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ONE cookie can contain 10 TEASPOONS of sugar – more than a can of Coca Cola

Britain’s favourite sweet treats can contain ‘dangerously high’ levels of sugar, according to campaigners. Action on Sugar’s analysis sh... read more

Medicare elects to limit coverage of controversial Alzheimer’s drug

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has elected to limit coverage of Aduhelm, an Alzheimer’s drug that received controversial approval fro... read more

FDA warns that raw oysters are at the center of norovirus outbreak

Officials in both the United States and Canada are warning that raw oysters are at the center of a norovirus outbreak that has erupted across America. Contamina... read more

EPA finds that some US drinking water contains URANIUM

Data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows that drinking water in some parts of America may contain unsafe levels of uranium. Researchers from Co... read more

UK’s daily Covid cases plunge by another third following end to free virus testing

Britain’s daily Covid cases fell by another third today, official data showed as the end of free testing continues to obscure the true shape of the outbre... read more

Artificial sweeteners – like those used in diet soda – may hurt the liver’s ability to detoxify

Artificial sweeteners – like those used in diet soda – may hurt the liver’s ability to detoxify and even to process certain medication, study ... read more

Lymphoma survivor spent A YEAR battling for diagnosis while her symptoms were dismissed

A Massachusetts elementary school teacher says she spent a year having her severe stomach pain, vomiting, and other symptoms dismissed by doctors as anxiety an... read more

Why you still might NOT be able to get a face-to-face GP appointment on a Saturday or evening

An NHS contract that forces GPs to work Saturdays and weekday evenings contains a loophole that means a ‘physical’ doctor doesn’t need to be a... read more

Daily Covid cases are rising in New York, LA and San Francisco as experts warn against cutting data

Covid cases are starting to rise once again in major cities like New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, as experts warn that cutting back on data reporting in... read more

Quitting smoking could give you an extra five years of healthy life

Quitting smoking could give you an extra FIVE YEARS of healthy life: Heart doctors say benefits of kicking the habit are ‘even better than we thought̵... read more

Viagra users are 85% more likely to develop eye conditions, study finds

Viagra could harm your vision, a study claimed today. Canadian experts found regularly taking the common erectile dysfunction pill may raise the risk of three s... read more

Health chiefs urge parents to look out for jaundice and other signs of the liver condition

Warning over mysterious hepatitis outbreak in children: Health chiefs urge parents to look out for jaundice and other signs of the liver condition – with ... read more

Mother battling cancer ‘scolded by NHS bosses’ after she complained about treatment

A mother with terminal cancer has claimed NHS doctors gave her a scolding after she complained about her ‘awful’ treatment on social media.  Harrie... read more

NHS crisis sees trusts urge relatives to let Covid-positive loved ones go home to free up bed space

NHS hospitals have started pleading with families to take their Covid-infected relatives home to free up beds as trusts battle a ‘perfect storm’ of ... read more

Cannabis will be tested as pain relief medication that could pave the way for NHS prescriptions

Thousands of people to be given cannabis as a painkiller every day in major new trial that could pave the way for it being prescribed on the NHS Cannabis is to ... read more

Warning to insomniacs as study finds people who struggle to sleep may be at risk of type 2 diabetes 

Insomniacs might be at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a study suggests.   Bristol University researchers found people who struggled to sleep had h... read more

Anti-fungus chemicals used on some fruits could cause them to grow potentially DEADLY ‘super yeast’

A potentially deadly yeast pathogen is being fueled by some anti-fungus chemicals used on fruits while they are being grown. C. auris was discovered in 2009, an... read more

Expert warns that rising kids social media use could cause eating disorders, feelings of inadequacy

Social media use is rising among children, especially as many spent significantly more time indoors during the COVID-19 pandemic.  While some experts are issui... read more

UK’s daily Covid cases plunge by 41% in a week

UK’s daily Covid cases plunge by 41% in a week amid signs hospital pressure might have also peaked Another 51,253 positive tests were logged by UKHSA boss... read more

Girl whose deadly brain tumour was spotted by opticians needs £200k for pioneering treatment

Grace Kelly, 12, has already undergone surgery and treatment for her cancer but her family are now trying to raise thousands of pounds for pioneering treatment ... read more

Fury as UK Government-funded vaccine manufacturing site SOLD to private firm

A British taxpayer-funded vaccine manufacturing centre was today bought by a US pharmaceutical giant.   The Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre, in O... read more

People recently infected with COVID-19 DO NOT need a fourth dose of the vaccine CDC chief says

The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) acknowledged the value of natural Covid immunity from infection on Tuesday, and even said it co... read more

Covid rates in England are now the ‘highest we’ve EVER seen’, mass-testing survey reveals

Covid infection rates in England are now the ‘highest we’ve ever seen’, according to one of the country’s leading virus experts.  Profe... read more

Go to work if you have a headache or feel tired, Sajid Javid says (even though it might be Covid)

Asked whether he would still go to work if he was tired or had a headache, Sajid Javid (pictured) said he would ‘first reach for the Nurofen’ Briton... read more