The number of nurses working in the UK has risen to the highest level on record, new figures show today, as their union starts balloting for more strikes. There... read more
CDC issues urgent health warning over salmonella outbreak linked to COOKIE DOUGH sold at pizza takeout chain — with 18 infections in six states already By Cas... read more
Pharmacies are offering unauthorized Ozempic alternatives amid shortages of the weight loss drug. Pharmacies, beauty clinics and rogue telehealth sites are mixi... read more
Many believe that restricting how much they eat or obsessive exercise can extend their lifespan. But scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital have now sugge... read more
America’s top doctor has said social media presents a ‘profound risk of harm’ for children and has called for ‘immediate action to prote... read more
As many as four in ten young adults are in the midst of a year-long dry spell when it comes to sex. A nationally representative survey in California shows tha... read more
It’s a deadly type of cancer that’s on the rise. Around 12,400 new cases of head and neck cancers are diagnosed in the UK each year, with roughly ... read more
America has detected its seventh-ever case of mad cow disease at a slaughterhouse in South Carolina, health officials say. The five-year-old cow was diagnosed w... read more
Best time to have sex revealed (and it’s probably NOT when you think!) By Chloe Louise Updated: 14:59 BST, 23 May 2023 It is certainly an invigorating way... read more
A Washington-state man was hospitalized and suffered at least four seizures after drinking a fluid for sports cars that he mistook for an energy drink. The 54-y... read more
Toxic metals are lurking in cheap vapes puffed by schoolkids, a shock investigation revealed today. Tests on e-cigarettes confiscated from youngsters found th... read more
The planet should be ready for a disease even deadlier than Covid, the head of the World Health Organization has warned. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the ... read more
Some people light a candle or have a bubble bath when everything gets a bit too much. But sex three times a week with your partner may be the best stress-bustin... read more
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of pregnant British women are unwittingly handing over their DNA to a controversial Chinese firm with close links to the Communist regimeâ€... read more
Junk food and vaping adverts would be banned from airing before 9pm under Labour plans, despite suggestions the move could be ‘bad for business’ By ... read more
More patient misery as the NHS loses 700 dentists despite claims from the government that reforms have boosted numbers By Shaun Wooller Health Editor Updated: 0... read more
Junior doctors to strike for three more days in June as union chiefs threaten to strike throughout summer after demanding 49 PER CENT pay rise By Shaun Wooller ... read more
Eight out of ten adults support a ban on advertising unhealthy food to children on TV and online, new research for the Obesity Health Alliance (OHA) suggests. T... read more
A well-known eccentric tech mogul with a zeal for looking younger has taken the drastic step of swapping blood plasma with his father and young son. Bryan Joh... read more
After a year of gruelling treatment for leukaemia, doctors told Jane Samuel and her partner, Lesley, that their daughter, Kate, was through the worst — the re... read more
A healthy 27-year-old Iowa woman had her world turned upside down after being told she will almost certainly develop a form of dementia that strikes early. Alys... read more
‘Is it my fault?’ I looked away, trying not to answer my patient’s question. He asked again, ‘Is the cancer my fault?’ As a doctor... read more
