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Households with children THREE times as likely to have a Covid infection as those without

Households with children were THREE times as likely to by hit by Covid than homes without youngsters when schools reopened last month, study shows REACT study d... read more

Mixing different sun creams ‘could obliterate part of the protection offered from UV rays’

Mixing different sunscreens could almost obliterate part of the protection offered from UV rays, a study suggests.  Experts found combining ‘chemicalR... read more

High intake of fatty acid in nuts, seeds and plant oils ‘linked to lower risk of death’ 

Eating lots of nuts, seeds and plant oils may cut your risk of being sent to an early grave, scientists say. Iranian researchers reviewed dozens of studies that... read more

Drug overdose deaths in US reached record-high of 96,000 during the first 12 months of the pandemic

A record number of Americans died from drug overdoses during the first 12 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, new figures from the federal government reveal. Betwe... read more

More than 90,000 COVID-19 deaths in the US since June 2021 could have been prevented by vaccines

Tens of thousands of COVID-19 deaths over the past four months could have been prevented had people gotten vaccinated, a new analysis finds. Researchers at the ... read more

Biden administration quietly telling states to prepare to vaccinate kids as soon as early November 

The Biden administration has been quietly telling states to prepare to vaccinate younger children against COVID-19 next month. Recently, Pfizer-BioNTech submitt... read more

Fully vaccinated Florida father, 58, dies of COVID-19 after spending a month in the hospital

Vincent Konidare (pictured), 58, died of COVID-19 on September 19 despite being fully vaccinated and having no comorbidities  A fully vaccinated Florida father... read more

Gov Hochul says 3% of NY hospital and nursing home workers let go over vaccine mandate

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that a small percentage of health care workers have been fired or have resigned after refusing to get the COVID-19 vacc... read more

Britain’s daily Covid cases hit a three-month high

Covid cases hit a three-month high today and hospital admissions jumped again — but deaths fell. The Department of Health’s daily update showed there we... read more

Countries should use pooled testing at start of future pandemics, experts say

Countries should use pooled testing at start of future pandemics because it works just as well, experts say Olivet Nazarene University in Illinois used pooled t... read more

Using ‘pooled’ samples for COVID-19 testing can be cheaper and just as effective

So-called ‘pooled testing’ of samples for COVID-19 instead of individually evaluating them can be faster, cheaper and just as accurate, a new study ... read more

Britain told to brace for an early flu season by top expert amid fears 60,000 could die

Britain should brace for an early flu outbreak this winter because cases are already rising in other countries, a top expert has warned. The UK’s flu seas... read more

More chaos for holidaymakers after NHS Covid vaccine pass app crashed for four hours

Were YOU affected by the glitch?  Email: tips@mailonline.co.uk or joe.davies@mailonline.co.uk Ring: 020 361 50537  The NHS app did not allow everyone to view... read more

More than HALF of Covid survivors experience symptoms six months after recovering from the virus

More than half of COVID-19 survivors experience symptoms of the virus six months after recovery, a new study finds. Researchers from Pennsylvania State Universi... read more

Mothers of premature babies ‘are more than TWICE as likely to develop high blood pressure’

Mothers of premature babies are more than twice as likely to develop high blood pressure, a major study has claimed.  Experts say the findings mean medics shou... read more

Insomniacs in Scotland can now get a FREE app to help them sleep in NHS deal

Hundreds of thousands of insomniacs and anxiety sufferers in Scotland are now able to get FREE therapy on their phone under NHS deal with app maker People in Sc... read more

Mother and daughter receive cancer diagnoses in the same month

A mother and daughter have told how they both received shock cancer diagnoses within the space of five weeks.  Margaret Wallace, 55, and her only child Maria O... read more

Eating mushrooms could lower your risk of depression, study finds

Eating mushrooms could lower your risk of depression, study claims Penn State College of Medicine found mushrooms can lower depression  An anti-inflammatory am... read more

Private healthcare boom could mean longer waits and higher premiums for existing customers

The advert features a teary-eyed nurse wandering through a sparklingly clean hospital in a disposable face mask. ‘We’re here when it matters,’... read more

Indian musician gets a 22lb cancerous tumour cut out of his stomach

Indian musician gets a 22lb cancerous tumour cut out of his stomach after doctors warned agonising growth could have killed him Arnab Mukherjee, 45, from Kolkat... read more

Trendy ‘femilifts’ are no better than a placebo in treating vaginal dryness, study claims

Trendy vaginal tightening lasers which can cost £1,500 are NO better than a placebo for dryness and other post-menopausal symptoms, study claims FemiLift claim... read more

Plunge in diabetes checks: Doctors carried out 7.4million fewer tests last year, study suggests

Plunge in diabetes checks: Doctors carried out 7.4million fewer tests last year, leaving patients at higher risk of heart attacks, study suggests Assessments ar... read more

Women with shorter periods before menopause are more likely to get heart disease, study says

Women who suffer longer periods than normal before hitting the menopause ‘may be more likely to suffer from heart disease’ Women with longer periods... read more

Schoolgirl, 12, died from Covid-19 just six days after developing a ‘minor cough’

A 12-year-old girl who ‘was a friend to everyone’ and ‘had a smile that lit up every room she entered’ died just days after developing ... read more