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Researchers invent a 10-minute test to spot gum disease – and it could slash risk of heart attacks and strokes

By Emma Nelson For Dailymail.Com Published: 16:54 BST, 27 October 2023 | Updated: 17:00 BST, 27 October 2023 A team of US researchers have pioneered an ingenius... read more

Chiropractic Care for Athletes: Enhancing Performance and Preventing Injuries

In the competitive world of sports, athletes are continually seeking ways to gain a competitive edge, whether it’s breaking personal records or staying in... read more

11 million more HRT prescriptions are handed out in the past year following Mail campaign calling for greater access to treatments

Campaign by TV personality Davina McCall has helped increase awareness  By Xantha Leatham Deputy Science Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 23:25 BST, 26 Oct... read more

Woman went to doctors complaining of incessant clicking and rustling noise and is told a SPIDER was living in her ear

By Luke Andrews Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 16:58 BST, 26 October 2023 | Updated: 17:10 BST, 26 October 2023 A woman who kept hearing clicking ... read more

Gastric Sleeve: A Gateway to a Healthier Lifestyle

In the contemporary world where life is always in the fast lane, taking care of one’s health often takes a backseat. However, with the rise in obesity-rel... read more

Two thirds of British women are optimistic about sex during the menopause, research finds

By Xantha Leatham Published: 01:03 BST, 26 October 2023 | Updated: 01:41 BST, 26 October 2023 Two thirds of British women are optimistic about having sex during... read more

Arizona issues health warning as person falls ill with suspected BRAIN-EATING AMOEBA ‘after swimming in state park’

Would be the 30th case recorded in US since 2013 and the 10th in AZ since ’60s Brain eating amoeba kills 97% of patients but unclear whether person has di... read more

‘I’ve lived for a year without a PULSE… I run on batteries’: Massachusetts woman, 30, with rare genetic condition is being kept alive by mechanical implant as she waits anxiously for a donor to give her a new heart

Sofia Hart has irreversible dilated cardiomyopathy – as does her twin sister She lives with a device called a LVAD to keep her alive until a heart transpl... read more

Sepsis is claiming too many lives as hospitals are making the same mistakes as a decade ago, ombudsman warns

Delays in diagnosis and treatment are among the failures in the new report By Shaun Wooller Health Editor Published: 00:39 BST, 25 October 2023 | Updated: 06:35... read more

Listening to SLIPKNOT could ease your headache… but scientists say there’s a catch

Researchers found that listening to our preferred tracks can help reduce pain Canadian scientists recruited 63 people who received painful heat to their arm  B... read more

Most women are in the dark over cervical screening and the vital testing that goes with it, charity warns

 Around 13 high-risk types of HPV cause 99.7 per cent of cervical cancers By Jane Kirby Published: 00:49 BST, 25 October 2023 | Updated: 00:50 BST, 25 October ... read more

Top surgeon warns that a pedicure can cause diabetes patients to LOSE A LEG if they don’t follow these vital tips for a safe treatment

By Eve Simmons Health And Wellness Editor Dailymail.Com Published: 21:03 BST, 24 October 2023 | Updated: 22:09 BST, 24 October 2023 One of the US’ top di... read more

Urgent warning over sex toy that may BURN women as retailers recall Chinese-made gadget because of ‘internal fault’

So Divine’s Vibrating Pearl Love Egg may ‘warm up’, regulators have warned The ‘powerful’ product has been removed from the manufa... read more

Anthony Fauci warns he has nightmares about the ‘next inevitable pandemic’

The former NIAID director said his worst nightmare is another pandemic An ’emerging pathogen of pandemic potential’ is ‘inevitable’, he ... read more

More than 5,000 prostate cancer patients are denied a life-saving drug on the NHS because of a postcode lottery, charity warns

Patients in England and NI are only eligible for the drug once cancer has spread  By Shaun Wooler Health Editor Published: 22:42 BST, 23 October 2023 | Updated... read more

I went into hospital with what I thought was a stomach bug… then doctors told me I was pregnant and in LABOR

33-year-old mother of two complained of severe abdominal pain at the hospital  She was likely experiencing contractions because she quickly gave birth to a gir... read more

Trendy hot yoga – loved by likes of Meghan Markle and Drew Barrymore – can alleviate symptoms of depression, claims study

By Xantha Leatham Deputy Science Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 10:59 BST, 23 October 2023 | Updated: 11:04 BST, 23 October 2023 Just one hot yoga session... read more

Ignore Al Pacino – experts tell career-focused men to try for a family by 35

 Experts say ignoring the biological clock is a problem for men as well as women  Men are more likely to put off fatherhood because of their career and financ... read more

Hospital trust implements ‘precautionary measures’, asking visitors to wear face masks again, amid spike in flu and covid cases

Local and national cases of Covid had increased ‘significantly’ in last few weeks  Health bosses in Sheffield recommending face masks again and han... read more

Pioneering therapy cuts risk of cervical cancer by up to 35%

Cancer Research UK said the five-year survival rate for cervical cancer is 70% By Xantha Leatham Published: 23:29 BST, 22 October 2023 | Updated: 23:30 BST, 22... read more

Excess of calcium build-up could be the cause of chemo brain fog for millions of cancer patients, study finds

Some 75,000 cancer patients report memory problems during treatment Researcher believe it could be due to an excess of calcium floating in the brain  By Jonath... read more

Doctors discover therapy for lethal kidney disease in children caused by food poisoning

Eculizumab could protect children from kidney failure caused by food poisoning  By Jonathan Neal Published: 23:22 BST, 21 October 2023 | Updated: 23:23 BST, 21... read more

Tips for Improving Safety and the Patient Experience in Hospitals

Hospitals are complex institutions, where safety and patient experience are of the utmost importance. Effective procedures, a patient-centric approach, and cont... read more

About time! Doctors in talks with the Department of Health to put an end to NHS strikes

In July, Health Secretary Steve Barclay said they would get a rise of 6 per cent  By Shaun Wooler Health Editor Published: 01:45 BST, 21 October 2023 | Updated... read more