Health

People who feel safe from crime in their area are less likely to die from heart attacks, study finds

People who felt safe were 10% less likely to die from cardiovascular diseasesThe study showed people who felt safe were 9% less like to die [...]

Are YOU at risk of dementia? Scientists share 11 risk factors – with diabetes, high blood pressure and living alone among biggest threats

By Xantha Leatham, Deputy Science Editor For The Daily Mail Updated: 23:30 BST, 24 August 2023 Scientists have devised a list of risk factors for [...]

Covid chaos in classrooms: Kentucky school district sends students home less than two weeks into year due to ‘tripledemic’ of Covid, flu and strep outbreaks

The school has shut its doors after nearly one in five pupils signed off sickFourteen staff members were also on leave with Covid, strep throat [...]

Working nights could lead to memory loss in middle aged and older adults as those working late have 79% higher rates of cognitive impairment, study finds

Authors said disruption to circadian rhythm – our body clock – may be to blameBy Xantha Leatham Updated: 00:23 BST, 24 August 2023 Working night [...]

DIY bowel cancer checks could spare 100,000 Brits from colonoscopies every year, health watchdog says

By Kate Pickles Health Editor For The Daily Mail Updated: 00:16 BST, 24 August 2023 DIY test kits could spare 100,000 people undergoing colonoscopies for [...]

Young Americans break up with booze: Record 40% of 18-34-year-olds say they don’t drink alcohol at all

By Caitlin Tilley, Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Updated: 18:39 BST, 23 August 2023 They've been branded the boring and health generation — now a new [...]

Shell shock: CDC issues bizarre warning not to ‘kiss or cuddle your turtle’ after a salmonella outbreak sickens 26 people across 11 states

By Caitlin Tilley, Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Updated: 15:34 BST, 23 August 2023 People have been warned not to kiss or cuddle their pet turtles [...]

Strep A cases spike in Australian children: Here are the symptoms of infection you need to know about

By Australian Associated Press Updated: 11:02 BST, 23 August 2023 An unseasonal spike in severe strep A cases in Australia has prompted calls for a [...]

Ambulance services face staffing emergency as the number of workers quitting their job rises by more than half in recent years

Some 6,968 ambulance workers in England and Wales left their role in '22/'23 By Shaun Wooler Health Editor Published: 01:18 BST, 22 August 2023 | Updated: [...]

Dieters desperate for new ‘miracle’ weight drug Ozempic are warned they are risking their health by buying fake versions online

Shortages of diet drug Ozempic have seen people buy fake versions online The UK medicines regulator warned people against buying fake Ozempic drugsBy Kate Pickles Published: [...]

People left disgusted after seeing video of how filthy makeup sponges actually are

By Luke Andrews Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 21:10 BST, 21 August 2023 | Updated: 21:10 BST, 21 August 2023 People have been left with [...]

Filthy, bacteria-riddled ice cream machines in Frugal burger joint in Washington led to the deaths of three people, officials say

By Caitlin Tilley, Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 19:07 BST, 21 August 2023 | Updated: 19:13 BST, 21 August 2023 Ice cream machines that were [...]

Number of children who died to guns reached ‘unacceptable’ record of 4,750 in 2021, data shows

By Caitlin Tilley, Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 16:38 BST, 21 August 2023 | Updated: 16:48 BST, 21 August 2023 Gun-related deaths in American children [...]

Letting babies watch cartoons or play games on tablets and phones may make them slower to talk and develop social skills, study suggests

Higher screen time before age 1 linked to highest risk of developmental delays READ MORE: Covid restrictions messed up children's balance because they spent so much time on [...]

Urgent ‘do not eat’ warning for pain au chocolats sold at Sainsbury’s and Ocado over fears they may contain mould

Three batches of the St Pierre pastries have been urgently recalled over mouldThe pain au chocolats have been given a 'do not eat' warning by the FSABy [...]

Fit as a fiddle! Playing an instrument as a child could keep you sharp into your old age as study finds those who practise music when they are young have better mental acuity in their 70s and 80s

Dr Judith Okely, from Edinburgh Napier University, said the results are 'exciting' People who played an instrument performed better in processing speed testsBy Victoria Allen Published: [...]

Britain’s first menopause education programme launched by experts in bid to help women understand the changes to their bodies as research suggests 90% were never taught about it at school

More than 90 per cent of women were not taught about menopause at school UCL are designing a course to help women understand changes their bodiesBy [...]

