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• I suffered a horrific side effect of a drug used by millions of Americans... and my face 'melted off'

  16-01-2026 00:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Emily McAllister suffered an extremely rare and devastating reaction, affecting roughly 1 in every 2,500. This reaction caused her to lose almost 90% of her skin, including all the skin on her face.
  
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• I suffered a horrific side effect to a drug used by millions of Americans... and my face 'melted off'

  15-01-2026 22:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Emily McAllister suffered an extremely rare and devastating reaction, affecting roughly 1 in every 2,500. This reaction caused her to lose almost 90% of her skin, including all the skin on her face.
  
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• Toxic 'forever chemicals' linked to cancer now associated with major pregnancy complication

  15-01-2026 21:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pregnant women exposed to disease-causing 'forever chemicals' could be at a greater risk of developing a major pregnancy complication that has been on the rise for the past decade.
  
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• NHS limiting ADHD assessments to save money despite soaring demand

  15-01-2026 21:02
  FoIs show integrated care boards are curbing assessments but have not told GPs or patients who face long waitsThe NHS is restricting people’s ability to be assessed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in order to save money but not telling GPs or patients, despite soaring demand for the service.More than half of the NHS’s 42 integrated care boards (ICBs) in England have imposed limits on how many people can be assessed for ADHD during 2025-26, freedom of information response
  
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• NHS limiting number of ADHD assessments despite soaring demand

  15-01-2026 20:37
  FoIs show integrated care boards saving money by curbing assessments have not informed GPs or patients facing long waitsThe NHS is restricting people’s ability to be assessed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in order to save money but not telling GPs or patients, despite soaring demand for the service.More than half of the NHS’s 42 integrated care boards (ICBs) in England have imposed limits on how many people can get assessed for ADHD during 2025/26, freedom of informati
  
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• Scientists pinpoint certain type of fat found naturally in the body which can help control blood pressure

  15-01-2026 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Having too little 'beige fat' can send blood pressure levels skyrocketing, increasing the risk of serious problems like heart attack and stroke, scientists say.
  
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• Controversial US study on hepatitis B vaccines in Africa is cancelled

  15-01-2026 19:11
  $1.6m project drew outrage over ethical questions about withholding vaccines proven to prevent disease The controversial US-funded study on hepatitis B vaccines among newborns in Guinea-Bissau has been halted, according to Yap Boum, a senior official at the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).“The study has been cancelled,” Boum told journalists at a press conference on Thursday morning. Continue reading...
  
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• Young people hit by deadly cancer at alarming rates... but a new report reveals why there's a glimmer of hope

  15-01-2026 18:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Survival rates for many cancers have improved due to new treatments and earlier detection. Yet cases of some cancers, such as breast, prostate and colorectal are still increasing.
  
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• My mother inspired a generation with her fight against breast cancer before dying at 43... 16 years later, I've discovered I have the same gene that led to her death. This is the test all women must take

  15-01-2026 18:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When she died of breast cancer aged only 43, amateur athlete and fundraiser Jane Tomlinson left a number of incredible legacies - including a charitable appeal which has raised over £10million.
  
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• FDA orders Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to remove suicide warnings from Wegovy and Zepbound

  15-01-2026 17:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Warnings of suicidal thoughts and ideation were added to amid concerns raised by patients taking older weight loss drugs. But the FDA has now reversed that decision.
  
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• FDA issues urgent recall of diet supplement after dozens were sickened with deadly bacteria

  15-01-2026 16:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The FDA and CDC have issued an urgent recall notice for dietary supplements after dozens of Americans across 21 states were sickened with a deadly bacteria that strikes 1 million yearly.
  
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• Hooked on Heated Rivalry? Psychotherapist explains why so many women enjoy watching homosexual sex

  15-01-2026 16:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Steamy TV drama Heated Rivalry has viewers hooked after the first episode aired this weekend, but for many its appeal is not the tense hockey matches or dramatic story line.
  
