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China records its biggest number of Covid cases for TWO YEARS

China records its biggest number of Covid cases for TWO YEARS – with clusters emerging in more than a dozen cities China reported 526 infections that were... read more

Record number of children are being treated by the NHS for eating disorders following pandemic

Record number of children are being treated by the NHS for eating disorders following pandemic 10,000 children started treatment for eating disorders April-Dec... read more

Life expectancy gap at least a DECADE for baby boys in parts of UK

Babies born in some parts of the UK are expected to die at least a decade earlier than those in areas with the highest life expectancy, official figures reveal.... read more

LORD ASHCROFT and ISABEL OAKESHOTT’s new book prescribes the real cure for the health service’s woes

The first part of our serialisation last week of an authoritative new book explained how radical reform – not yet more taxpayers’ billions – was the o... read more

Best Tips For Becoming An Effective Nurse

Hardly any professions are pretty much as expressly rewarding as nursing. It provides competent regard, flexible open roles, advancement possibilities, and infl... read more

How NHS consultant beat ‘campaign’ to have him struck off for ‘abortion reversals’

For any NHS doctor, bringing new life into the world is an extraordinary privilege. And for Dr Dermot Kearney, smiling fondly at the trio of babies gurgling hap... read more

Jab gives new hope to 146,000 Britons with ulcerative colitis

Sufferers of the debilitating bowel disease ulcerative colitis could soon benefit from a breakthrough jab originally designed to treat the skin problem psorias... read more

Would you pay £76 for a tube of anti-ageing toothpaste which contains no FLUORIDE?

Moisturiser. Cleanser. Anti-ageing serum. These are the bathroom products used by millions of Britons in the hope they will keep us looking younger and fresher.... read more

HEALTH NOTES: Virtual test for stroke victims

HEALTH NOTES: Virtual test for stroke victims By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:00 GMT, 5 March 2022 | Updated: 22:10 GMT, 5 March 2022 Stroke survivors... read more

Why are British women being denied revolutionary new birth control pill?

Drug company bosses have been accused of holding back the British launch of a pioneering contraceptive pill that could transform birth control for women. The me... read more

Why is the NHS still dishing out 10,000 prescriptions a year for painkiller co-proxamol?

Doctors are handing out 10,000 NHS prescriptions a year for an unlicensed painkiller that is linked to suicides and accidental overdoses. The drug, co-proxamol... read more

Why are young women risking permanent damage with ‘fox-eye facelifts’?

It is billed as a pain-free ‘tweakment’ – a minor cosmetic procedure that will leave you with a sultry and sexy new look, worthy of a supermodel, in as l... read more

DR ELLIE CANNON: Since my GP took me off HRT my life is hell. How do I cope? 

My doctor persuaded me to stop taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) three years ago after I’d been on it for seven years.  She refuses to re-prescribe i... read more

Dementia’s early signs could be reversed by a good social life, study finds

Early signs of dementia could be reversed by a good social life, study finds People who spend face-to-face time with friends and family, attend classes, volunte... read more

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Overweight? Our politicians are to blame

Being a world leader in Covid research and vaccines has been a great triumph for the UK. But there is another ‘world leader’ title we really don’t want to... read more

Non-profit company to produce generic insulin that will be sold for $30 per vial

The price of insulin in America has been a hot-button issue in America for years, and with discussions about potential price caps on the drug being put into the... read more

Mother in a coma stuns medics by opening her eyes after they turn off her ventilator

A mother in a coma stunned medics when her eyes shot open and she gasped for breath as medics went to turn off her ventilator.  Kate Green, 42, was left in a c... read more

UK’s Covid cases soar 40% in first week after No10’s ‘Freedom Day’

Britain’s daily Covid cases soared more than 40 per cent in a week today amid mounting signs that the country’s outbreak is growing again.  Governm... read more

SAGE to stop meeting regularly in recognition that worst of Covid is over

SAGE will no longer meet on a regular basis as the UK enters a new phase of the Covid pandemic.  The scientific advisory group, chaired by Sir Patrick Vallance... read more

Baby girl who had a silent brain tumour was ‘hours from death’ after symptoms dismissed as ‘normal’ 

A three-month-old girl with an undiagnosed brain tumour was left hours from death after bungling doctors dismissed her worrying symptoms as ‘normal’... read more

Ministers accused of jumping gun over ‘worrying’ decision to scrap free flu jabs for 6m over-50s

Ministers were today accused of failing to learn lessons from the pandemic after scrapping free flu vaccines for millions of over-50s and children. People aged ... read more

Only 10% of Americans are still recommended to wear a mask indoors under updated CDC guidelines

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) only recommends ten percent of Americans to wear masks in indoor, public, settings because they live in an ... read more

Just 41% of people are now ‘very worried’ about Covid – lowest proportion since pandemic began

Britain’s Covid fears fade: Just 41% of people are now ‘very worried’ about virus – the lowest proportion since pandemic began, official... read more

Putin’s invasion of Ukraine will trigger a spike of Covid cases, Lancet editor warns

Dr Richard Horton, the editor of scientific journal The Lancet (pictured), said the risk of local spikes in Ukraine— where just a third of people are double-j... read more