid cases fell in England last week but infection rates remain incredibly high, the country’s major testing survey showed today. The Office for National... read more

UK GP body accused of fuelling NHS staffing crisis with ads for £200k-a-year jobs in Australia

Britain’s biggest GP body was today accused of fueling the NHS’s staffing crisis by advertising £200,000-a-year jobs abroad. The Royal College of G... read more