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Heart patients with pacemakers shouldn’t carry Apple’s Airpods in pockets close to chest
Apple AirPods and Microsoft’s Surface Pen can interfere with pacemaker-like devices and stop life-saving gadgets from...
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Hospital medics should be allowed to WFH one day a week to stop them leaving, MPs told
Hospital doctors should be permitted to work from home as a 999 call handler one day a week to persuade them not to leave,...
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NHS tells hospitals to shore-up cyber security amid fears of Russian hack
NHS tells hospitals to shore-up cyber security amid fears Russian hackers may carry out WannaCry-style attack in retaliation...
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Daily cases fall by just 5% as declining trend finally slows down
The UK’s Omicron outbreak may no longer be receding as quickly as it was, official data revealed today. Another 39,000...
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Care home Covid vaccine mandate will be ditched in a fortnight, Government reveals
Covid vaccine mandate that forced care homes to sack 40,000 unjabbed workers will finally be ditched in a fortnight — but...
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Covid-19: ‘Clear evidence’ of PPE shortages across NI during pandemic
In a statement, the Department of Health said the report detailed the scale of the efforts to secure PPE supplies, including...
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Aberdare girl, 11, donates afro hair after six-year wait
Poppy, from Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, said she just wanted “to help and be generous”.
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Ukraine conflict: How to help yourself, your kids, and others
This doesn’t always lead to anxiety, but the NHS and Anxiety UK agree on some key ways to avoid it: eat well, get outside,...
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Plans to ban unlicensed Botox providers in England
Hannah Russell, chief executive of Glowday, a website that connects patients with verified, medical aesthetic practitioners,...
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NHS won’t put pronoun choice on GP records despite report claiming trans patients are being failed
NHS won’t put pronoun choice on GP records despite report claiming trans patients are being failed by lack of data The...
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What’s the best way to relieve misery of tinnitus? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions
Is there anything that can be done for my 80-year-old sister whose life is being made so miserable by tinnitus? Name and...
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Ease the symptoms of menopause… without hormones
HRT can undoubtedly be transformative for those who take it, but not everyone needs — or wants — a treatment based on...
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The red light that could stop short sight getting worse
Shining a red light in a person’s eyes may slow the progress of short-sightedness, a study suggests. Researchers found...
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Want to avoid an early grave? Try 30 minutes of squats every week
A spot of gardening at the weekend is just as good for longevity as doing hundreds of push-ups, sit-ups or squats, research...
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How low-cal sweeteners can make it HARDER to lose weight
Concerns about the effect sugar can have on weight and teeth has fuelled demand for products made with calorie-free, chemical-based...
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Are you taking your vitamins the right way
Each year Britons spend around £442 million on vitamin and mineral supplements, with nearly half of the population buying...
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Shelly Horton’s colonoscopy experience after WAKING UP on the table
TV star Shelly Horton, 48, WAKES UP during a colonoscopy as surgeons remove growths from her bowel: ‘I saw my insides...
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Teenagers’ report tics affected by increased social media use during Covid pandemic
Is social media making teenagers’ tics worse? Young people report their condition was affected by increased online...
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UK logs average of just 27,500 Covid cases in last three days as infections plunge by 25% in a week
Britain recorded an average of just 27,500 Covid cases over the last three days, according to official figures that illustrate...
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Covid in Scotland: Vaccine passports and classroom masks rules end
It cannot be used as a condition of entry to essential services like hospitals or pharmacies, essential retailers like supermarkets,...
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Pregnancy: Calls to regulate ‘cruel’ IVF add-ons
So far, it has reviewed 12 add-ons, with five rated as amber, meaning there is conflicting evidence over whether they work.
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UK has highest lung disease deaths in Western Europe
The academic study found that admission rates increased from 1,535 to 3,143 per 100,000 people between 1999 and 2019, before...
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Oxygen stocks running dangerously low in Ukraine
Vital oxygen supplies to treat patients sick with Covid and other critical illnesses, including war injuries, are running...
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Moderna accused of ‘hijacking’ technology used COVID-19 vaccine
Moderna is facing allegations of hijacking technology from two smaller biotech firms to produce its COVID-19 vaccine. The...
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‘Misleading’ baby food labels confusing parents into thinking products are healthier than they are
‘Misleading’ baby food labels are confusing parents into thinking products are healthier than they are, experts...
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New therapy resets body’s defences to attack even more cancers
After being handed the phone number of a hospice, Julia Morse was stunned to be told by her doctor that her three-year fight...
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Even more infectious sub-variant of Omicron is now DOMINANT in England
An even more infectious version of Omicron is now dominant in England, health chiefs revealed today. BA.2 was behind...
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Black woman, 42, with vitiligo reveals strangers ‘fixate on her like she’s an animal’
Black woman, 42, who has slowly been turning white for 17 years due to vitiligo says strangers ‘fixate’ on her...
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DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: British patients may soon get a ‘miracle’ implant to walk again
A few days ago I watched, amazed, a video of a man paralysed from the waist down going for a walk outdoors. Using a frame...
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Mother of baby with Down’s Syndrome says she was ‘pressured’ into terminating her pregnancy
The mother of a baby with Down’s syndrome claims she was ‘pressured’ into terminating her pregnancy after...
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Man, 63, who had to crawl around his home reveals life-long illness made him contemplate suicide
A 63-year-old man who was forced to crawl around his home due to a life-long skin condition has told how his illness left...
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Ex Govt comms chief who advised Matt Hancock was PR spinner for Russia’s Sputnik Covid jab
Jaber Mohamed was a former chief communications officer at the Department of Health under Matt Hancock. He is...
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Mother gets pregnant while she was ALREADY pregnant and giving birth to two daughters five day apart
A mother has revealed how she got pregnant while she was already pregnant – conceiving her two daughters five days...
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UK has highest lung disease rates in Western Europe
The academic study found that admission rates increased from 1,535 to 3,143 per 100,000 people between 1999 and 2019, before...
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Pregnancy risk tool cuts baby loss in black and Asian women
In the study, there were nearly eight baby deaths per 1,000 births among mothers from ethnic minority backgrounds, compared...
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Cleaning products could expose people to pollution at the same rate as cars, study says
Cleaning products could expose people to pollution particles at the same rate as a CAR EXHAUST, study warns Academics have...
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New studies show Covid pandemic ‘originated from a seafood market in Wuhan late in 2019’
A new pair of studies on the coronavirus outbreak claim that the pandemic may have resulted from live animals sold at a Chinese...
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Young man battling a rare skin condition shows his amazing recovery using ‘no moisture’ therapy
A young man who’s been battling an out-of-control skin condition has helped quicken the healing process using a lesser-known...
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Keeping fit can cut your risk of dementia by up to a THIRD, new research suggests
Keeping fit can cut your risk of dementia by up to a THIRD, new research suggests Small gains in heart and lung health can...
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Scientists did not have accurate Covid stats when they made prediction that 500,000 could be killed
Scientists did not have accurate Covid data when they predicted that 500,000 people could die if the UK took no action during...