Nearly four in ten GP surgeries set limits on the number of patients they will deal with each day, survey finds – as the BMA calls for doctors to only see 25 people a day and ‘redirect’ those who miss out to other services such as 111

The British Medical Association recommends GPs see 25 patients per dayBut 40 percent of GP partners have a daily limit to number of patients they'll [...]

New immunotherapy drug can DESTROY cancers in the lower part of the bowel – removing the need for an operation

Half of patients with this type of bowel cancer will require a stoma after surgeryDrug Durvalumb has been successful in trials, leaving surgery unnecessary By Eve [...]

Prostate cancer drug may reduce Covid-19 infections among vulnerable people by limiting cells the virus invades

Researchers tested the effect of a prostate cancer drug called proxalutamideThe team found the drug limited the number of cells the Covid virus invadedBy Eve [...]

Dementia drug hailed for slowing down Alzheimer’s by up to a THIRD may be unsafe for 9 out of 10 patients

Lecanemab appears to slow down the degenerative brain condition by a thirdBut the drug has only been tested on patients who are otherwise healthyBy Ethan [...]

Do You Need Surgery for an Inguinal Hernia? The Top Facts You Should Know

Inguinal hernias are a common medical condition that can occur when a portion of a person’s intestine (or their abdominal tissue) starts to protrude through [...]

Having great sex later in life could help keep your brain healthy as people aged between 62 and 74 with ‘very pleasurable and satisfying’ sex lives are found to have better cognitive health scores five years later, study suggests

For those aged 75-90 sex didn't have to be all that good - just frequentBy Sophie Freeman Published: 01:28 BST, 19 August 2023 | Updated: 01:29 [...]

Weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy are 10 TIMES more expensive in the US than in other countries around the world

By Caitlin Tilley, Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 21:52 BST, 18 August 2023 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 18 August 2023 Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy [...]

Vitastem Ultra: Revolutionary Antibiotic Spray Is Now Available to Purchase Online

In a remarkable stride for public health, Vitastem Ultra, an extremely powerful topical antibiotic spray, is now accessible for the public to purchase online. Previously, [...]

Don’t throw your kids in the air if you’ve got a ceiling fan, doctors say

By Emily Joshu Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 18:05 BST, 18 August 2023 | Updated: 18:15 BST, 18 August 2023 It may be fun to [...]

Mum whose 34H breasts left her in agony gets boobs reduced by five cup sizes in life-changing £10,000 op

Victoria Marsh dropped five cup sizes to a 34C after a four-hour operationDespite 'starving herself' to meet the NHS BMI criteria, Victoria was rejectedBy Chloe [...]

Health Secretary Steve Barclay blasts striking doctors in England for harming patients

Health Secretary Steve Barclay blasts striking doctors in England for harming patients as Scottish medics crow over 'record' 12.4% pay dealBy Shaun Wooller Health Editor [...]

Living a Mediterranean lifestyle with good friends, food and rest could cut the odds of premature death by 29%, study finds

The Mediterranean diet contains lots of fruit, veg, seafood and nutsBy Victoria Allen Published: 00:18 BST, 17 August 2023 | Updated: 00:36 BST, 17 August [...]

What a tool! Bodybuilder dubbed the ‘Cuban Ironman’ smashes his body with metal MALLET 1,000 times a day to ‘make his body tougher’

By Alexa Lardieri U.S. Deputy Health Editor Dailymail.Com Published: 22:52 BST, 16 August 2023 | Updated: 23:01 BST, 16 August 2023 A Cuban body builder [...]

Health fanatic doctor says trendy ICE BATHS have boosted her ‘sexual appetite’

By Emily Joshu Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 20:03 BST, 16 August 2023 | Updated: 20:03 BST, 16 August 2023 A doctor and beauty contestant [...]

The family torn apart by cancer: Father, 53, who lost all THREE of his children to brain tumors and leukemia dies from disease – leaving behind his wife

A Brazilian father who lost all three of his children to cancer has tragically died from the same disease.Regis Feitosa Mota, 53, and his children, [...]

Urgent ‘do not eat’ warning for trendy granola sold in Tesco, Waitrose and Ocado as food safety chiefs warn it may contain STONES

The warning applies to Rude Health's low sugar almond and hazelnut granola By Stephen Matthews Published: 10:29 BST, 14 August 2023 | Updated: 10:29 BST, 14 [...]