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Dental Implants and How Crucial Replacing Teeth Really Is

If you’re among the many people who are missing teeth and considering dental implants, you’ll likely be wondering if it is worth it. The answer is a... read more

Booster vaccine drive begins next month: ALL over-50s will get third dose ‘alongside annual flu jab’

Covid booster vaccines will be offered to 32million Britons from next month, it was claimed today.  Over 50s and immunosuppressed people, along with NHS and c... read more

The secret to growing your glutes: Fitness coach Sophie Allen reveals steps to get your dream body

A fitness coach who managed to build her dream body by eating more and changing how she worked out has revealed the five steps to growing your glutes by spring.... read more

Amid record NHS backlog, country sees a surge in patients self-funding vital operations

Growing numbers of patients are paying for life-saving surgery because of huge NHS waiting lists. Private providers say demand for ‘self-funded’ operations ... read more

Average age of seriously-ill Covid patient falls by 10 years to 49 after vaccine rollout

The average age of Covid patients in intensive care has plummeted by ten years because of the vaccine rollout. Over the past three months, the critically-ill ha... read more

Coffee and cinema tickets could be new incentives to beat Covid vaccine hesitancy in youngsters 

Young people could be offered a free latte or cinema ticket in return for having the Covid jab under plans being discussed by ministers. The Government yesterd... read more

Miracle drug is ‘life saving’ against Covid and will stop hospital treatment, GPs claim 

Miracle drug is ‘life saving’ against Covid and will stop sufferers needing hospital treatment, GPs claim MPs have hailed the steroid Dexamethasone... read more

Northerners are more likely to use painkillers – with Blackpool hardest-hit, figures suggest 

Northerners are more likely to use painkillers – with Blackpool hardest-hit by chronic aches, figures suggest People in the North of England are more like... read more

Covid delays force mother, 29, to take out a £10,000 loan to pay for a private hysterectomy

Covid delays force mother, 29, to take out a £10,000 loan to pay for a private hysterectomy to stop agonising pain – after she is told she faces a two-year w... read more

Thousands of NHS patients with myeloma to be offered pill that blocks production of the blood cancer

A daily pill that blocks the production of cancer cells is set to transform the lives of thousands of NHS patients with the deadliest type of blood cancer, keep... read more

HEALTH NOTES: Having wisdom teeth removed could super-boost your taste buds, study finds

HEALTH NOTES: Having wisdom teeth removed could super-boost your taste buds, study finds By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:01 BST, 31 July 2021 | Updated... read more

New guidance aims to slash the time it takes to spot IBS to a matter of weeks

When Holly Newby came round after emergency surgery to remove her appendix, she was looking forward to a future free of excruciating pain. The 21-year-old from ... read more

Number of pregnant women admitted to hospital with Covid has jumped SEVEN-FOLD since May

Being pregnant in the middle of a global pandemic never worried Stacey Knights much. The 27-year-old, from Middlesbrough, assumed from what she’d been told â€... read more

DR ELLIE CANNON: How can I overcome my terror of the MRI chamber?

I am due to have an MRI scan but I get very claustrophobic, so much so that I walked out of the last one. Would you recommend a mild sedative to help me cope? B... read more

ISABEL OAKESHOTT: ‘My day with a frazzled GP is proof seeing your patients face to face saves lives’

Last month, I shared a picture with my Twitter followers of a sign taped to the door of my local GP surgery. ‘The doors to the medical practice are now locked... read more

BONNIE ESTRIDGE: Don’t call Monika my carer… she’s my friend and personal shopper!

Elderflowers smell to me like summer. Well elderflower cordial does, diluted with sparkling water. I’m addicted to the stuff – it’s my favourite fizz. I k... read more

Data shows it’s NOT just Republicans refusing the COVID vaccine

As cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant surge across the United States, some liberal commentators are blaming ‘selfish’ Republicans for fueling the s... read more

West Virginia measuring antibody levels in elderly to find whether a third dose is needed

West Virginia will soon being measuring the level of COVID-19 antibodies in vaccinated nursing home residents who received the shots early on. The move comes af... read more

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Could statins help beat long-Covid? It’s just one of many treatments being tested

There are some things you never fully appreciate until they are gone, such as your sense of smell and being able to walk upstairs without gasping for breath. An... read more

Louisiana judge offers option to get COVID-19 vaccines as an alternative to community service

Judge Fred Crifasi (pictured) is offering some sentenced to community service in East Baton Rouge to opportunity to get vaccinated instead A Louisiana judge is ... read more

Covid: No proof that plastic screens stop coronavirus transmission in pubs or workplaces, SAGE says

No proof plastic screens stop Covid spreading in pubs or the workplace, SAGE says (despite the Government saying companies should use them) Scientists say scree... read more

Britain’s Covid cases fall for ninth day: UK records 29,622 positive tests in 19% drop week-on-week

Covid hospitalisations in England have fallen for first time since third wave took off, official figures revealed today in another boost to hopes that the worst... read more

Indian Delta variant now accounts for 75% of cases in New York and 72% of cases in NYC

Indian ‘Delta’ variant now accounts for 75% of all COVID-19 cases in New York State and 72% of infections in the Big Apple Three-fourths of new case... read more

Why Covid ISN’T as infectious as chickenpox

Top scientists today claimed the Indian ‘Delta’ variant is not spreading as quickly as chickenpox, despite US health officials saying it is just as ... read more