Day November 22, 2022

Taiwo Owatemi MP knows better than most the crisis threatening England’s independent community pharmacies.  Some 670 of these often family-run businesses have had to close since 2015, with predictions that many more could shut by 2024. Last week the Mail…

Are YOU heading towards burnout? Psychologist reveals the four signs to look out for Dr Julie Smith is a clinical psychologist with a private practice in Hampshire  The mental health expert has more than four million followers on TikTok  In…

TikTok is awash with videos advocating fads that claim to boost health. Drinking water packed with chia seeds, consuming dry protein powder and putting garlic up your nose are the topics of just some videos. The tricks claim to help…

A TikTok-fuelled stampede for a pioneering obesity drug has led to a global shortage, leaving desperate patients with serious health problems such as type 2 diabetes without vital treatment. The medication semaglutide, known by brand names Ozempic and Wegovy, has…

The groundbreaking weight-loss drug Wegovy is causing users to hate the taste of their favorite treats. Americans prescribed the once-a-week injection say they have become suddenly repulsed by coffee and certain candies and fast food. Wegovy and its sister drug…

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Peter Greig, the co-founder of Pipers Farm, oversees 45 higher-welfare outdoor farms across Somerset, Devon, Cornwall, Wales and East Anglia which, he says, only use antibiotics when sick animals are in need and not as a routine preventative measure.

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The shocking impact having only six hours sleep has on your body – and how to fix it today Sleep has an effect on everything, from your physical energy to stress levels It impacts your emotional wellbeing, health and anxiety…

Mannequins used to practice life-saving CPR aren’t diverse enough, doctors have claimed.  Researchers want to ditch the reliance on default ‘lean white male’ models. Doing so will help overcome ‘bias’ among bystanders and help improve the survival of other groups,…

‘Hippy crack’ may be more dangerous to vegans and vegetarians, EU drug agency says People on a meat- and dairy-free diet could be more at risk of chronic illness  This is because they are more likely to already be deficient…

Drinking two litres of water a day is supposed to cleanse your body, give you energy and help with fatigue. But there are fresh warnings today that staying too hydrated could have critical consequences.  Almost 50 years after he passed…

The hugely-controversial idea of a two-tier NHS was thrust into the limelight today after it was revealed that health bosses in Scotland touted the idea of potentially charging the wealthy to access care. This was just one idea discussed at a…