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Simple formula works out your ‘perfect bedtime’ – resulting in your best night’s sleep yet, according to doctor.

By REBECCA WHITTAKER FOR MAILONLINE Published: 09:41 GMT, 18 February 2025 | Updated: 10:30 GMT, 18 February 2025 If you struggle to wake up feeling [...]

Scientists discover sleep hack that makes you remember your dreams

By JOHN ELY DEPUTY HEALTH EDITOR FOR MAILONLINE Published: 10:13 GMT, 18 February 2025 | Updated: 10:16 GMT, 18 February 2025 Looking forward to your [...]

Revealed: The simple ways to help dementia patients live longer

By RYAN PROSSER Published: 01:54 GMT, 18 February 2025 | Updated: 02:05 GMT, 18 February 2025 Dementia patients should stick to daily goals in order [...]

Researchers develop blood test that can detect early signs of pancreatic cancer in just 45 minutes

By MEIKE LEONARD Published: 02:00 GMT, 16 February 2025 | Updated: 04:34 GMT, 16 February 2025 A blood test that can detect the early signs [...]

Listening to music can reduce the level of pain patients suffer after an injury, research shows

By LUKE CHAFER Published: 02:02 GMT, 16 February 2025 | Updated: 02:02 GMT, 16 February 2025 Listening to music can help reduce the level of [...]

Hospitals still serving patients ultra-processed foods despite evidence showing it can help cause cancer

By MARK HOWARTH Published: 00:55 GMT, 16 February 2025 | Updated: 01:22 GMT, 16 February 2025 Hospital menus are still packed with ultra-processed meat, despite [...]

Use our interactive guide to find out how long YOU will live: Official figures reveal 18% of girls born today will live to 100… and being a child of the Nineties can add YEARS to your life

By JAMES TAPSFIELD, POLITICAL EDITOR FOR MAILONLINE Published: 13:14 GMT, 14 February 2025 | Updated: 15:39 GMT, 14 February 2025 An interactive tool has given [...]

Worrying new monkeypox strain detected in the US for the first time with three states discovering infections

A new strain of monkeypox has been detected in the US, prompting alarm among health officials.The New York State Department of Health confirmed Tuesday that [...]

Covid now officially less deadly than seasonal flu

By LUKE ANDREWS SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 15:39 GMT, 12 February 2025 | Updated: 16:29 GMT, 12 February 2025 For the first time [...]

I’m a tattoo removal expert… Pete Davidson’s big mistakes cost him dearly in $200k ink purge

Pete Davidson's tattoo purge took four years and an estimated $200,000. He has called the experience 'horrible.' But according to one tattoo removal company, the 31-year-old [...]

I blamed my tiredness on shock break-up and busy life as an air hostess… then I discovered awful truth

An air hostess who was convinced her aching fatigue was caused by an exhausting combination of heartbreak and jet lag was devastated to discover she [...]

Doctor warns of little-known sexual infection that thousands of women fail to spot – she reveals subtle warning signs

By JOHN ELY DEPUTY HEALTH EDITOR FOR MAILONLINE Published: 08:55 GMT, 12 February 2025 | Updated: 09:03 GMT, 12 February 2025 A doctor has warned [...]

Expert reveals surprising snack to eat before drinking that can prevent hangovers

By JOHN ELY DEPUTY HEALTH EDITOR FOR MAILONLINE Published: 14:41 GMT, 11 February 2025 | Updated: 14:48 GMT, 11 February 2025 A medic has revealed [...]

Thousands of couples reveal the most important factors to long-lasting relationships – guess where monogamy was on the list

By JOHN ELY DEPUTY HEALTH EDITOR FOR MAILONLINE Published: 12:20 GMT, 11 February 2025 | Updated: 12:43 GMT, 11 February 2025 Monogamy is only as [...]

Experts raise alarm over disturbing new condition triggered by vaping

By REBECCA WHITTAKER FOR MAILONLINE Published: 14:43 GMT, 10 February 2025 | Updated: 14:50 GMT, 10 February 2025 A top dentist has warned of a [...]

Diabetes pill that lowers blood sugar levels can also slash heart risks in elderly

By LUKE CHAFER FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY Published: 01:38 GMT, 9 February 2025 | Updated: 03:01 GMT, 9 February 2025 A diabetes pill that [...]

Obese children more than twice as likely to get MS when they get older, study claims

By MEIKE LEONARD Published: 22:29 GMT, 8 February 2025 | Updated: 22:30 GMT, 8 February 2025 Overweight children are more than twice as likely to [...]

One in five will not go to their GP because of bad experiences with receptionists, study reveals

By MEIKE LEONARD Published: 22:27 GMT, 8 February 2025 | Updated: 22:29 GMT, 8 February 2025 One in five Britons say they’ve avoided seeing their [...]

