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Covid US: Americans 30% more prone to infection during a month where they had birthday in family

Americans were 30% more likely to contract COVID-19 during a month where they had a birthday in their family, study finds Households in high-COVID areas with a ... read more

Father-of-two who was a ‘functional alcoholic’ reveals how hypnosis helped him to overcome addiction

A high-flying father-of-two who was a self-confessed ‘functional alcoholic’ has told how hypnosis helped him to overcome his addiction and saved his... read more

Best Tips for Dental Insurance Eligibility and Benefit Verification

When it comes to dental insurance eligibility authentication, it helps in standardizing claim submissions to boost patient flow to a considerable extent. Learni... read more

Plans for a Covid booster jab programme in the autumn will be set out in the next few weeks

Matt Hancock today promised to set out plans for Britain’s autumn booster Covid vaccine campaign in the coming weeks. The Health Secretary said officials ... read more

Could No10 force through Covid vaccines for children?

Fears were raised today that ministers could overrule guidance from scientists on vaccinating children against Covid. No10’s top advisers last week said t... read more

Hancock confirms Israel-style plans to scrap travel quarantine rules for fully-vaccinated Brits

Boris Johnson all but ruled out summer holidays today as he admitted foreign travel this year will be ‘difficult’ – despite No10 drawing up plans ... read more

Flu could be a bigger problem than Covid this winter because immunity is so low, advisor warns

Flu could pose a ‘bigger problem’ than Covid this winter because very few people currently have immunity against it, a top Government scientist warn... read more

‘Please DO have the jab,’ says first woman in world to get approved vaccine

‘Please DO have the jab’: Margaret Keenan – the 91-year-old grandmother who was the first person in the world to get approved Covid vaccine &#... read more

‘Covid lab leak’ Wuhan Institute of Virology is nominated for China’s top science award

The Wuhan Institute of Virology at the centre of the Covid-19 lab leak theory has been nominated for China’s top science award for its work during the pan... read more

Best massage gun deals for Amazon Prime Day 2021

Amazon Prime Day 2021: This bestselling handheld deep tissue massager is now on sale for just £25.89 – and it has over 27,000 five-star reviews By Emily ... read more

Scientists unlock secret of how people die from a broken heart

Scientists unlock secret of how people die from a broken heart after tests reveal stressful life events increase levels of two key molecules in heart cells Stre... read more

IVF women face waiting two years for donor eggs: Covid donation services pause has worsened shortage

IVF women face waiting two years for donor eggs: Shortage was made worse by Covid pandemic after donation services were paused Egg donors were already in short ... read more

Grandfather who broke EVERY bone in his face in horrific accident undergoes reconstruction surgery

A Minnesota grandfather underwent facial reconstruction surgery after a horrifying accident left nearly every bone broken. John Roby, 66, was riding his motorcy... read more

Sit up! It really will make you happier, new research shows

Sit up! It really will make you happier: Good posture improves your mood, increases concentration and can lower blood pressure, scientists say German researcher... read more

Why are more and more young women suffering from holistorexia

Most of us wake up to the incessant bleeping of an alarm, or the pips of the news. But not Suzy Thatcher. The teacher, 24, is roused from sleep by the recorded... read more

How to avoid being ripped off by Covid PCR test sharks?

The devil, as they say, is in the detail. In May, the Government announced a loosening of pandemic travel restrictions – and that much-longed-for summer holid... read more

The ‘miracle’ DIY jab that offers end to back pain agony for more than 200,000 Britons

People with a severe back-pain condition are set to be given a new drug that can halt the disease in its tracks and protect them from permanent spine damage. U... read more

Chorus of calls to scrap Covid limits on choirs

Q: Is the rise in Covid cases slowing down? A: It appears so. While the number of Covid cases is still going up – last week the UK recorded more than 10,000 c... read more

DR PHILIPPA KAYE: Why it might be time to ease off your daily aspirin

Last month, in this newspaper, I gave what I thought was relatively uncontroversial advice about acid reflux pills. I suggested patients might want to consider ... read more

DR ELLIE CANNON: My wife’s snoring is horrific… should I take pills to sleep? 

My wife has always been a noisy sleeper, but she is currently on prescribed sleeping tablets and her snores, groans and grunts are getting louder and go on for ... read more

Covid was only the 24th leading cause of death in England in May, Office for National Statistics

Twenty-three diseases and conditions killed more people than Covid in England last month and the virus was responsible for fewer than 1 per cent of all fatalit... read more

Most Americans returning to pre-pandemic life with 85% going at stores and 75% eating out

Many Americans to their pre-COVID-19 pandemic way of life, a new poll finds.  Conducted by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, the su... read more

Would YOU know how to restart a heart? DR MICHAEL MOSLEY

Unlike most of Britain, I am not much of a football fan, but the shocking events of last Saturday night, when the 29-year-old Denmark and former Spurs footballe... read more

Company removes brain tumor drug from Medicare – meaning patients will have to pay $1,000 per pill

A key drug used to fight hard-to-treat brain tumors has been removed from Medicare in a decision that experts say will cause people to die.  Lomustine, which i... read more