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• US health officials reverse course and reinstate $1.9bn to mental health and substance use

  15-01-2026 15:04
  Health department unexpectedly announced nearly $2bn in program cuts Tuesday before rolling back decisionUS health officials reversed course and began reinstating nearly $2bn in cuts to mental health and substance use programs on Wednesday night, one day after they unexpectedly announced the immediate shutdown of programs.The reversal is a blow to the agenda of Robert F Kennedy Jr, the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, who has made aggressive and legally contested cuts
  
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• ‘Not regulated’: launch of ChatGPT Health in Australia causes concern among experts

  15-01-2026 15:00
  Calls for clear guardrails and consumer education before wider rollout of OpenAI’s health advice platformFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 60-year-old man with no history of mental illness presented at a hospital emergency department insisting that his neighbour was poisoning him. Over the next 24 hours he had worsening hallucinations, and tried to escape the hospital.Doctors eventually discovered the man was
  
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• Abortions at record high in England and Wales ‘driven by cost of living’

  15-01-2026 14:59
  Providers and doctors say lack of access to contraception another reason for the 11% rise in procedures in 2023 The rising cost of living and a lack of access to contraception have driven another rise in abortion rates in England and Wales, providers and doctors said.Government statistics released on Thursday showed that abortions increased by 11% in 2023 compared with the previous year. Continue reading...
  
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• Norovirus surges across UK as NHS report 57 per cent increase in sickness bug heaping more pressure on hospitals overrun with flu patients

  15-01-2026 14:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The number of patients in hospital with norovirus is up by more than half, new figures have revealed, with officials warning 'winter pressures' on the NHS remain high.
  
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• Doctors say I'm one of a handful of people to beat chronic fatigue syndrome. My 20s were overwhelming exhaustion - now I'm living proof you CAN recover

  15-01-2026 14:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'I saw a doctor about five years ago who couldn't believe the results. He told me I was one of three humans he knew who had been able to achieve that drastic reduction.'
  
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• 'My eyes were weeping blood. I thought I was going to die': This terrifying syndrome made me cry blood and my skin fall off in chunks... and this is why a reaction to a common cough medicine was to blame

  15-01-2026 13:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Struggling with routine symptoms of a bad cold - including an irritating cough and headache - Jo Daniels thought nothing of reaching for a household cough medication she'd often used in the past.
  
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• I'm a running expert - here's how to pick the best trainers for YOUR feet...and the common mistake that causes most jogging injuries

  15-01-2026 12:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  You've decided to start training for a couch to 5k - or maybe even a full-blown marathon - and now, you're failing at the first hurdle: picking out a pair of running trainers.
  
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• Kids with brain cancer were already in a life and death struggle. Then came Trump

  15-01-2026 12:00
  The US president vowed to ‘end childhood cancer’. But his administration is dismantling the search for a cure and sending families scrambling for treatmentFor seven years, Jenn Janosko cared for children with cancer on the ninth floor of New York’s Memorial Sloan Kettering hospital.It’s the happiest sad place she knows. Continue reading...
  
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• Woman, 52, left with horrific burns after vape EXPLODED in her pocket, setting her alight: 'It was like a firework'

  15-01-2026 11:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A mother-of-three feared that she would burn to death when her vape exploded in her coat pocket.
  
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• The REAL reason you're still single: Study reveals the biggest contributing factors - including being intelligent

  15-01-2026 11:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Whether you're happily single or desperate for love, you might wonder why you haven't yet met your perfect match. Now, a study has revealed the main factors contributing to remaining single.
  
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• Mother reveals subtle warning sign her young daughter had developed  childhood dementia: 'Stopped drawing people, started drawing circles'

  15-01-2026 08:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A mother-of-two has shared the subtle warning sign that lead to both of her children being diagnosed with a rare type of childhood dementia.
  
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• Thursday briefing: Is your body really full of microplastics?

  15-01-2026 07:48
  In today’s newsletter: Numerous studies have found evidence of microplastics in the human body and warned of the risks to our health. But in the race to research this new field scientists may have drastically overstated the dangersGood morning. Microplastics are everywhere. They have been found at the top of Mount Everest and in the deepest ocean trenches. They are in our food, our water and the air we breathe.For a while, research suggested they were inside us too. Studies reported microp
  
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• Two simple diet rules supercharged my Mounjaro weight loss after the jabs stopped working: I plateaued after dropping four dress sizes… with these changes, I reached my goal

  15-01-2026 06:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two years ago, Louise Peachman felt trapped in her own body. Tipping the scales at 101.5kg (223.7lbs), every day was a struggle for the mother-of-four who could barely complete simple tasks.
  
