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England’s Covid outbreak shrunk by 11% last week, official data shows

England’s Covid outbreak shrunk by more than a tenth last week and the R rate dropped below one, according to official data — but infections are now ris... read more

A THIRD of Americans hesitant to get COVID-19 vaccine had received at least one dose by April 2021

More than two-thirds of Americans who were hesitant to get the COVID-19 vaccine had received at least one dose or were willing to vaccinated by spring 2021, a n... read more

CDC director OVERRULES her own agency’s advisory on booster shots

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) overruled her own agency’s advisory panel in a rare move late Thursday night and adde... read more

Heartwarming moment four-year-old girl who beat leukaemia rings hospital bell

A four-year-old girl has finally rung the end of treatment bell after beating cancer following a gruelling two years of treatment. Daisy Byles, from Lowestoft i... read more

Woman who dropped to four stone with rare autoimmune disease says OnlyFans money ‘saved my life’

A woman who dropped down to just four stone after suffering from a rare autoimmune disease says she owes her life to adult site Only Fans – because the £... read more

Mother, 34, who lost her eye to deadly cancer can blow out candles through her empty socket 

A mother-of-two who lost her eye to a deadly cancer has revealed she’s now able to blow out candles through her empty socket. Emma Cousins, 34, from Sheff... read more

Man died after downing 1.5 litre bottle of Coca Cola in 10 minutes, doctors claim

A 22-year-old man died after chugging a 1.5litre bottle of Coca Cola in 10 minutes, doctors have revealed. Medics say the Chinese man’s rapid consumption ... read more

Mother-of-two loses her leg after a near-fatal suspected spider bite

A woman has lost her leg to a flesh-eating bacterial infection after a suspected spider bite.  Bridgette Garza, from Texas, noticed a pimple on her bottom that... read more

Man’s penis started to rot after he got it stuck in a plastic bottle for TWO MONTHS

A middle-aged man got his penis stuck inside a plastic bottle for two months in what was believed to be a masturbation game gone wrong.  The 45-year-old uniden... read more

This memory foam pillow is the best for neck pain – and it costs just £34 on Amazon

‘Finally found the pillow of my dreams’: Impressed shoppers say this memory foam pillow is the best for relieving neck pain – and it costs jus... read more

Mother-of-two, 31, who was told she was ‘too YOUNG’ to get breast cancer dies of disease

A mother told by doctors she was ‘too young’ to have breast cancer has died of the illness just weeks after her wedding day.   Sinead Richards, 31... read more

Covid curbs on waiting rooms are under review

Health chiefs have ordered a review of Covid rules in a move that could pave the way to more face-to-face GP appointments. It comes less than a week after the D... read more

All Britons should be given water containing fluoride to fight tooth decay, health chiefs rule

Everyone in Britain should have fluoride added to their water, health officials ruled today as they dismissed ‘exaggerated’ cancer fears. The UKR... read more

Health experts speak on double masking myths, truths, and effectiveness

Studies done by the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that double masking increases protection from COVID-19. What is double masking? Double ... read more

If I HADN’T seen my patient in person, he’d have died, writes DR MARTIN SCURR 

Some weeks ago one of my former patients, a man in his mid-70s, asked if I would meet him. As we made our way to a coffee outlet near his office, I noticed heâ€... read more

Number of Britons falling ill with Covid every day falls by 5% in a week, symptom-tracking app shows

The number of Britons falling ill with Covid every day fell five per cent last week, according to one of the country’s biggest surveillance projects.  Ki... read more

‘Thousands will die’ over the next decade because of a huge cancer care backlog, report reveals

‘Thousands will die’ over the next decade because of a huge cancer care backlog, damning report reveals Thousands of cancer patients will die over t... read more

WHO recommends Regeneron’s Covid antibody treatment for patients at high risk of being hospitalized

A panel of international experts representing the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended high-risk COVID-19 patients receive Regeneron’s monoclon... read more

Children of depressed mothers are more likely to suffer the blues themselves, study says

Children of mothers depressed in pregnancy are more likely to suffer depression themselves in the future, a study suggests.  University of Bristol experts also... read more

HRH THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL: I wish a Maggie’s centre was there for everyone

In 1988, Maggie Keswick Jencks was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 47. She had a mastectomy and, in her own words, ‘put cancer behind me’.  But ... read more

Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb says the Delta wave might be LAST surge of the Covid pandemic

The fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic fueled by the Delta variant may be the last surge the U.S. sees, according to the former head of the Food and Drug Admi... read more

CDC advisory committee officially recommends boosters for certain Americans

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) advisory committee has officially recommended the use of boosters doses for the Pfizer-BioNTech COV... read more

Nearly three-quarters of COVID-19 patients admitted to Michigan hospital’s ICU had delirium

COVID-19 patients who require intensive care are likely to have delirium and other neurological symptoms, a new study finds. Researchers at the University of Mi... read more

Scientists slam Chris Whitty for ‘scare-mongering’ that almost ALL unjabbed children will get Covid

Unvaccinated children getting infected with Covid isn’t an issue because they face such a vanishingly rare chance of falling seriously ill, a scientist sa... read more