Women whose sisters had complicated pregnancies have higher risk of cardiovascular disease, research shows

By VICTORIA ALLEN Published: 01:00 GMT, 8 February 2025 | Updated: 01:04 GMT, 8 February 2025 The sisters of women who have complicated pregnancies may [...]

Urgent do not eat warning issued for oysters contaminated with diarrhea-causing super bug in multiple states

By EMILY JOSHU STERNE HEALTH REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 18:02 GMT, 7 February 2025 | Updated: 18:14 GMT, 7 February 2025 Health officials have recalled [...]

Warning as scientists discover terrifying effect burning candles at home could be having on our intelligence

By VICTORIA ALLEN SCIENCE EDITOR Published: 09:40 GMT, 7 February 2025 | Updated: 09:45 GMT, 7 February 2025 Lighting a candle at home may seem [...]

Warning over popular snack from major supermarket that ‘may cause a burning mouth’

By EMILY STEARN, SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER FOR MAILONLINE Published: 09:18 GMT, 7 February 2025 | Updated: 09:21 GMT, 7 February 2025 Lidl has urgently recalled [...]

US doctors told to start looking out for EBOLA in patients amid fears deadly disease is here

By ISHITA SRIVASTAVA FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 21:44 GMT, 6 February 2025 | Updated: 21:44 GMT, 6 February 2025 The CDC has asked doctors to begin [...]

‘This video could save your life’: Medic reveals what to do if you choke and no one is around to help

By JOHN ELY DEPUTY HEALTH EDITOR FOR MAILONLINE Published: 14:05 GMT, 6 February 2025 | Updated: 14:14 GMT, 6 February 2025 It is a terrifying [...]

Warning over popular makeup item after eight year-old left with agonising burn from mum’s kiss

A Brighton mother has warned against wearing popular lip-plumping glosses, after one of her kisses left a painful burn on her young daughter's cheek. Sarah Davies, [...]

Alert over safety CBD oil – potential risk of ‘under-developed’ babies born to pregnant women who use it

By JOHN ELY DEPUTY HEALTH EDITOR FOR MAILONLINE Published: 09:26 GMT, 6 February 2025 | Updated: 09:30 GMT, 6 February 2025 Pregnant women who use [...]

Terminally ill patient is ‘cured’ of immune illness after AI identifies drug for ‘repurposing’

By VICTORIA ALLEN, SCIENCE EDITOR FOR THE DAILY MAIL Published: 00:44 GMT, 6 February 2025 | Updated: 00:49 GMT, 6 February 2025 A terminally ill [...]

Revealed: The time of day when people feel the best, according to experts

By KATE PICKLES, HEALTH EDITOR FOR THE DAILY MAIL Published: 23:48 GMT, 4 February 2025 | Updated: 01:21 GMT, 5 February 2025 They're words of [...]

Researchers pinpoint supplement that could slow down the rate of ageing – and exactly how much of it you need to take

By XANTHA LEATHAM DEPUTY SCIENCE EDITOR FOR THE DAILY MAIL Published: 16:00 GMT, 3 February 2025 | Updated: 17:01 GMT, 3 February 2025 We all [...]

Man’s unbelievable plastic surgery makeover that left him looking HALF his age stuns the internet as transformation video goes viral

By JOHN ELY DEPUTY HEALTH EDITOR FOR MAILONLINE Published: 15:36 GMT, 3 February 2025 | Updated: 15:44 GMT, 3 February 2025 An astonishing plastic surgery [...]

Supplement you should NEVER mix with alcohol, wellness expert warns – and which vitamin pills not to take together

Almost half of Brits admit to taking a supplement at least once a month in the pursuit of achieving optimum health.But some of the UK's [...]

Revealed: The £20 DIY heart checker which could prevent 136,000 deaths a year and save 20 minutes of GP time – and it uses a simple fingerprick test

By XANTHA LEATHAM DEPUTY SCIENCE EDITOR Published: 00:00 GMT, 3 February 2025 | Updated: 00:08 GMT, 3 February 2025 A £20 home heart check that [...]

How a pot of yoghurt a day can prolong life, according to scientists

By ROGER DOBSON Published: 01:17 GMT, 2 February 2025 | Updated: 01:31 GMT, 2 February 2025 Eating a yoghurt a day could extend your life, [...]

Why eating breakfast before 9am could help make depression toast

By PAT HAGAN Published: 00:11 GMT, 2 February 2025 | Updated: 00:16 GMT, 2 February 2025 Tucking into breakfast before 9am could significantly reduce your [...]

A spot of classical music could make you lighter, study finds

By PAT HAGAN Published: 00:47 GMT, 1 February 2025 | Updated: 01:59 GMT, 1 February 2025 Classical music is thought to be for those with [...]

Long daytime naps can increase risk of a stroke by nearly a quarter, study says

By PAT HAGAN Published: 01:17 GMT, 1 February 2025 | Updated: 01:25 GMT, 1 February 2025 Some swear by their regenerative powers – but daytime [...]