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Why Boris’ plan for more gastric band operations WON’T solve Britain’s obesity crisis, says TV chef

TV chef Sally Bee has waded into the row over whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson is right to tackle the nation’s obesity crisis by prescribing more gas... read more

Gemma Collins shows off her three stone weight loss in a black dress during Mykonos break

Gemma Collins looks sensational as she shows off her three stone weight loss in a sleeveless black beach dress during Mykonos break By Roxy Simons For Mailonlin... read more

Karl Stefanovic makes a BRUTAL joke about his mother-in-law

Karl Stefanovic makes a BRUTAL joke about his mother-in-law live on the Today show – before insisting ‘I’m only joking, Chez!’ By Mary M... read more

Nominate a health hero: Meet the mental health nurse battling her own demons

Do you know a Health Hero? The Daily Mail, in partnership with eBay and NHS Charities Together, wants you to nominate special people in the healthcare sector wh... read more

Fauci: Rising positive test rates are a ‘good predictor’ states should pause reopenings

As coronavirus cases continue to rise across much of the US, top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci warned that states need to heed the warning signs wh... read more

DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions: I have tried everything and still can’t sleep! 

I sleep only two to three hours a night and often wake up in between. I have tried relaxation exercises, reading, walking and even sleeping pills, but nothing w... read more

Rob Kardashian proves he is ready to take selfies once again with slim, new Instagram photo

Rob Kardashian proves he is ready to take selfies once again… after sister Khloe says he’s feeling ‘more confident’ post-weight loss By ... read more

Uncorking the truth about moderate drinking… as virus crisis sees many of us reaching for the bottle

Moderate drinking — is it a curse or a cure? Tippling’s reputation for helping or harming our health flips so frequently that it’s enough to make anyoneâ€... read more

Radiotherapy to fix a dodgy heartbeat? We meet the first man in Britain to have had the treatment 

Radiotherapy, normally used to treat cancer, is now being used to slow racing hearts.  Ray Brown, 70, a retired wood turner from Corby Hill, near Carlisle, was... read more

Channel 4 boss Dorothy Byrne: Why I’m going back to the office even though I’m 68 and ‘vulnerable’

Aged 68, I am, like millions of people in their 60s, still working. And, also like millions in this age group, I have an underlying health condition — an aut... read more

Can a high-tech headband really help you beat the heat?

As much as we might welcome the hotter weather forecast for this weekend, sweltering, sticky days — and nights — can be a challenge.   Alice Jaffe asked e... read more

Statins are not effective at cutting risk of dying from heart disease

Statins are not particularly effective at reducing the risk of dying from heart disease, a study claims. Scientists analysed 35 studies into the effects of the ... read more

‘We started chemo on the same day’: Nolan sisters Linda and Anne face the same struggle

Diagnosed with breast cancer exactly 20 years after her last bout of it, Anne Nolan is both devastated and scared.  Her sister Bernie — famous, like Anne, f... read more

Coca-Cola’s work with scientists was a ‘low point in history of public health’

Coca-Cola ‘paid scientists to downplay how sugary beverages fueled the obesity crisis between 2013-2015,’ medical journal study finds The Global Ene... read more

American women are more likely to skip their medications because they can’t afford it

American women are more likely to skip their medications than those in other wealthy countries and one-quarter say it’s because they can’t afford th... read more

Less than 1% of people under 50 treated for COVID-19 in Philadelphia suffered strokes, study finds 

Is the Covid-stroke link weaker than doctors thought? Just 2% of Philadelphia coronavirus patients suffered the devastating complication – and less than 1... read more

Painkillers ‘should not be prescribed for chronic pain’

Painkillers such as paracetamol and ibuprofen can do ‘more harm than good’ and should not be prescribed to treat chronic pain, health officials have... read more

Coronavirus: WHO says 0.6% of all patients die from infection

There may never be a ‘silver bullet’ for treating Covid-19, according to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO).  Countries around the wor... read more

Nearly half of COVID-19 patients at a New York City developed severe kidney damage

More evidence has emerged that the novel coronavirus attacks and severely damages the kidneys.  Nearly half of patients with COVID-19, the disease caused by th... read more

Gemma Collins looks every inch the Greek goddess

Gemma Collins looks every inch the Greek goddess in a gold wrap dress and Gucci headband as she flaunts her three-stone weight loss in Mykonos By Emily Webber F... read more

Scientists say public transport may not be a major source of coronavirus spread

Catching coronavirus on public transport is far less likely than once feared, fresh data suggests. Trains, buses and planes were earmarked as potential Covid-1... read more

Weight loss expert Steve Miller says Eat Out To Help Out is like ‘telling people to eat your grave’

Weight loss expert Steve Miller thinks the Eat Out To Help Out scheme will make Brits gorge on junk food and is like ‘telling people to eat their grave&... read more

Gemma Collins looks delighted as she is presented with flowers by a hunky man

She has been flaunting her incredible three-stone weight loss during her idyllic Greek getaway following a turbulent split from James Argent.  And Gemma Coll... read more

Pioneering treatment for dementia could be available in the UK in two years

For millions living with dementia – and for their loved ones – the future may appear bleak. Thanks to medical breakthroughs, more people than ever are survi... read more