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• NHS corridor care is ‘torture’ leading to patient deaths and staff nightmares

  15-01-2026 01:01
  Royal College of Nursing publishes dossier of evidence including case of elderly patient who choked to death in corridorCorridor care is “a type of torture” that is leading to patients dying and causing NHS staff to have nightmares, the UK’s nurses union has warned.In one case, an elderly patient choked to death in a corridor, unseen by staff, according to a new dossier of evidence highlighting the problem published by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). Continue reading...
  
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• Organ donor shortage could prove deadly as more people are waiting for life-saving surgeries

  14-01-2026 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For the first time this century, a drop in deceased donors reduced total kidney transplants in 2025, a paradox that occurred despite more live donors and better organ utilization.
  
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• I'm a doctor, that stubborn 'lower belly pooch' isn't just your 'mum tum' - and no, it also isn't your uterus. It could be a sign of terrifying conditions - including some that are life-threatening

  14-01-2026 20:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The anxiety that not having a perfectly flat stomach must be a personal failing is deeply ingrained. But a protruding lower belly that persists no matter what can signal a serious health problem.
  
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• Maternal death rate in UK rose by 20% over 14 years despite Tory pledge

  14-01-2026 20:11
  Experts describe increase as ‘absolute tragedy’ after data shows rate jumped despite Conservatives vowing to halve itThe rate of women dying during or soon after pregnancy in the UK has increased by 20% over the last decade, despite the Conservatives having pledged to halve it, according to figures experts have described as “an absolute tragedy”.In 2015, the then Tory health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, vowed to reduce maternal deaths by 50% by 2030 and make the NHS “one
  
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• ‘People will die’: Trump administration cancels up to $1.9bn for substance use and mental health

  14-01-2026 20:00
  Funding to end immediately for up to 2,800 grantees of US agency that serves thousands seeking help and in recoveryThe Trump administration on Tuesday evening unexpectedly canceled up to $1.9bn in funding for substance use and mental health care, which providers say will immediately affect thousands of patients.“It feels like Armageddon for everyone who’s on the frontlines of the addiction and mental health space,” said Ryan Hampton, founder of Mobilize Recovery, a national adv
  
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• States battle 'mutated' flu as new strain causes record hospitalizations and doctors warn it will keep getting worse

  14-01-2026 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Several US states are fighting record cases and hospitalizations of this season's new 'super flu,' which experts warn is far from over. The warning comes as hospitalizations nationwide are surging.
  
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• My eyes swelled shut after I had a terrifying reaction to popular eyebrow tinting treatment

  14-01-2026 19:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A woman claims an eyebrow tint left her looking like an ' alien' after she had an allergic reaction that caused her face to swell.
  
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• EPA to stop calculating money and lives saved by curbs on air pollution

  14-01-2026 18:46
  Agency to focus rules for fine particulate matter and ozone only on cost to industry, aligning with Trump approachThe Environmental Protection Agency says it will stop calculating how much money is saved in healthcare costs avoided and deaths prevented from air pollution rules that curb two deadly pollutants.The change means the EPA will focus rules for fine particulate matter and ozone only on the cost to industry, part of a broader realignment under Donald Trump toward a business-friendly appr
  
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• Religious tradition, child safety and the law on circumcision | Letters

  14-01-2026 18:41
  Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain, Ray Flynn and another reader respond to the news that the practice is classed as possible child abuse in a draft Crown Prosecution Service documentI would welcome criminalising circumcision if it was performed by an unqualified person – just as would be the case if someone unqualified conducted any other surgical operation (Circumcision classed as possible child abuse in draft CPS document, 10 January). But leaping from that to banning the practice altogether is n
  
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• ADHD care needs better regulation and fewer pills | Letters

  14-01-2026 18:41
  Dr Vicky Cleak is frustrated with the lengthy registration process to practice, while Mona Sood and another reader are wary of NHS drug-based interventionsAs a UK-trained consultant psychiatrist, fully indemnified, appraised and regulated by the General Medical Council, with specialist expertise in adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessment and treatment, I read your article on rising ADHD care costs with concern and frustration (NHS ADHD spending over budget by £164m
  
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• I'm a top doctor and this is what really causes your stubborn 'lower belly pooch'... and why women shouldn't dismiss it as 'mum tum' - or your uterus. These are the terrifying conditions you must be wary of

  14-01-2026 18:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The anxiety that not having a perfectly flat stomach must be a personal failing is deeply ingrained. But a protruding lower belly that persists no matter what can signal a serious health problem.
  
