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Over ONE BILLION visors bought by No10 are STILL sitting in warehouses

The Government’s stash of wasted PPE includes over one billion visors still sitting in warehouses and shipping containers, MailOnline can reveal.  Only 1... read more

Covid DID trigger a ‘baby boom’: Official data shows 1.5% uptick in live births in 2021

The Covid pandemic has triggered a baby boom with the birth rate rising for the first time in more than a decade, official figures show.  There were 10.4 babi... read more

Is it my statins that make me wheezy at night? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions 

For several months I’ve had slight wheezing at night, which now affects my sleep. A nurse suggested it’s nasal congestion and gave me a nasal spray. I’m f... read more

Beat the HRT shortage without resorting to the black market

More women are opting to take hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to ease their menopausal symptoms. It had been estimated that around 10 per cent go on some form... read more

The body-benefits of drinking coffee from one cup a day to six 

A strong cup of coffee may be an essential start to your day, but the benefits could go beyond just that pick-me-up effect. Research suggests coffee drinkers ar... read more

A blast of ultrasound to stop you losing your sight

A five-minute blast of ultrasound is being used to treat glaucoma, one of the leading causes of blindness. Research on more than 60 people suggests that the tre... read more

Could swallowing or inhaling ‘good’ viruses be the new way to beat infections?

Given what we now know about viruses and how potentially lethal they can be, the idea of inhaling or swallowing one to treat an infection sounds like the last t... read more

The tailor-made implant to stop men dying from a ruptured artery

Around 80,000 men in England have an abdominal aortic aneurysm, a potentially life‑threatening bulge in the aorta (the main blood vessel that runs from the h... read more

Mother hits out over lack of cash for brain tumour research

Among the proud moments captured on Nicola Wharton’s phone, is a short video of her son Aaron, then aged four, out on a stroll with his father Lee. What the f... read more

More than 70% of COVID-19 patients who go into a coma while on a ventilator eventually wake up 

Having a loved one go into a coma as a result of a severe COVID-19 infection can be a terrifying, anxiety-inducing, experience, but the patient’s odds for... read more

NIH study of Reddit posts finds that self harm is ‘addictive’

An analysis of online posts to Reddit show that many people who self-harm exhibit similar patterns towards the behavior that those addicted to substances like d... read more

Parents of a 13-year-old girl claim she ‘could have died’ from bacterial infection

Girl, 13, ‘almost died’ after swelling on her face caused by an infection was mistakenly put down to Covid, parents claim WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: ... read more

US study claims they can spot disease risk in IVF embryos…but experts insist it’s a waste of money

Genes linked to a dozen serious illnesses such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease can be detected in embryos, experts claimed today.   The tests, if proven... read more

Pregnant women who catch Covid are TWICE as likely to have a premature birth, study reveals

Pregnant women who catch Covid are TWICE as likely to have a premature birth, study reveals US scientists monitored 43,000 pregnancies, including 1,300 involvin... read more

Welsh optician who had SEVEN-MONTH bout of Covid beats infection with two doses of Pfizer vaccine

A Welsh man who spent over half a year battling Covid at home is thought to have become the first person in the world to be cured of the virus by getting vaccin... read more

US deaths involving alcohol increased 25% during COVID-19 pandemic, NIH study finds 

US deaths involving alcohol increased 25% during COVID-19 pandemic, NIH study finds Deaths caused by alcohol in the U.S. surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, an... read more

‘Uberisation’ of GP services risking patient safety, Jeremy Hunt warns

The ‘Uberisation’ of GP services is putting patients at risk, former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned. The Tory MP claimed the greater relian... read more

South Dakota joins list of 10 U.S. states to abandon daily COVID-19 data reporting

Daily Covid reporting is starting to be abandoned by health officials around the United States as the cases continue to decline and the much of the world looks ... read more

Jonathan Van-Tam takes friend Chris Whitty to watch his beloved Boston United for his ‘leaving do’

Sir Jonathan Van-Tam invited fellow Covid guru and friend Sir Chris Whitty to watch his beloved Boston United at his ‘leaving do’ this weekend. JVT,... read more

Gov slammed for silence on if unjabbed care home staff can get their jobs back after U-turn

Sajid Javid’s Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) was today slammed for staying silent over whether thousands of carers who were sacked for not ge... read more

Personal trainer father, 47, is given less than 18 months to live

A personal trainer has been given 18 months to live after an alleged ‘gym injury’ turned out to be cancer in his spine.  Mark Potter, 47, from Chin... read more

Schoolboy’s skull put back together ‘like a JIGSAW’ in life-saving op to stop brain being crushed

A boy’s skull was put back together like a jigsaw to stop his brain from being crushed due to a life-threatening condition. Daniel Bradly, from Alfreton ... read more

Warning over patient safety as poll shows 87% of GPs say they are too snowed under with work 

Warning over patient safety as poll shows 87% of GPs say they are too snowed under with work Nearly 90% of GPs  are concerned about making mistakes due to too... read more

Meet the ‘boho yoga mums’ who are spreading dangerous anti-vaxx myths online 

Middle-class mothers are running forums exploiting Covid vaccine fears to peddle myths about other jabs, helping drive take-up rates to a ten-year low. Vaccine ... read more