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DIY athlete’s foot cures could cause burns – and even raise cancer risk

Patients resorting to alternative remedies to treat painful athlete’s foot risk suffering rashes, lung problems and even cancer, experts have warned. In l... read more

DR ELLIE CANNON: Why can’t anything help shift the cough I’ve had for years?

I have had a cough for years. It’s there, to some extent, nearly every day. Mostly it’s dry but occasionally it’s so severe it feels like I... read more

Flare-ups of multiple sclerosis are caused by stress, research suggests

Flare-ups of multiple sclerosis are caused by stress, research suggests University of Michigan study of 700 MS patients found stress triggers symptoms More than... read more

Record number of under-50s lose hearing, NHS figures show

Record number of under-50s lose hearing, NHS figures show – as one in four English people to by 2030 due to listening to music too loudly One in four peop... read more

SPA DOCTOR: A Meghan-approved massage to banish back pain blues?

SPA DOCTOR: A Meghan-approved massage to banish back pain blues? By Jonathan Neal Updated: 22:28 BST, 27 May 2023 It isn’t hard to understand why back pai... read more

Patients claim weight loss jab has very unexpected side effect: it stops all their bad habits

Top British experts say a new ‘miracle’ weight-loss jab could also help beat debilitating addictions – including alcohol dependency, smoking and e... read more

Families kept in dark over keto diet’s power to cut seizures in epileptic kids as NHS won’t back it

Up to 17,000 children in the UK with severe epilepsy are being denied a potentially life-changing treatment due to a lack of NHS funding, the MoS can reveal. Ex... read more

Awe-inspiring stories from Cancer Research UK’s drive to raise millions to help conquer disease

The 41-year-old mother-of-two with incurable breast cancer, running to give hope to others facing an uncertain future. The woman racing to boost funding for pan... read more

Revealed: The THREE little-known signs that your gut isn’t healthy

Revealed: The THREE little-known signs that your gut isn’t healthy Bloating, tiredness and weight change can all be signs of an unhealthy gut Experts sayÂ... read more

Dangers of swallowing gum: 5year old had emergency op after his intenstines became blocked

EXCLUSIVE: Bit off more than he could chew: Five-year-old boy who swallowed FORTY pieces of gum has emergency operation to unblock his stomach By Luke Andrews H... read more

I’m an ER doctor, these are the deadly mistakes people make during a medical emergency

Dr Robert Femia, chair of emergency medicine at NYU Langone Health, told DailyMail.com that his number one tip in an emergency is to call 911 as soon as possibl... read more

Asda issues recall for Mac ‘N’ No Cheese that may be health risk to anyone allergic to milk

Asda issues recall for Mac ‘N’ No Cheese that may be health risk to anyone allergic to milk Customers will be given a full refund when they return t... read more

The BEST weight loss diet, according to AI (and the week-long plan it came up with!) 

It’s the question which has stumped dietitians for decades — just what is the best weight loss diet? Advocates of trendy ‘keto’ regimes, ado... read more

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Look after the viruses in your gut and you could live to 100!

What are the secrets to living a long and healthy life? Most people realise that to reach a healthy old age you need to do regular exercise, keep to a reasonabl... read more

Is THIS why so many young people are getting colorectal cancer? A fungus could be to blame

Is THIS why so many young people are getting colorectal cancer? Doctors say a FUNGUS could be to blame By Luke Andrews Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Updated... read more

Patient with Groundhog Day syndrome after he believed Kindle was giving him same pages over and over

Patient with real-life Groundhog Day syndrome: Man in his 80s forced to relive the same day over and over due to rare condition By Emily Joshu Health Reporter F... read more

I died for 40 seconds before coming back to life – this is what’s on the other side

Life’s a beach: Woman, 32, who died and came back to life reveals what the afterlife is like: ‘There was sand and a strange man’ By Emily Josh... read more

Aggressive tick-borne virus behind death in Maine expected to become more common as climate warms

Health officials in Maine reported the first death this year of an untreatable tick-borne illness, putting Americans on alert as outdoor warm-weather activities... read more

FDA warns Americans not to confuse poppers with energy shots

FDA issues fresh warning about ‘poppers’ – the sex enhancement drug sold in gas stations that Americans are mistaking for energy drinks and DY... read more

Have YOU had ‘slow’ service recently? There’s a good chance your waiter was stoned

Have you gone out to eat in a restaurant anywhere in the US over the past year and been disappointed by slow service or scatterbrained staff? There is a one in ... read more

Millions of Brits won’t be eligible for a flu jab this winter after major change to rollout

Millions of Brits given a free flu jab last year won’t be eligible this autumn, officials have announced. Invites won’t be dished out to everyone ag... read more

Five signs of lung cancer revealed as Esther Rantzen reveals disease has reached stage four

Lung cancer is the second most common cancer worldwide. It takes the lives of around 34,800 people in the UK every year and more than 120,000 in the US.  Yet, ... read more

Woman farts in doctor Alessandra Coló’s face on TLC show Crack Addicts

Woman who can’t stop farting gets her body cracked to ‘stop gases’… only to let off wind straight in unsuspecting chiropractor’s f... read more

Militant junior doctor sparks outrage over his ‘white supremacist patriarchy’ rants

An outspoken junior doctor booted out of his union after sensationally claiming we live in a ‘white supremacist patriarchy’ has been quietly accepte... read more