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• FDA raises recall of cheese sold at Sam's Club and ShopRite to highest risk after deadly bacteria found... 'probability of death'

  14-01-2026 17:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A nationwide cheese recall has been raised to its highest alert after confirming Listeria contamination. The recalled products were distributed to 20 states.
  
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• Lost your voice and can't stop coughing? You might have adenovirus, a little known winter bug that is easy to catch... but hard to shift

  14-01-2026 17:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With flu still causing chaos across the UK, it's easy to assume that any spluttering or sore throat is down to that... but it's not the only virus making Britons sick.
  
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• Five Guys have launched a 'healthy' lettuce-wrapped burger aimed at January dieters and fat jab users - a nutrition expert gives his verdict

  14-01-2026 14:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Five Guys might not be the first place that comes to mind when looking for a healthy, balanced meal - but its new lettuce wrap could help dieters stay on track.
  
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• Two simple diet rules supercharged my Mounjaro weight loss after the jabs stopped working: I plateaued after dropping six dress sizes… with these changes, I reached my goal

  14-01-2026 13:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two years ago, Louise Peachman felt trapped in her own body. Tipping the scales at 101.5kg (223.7lbs), every day was a struggle for the mother-of-four who could barely complete simple tasks.
  
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• Dementia timebomb warning as scientists find Alzheimer's proteins in long Covid patients' blood

  14-01-2026 13:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Persistent brain fog, headaches and changes in smell or taste following Covid infection could signal an increased risk of Alzheimer'sdisease later in life, scientists have warned.
  
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• Scientists reveal when male sexual desire REALLY peaks - and it's not in their 20s

  14-01-2026 13:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's a commonly-held belief that libido declines with age. But a new study suggests that isn't true - at least when it comes to men.
  
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• Huge cancer breakthrough as NHS patient gets 'sci-fi' treatment hailed as true hope for deadly disease

  14-01-2026 11:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A man with a common form of leukaemia has become the first patient to receive a pioneering new treatment on the NHS after it was approved for use against his form of the disease.
  
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• Circumcision kits found on sale on Amazon UK as concerns grow over harm to baby boys

  14-01-2026 11:49
  Exclusive: Discovery comes amid growing concern over lax regulation and children being put at risk by rogue operatorsCircumcision kits have been found on sale on Amazon UK, highlighting lax regulation as concerns grow about deaths and serious harm to baby boys.In December, a UK coroner issued warnings about insufficient circumcision regulation after the death in 2023 of a six-month-old boy, Mohamed Abdisamad, from a streptococcus infection. Continue reading...
  
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• Bagels, the hole truth: Everything you need to know about the boiled bread rolls... and if you REALLY need to toast them

  14-01-2026 11:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bagels might seem quintessentially American, but they've been available in Britain for nearly 200 years, brought to these shores by the Jewish community.
  
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• Oprah Winfrey: I can't quit the jabs, as TV presenter reveals she piled on '20lbs' during break from weight loss drugs last year

  14-01-2026 10:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OprahWinfrey regained a stone-and-a-half when she stopped taking weight loss medication last year.
  
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• Oprah Winfrey 'gained 20lbs' during break from weight loss jabs last year: 'Before I knew it, the food noise was back'

  14-01-2026 09:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OprahWinfrey regained a stone-and-a-half when she stopped taking weight loss medication last year.
  
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• Wednesday briefing: Over-budget and under-regulated – the NHS’s ADHD crisis

  14-01-2026 08:00
  In today’s newsletter: With NHS England set to double its budgeted spending on ADHD services this year, the system is at breaking point – patients are being failed and private providers are cleaning upGood morning. Hundreds of thousands of people are seeking attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses in England – but the system designed to help them has turned into a fragmented marketplace that is costing the NHS far more than planned. A Guardian investigation ha
  
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• 'Food addict' mother-of-two, 35, who spent £420 a WEEK on McDonald's breakfasts and Chinese takeaways shows off 13 stone weight loss after gastric band surgery: 'I drank 10 LITRES of Coca-Cola A DAY'

  14-01-2026 08:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Starting the day with two double sausage and egg McMuffins wasn't doing Tammy Jones' bank balance any favours - nor her waistline.
  
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• Botched medical tourism costs NHS £20,000 per patient to repair: 'Places huge burden on overstretched services'

  14-01-2026 02:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  People who go abroad for cosmetic, eye, or weight loss surgery could be costing the NHS up to £20,000 per patient as a result of botched procedures, concerning new data has revealed.
  
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