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• AI tool helping NHS to cut waiting times in A&Es this winter

  28-12-2025 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The A&E forecasting tool pinpoints when demand will be high, allowing trusts to better plan for shifts and bed space.
  
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• Labour's GP wait shame: 300,000 more people waited over a month for appointments this autumn

  28-12-2025 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A total of 7.6million patients faced a delay of more than four weeks across September, October and November - up 312,112 (4.2 per cent) on the same months in 2024.
  
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• Life-saving asthma drug taken twice a year slashes hospital admissions by three-quarters

  28-12-2025 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The injectable therapy contain antibodies that dampen inflammation in the lungs and is set to revolutionise the way severe asthma is treated.
  
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• Free birthing and understanding risk | Letters

  28-12-2025 18:54 via theguardian.com
  Olympia Bowman champions a middle way. Helen Style says the risks of giving birth without medical assistance are well knownAfter listening to the Guardian podcast series the Birth Keepers, I feel compelled to share my own story. I believe that it is important to share examples of a middle way somewhere between free birthing and obstetrical violence. Personally, I chose the middle way.My child was born at home. At the time, we were living off grid in an isolated village in France. We knew of many
  
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• Daughter of 'YouTube mom' Machelle Hobson who was accused of torturing her young children for views recalls relentless abuse in harrowing detail

  28-12-2025 18:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The daughter of the ' YouTube mom' Machelle Hobson has shared what it was like to receive death threats from her own mother, after being locked up for days on end.
  
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• Terrified of vomit: What it's like living with emetophobia, the condition that leaves sufferers in fear of being sick or seeing others throwing up

  28-12-2025 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to Jess Smith, 62, who has struggled with emetophobia - a fear of vomiting - since she was a child, it makes life inescapably miserable.
  
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• I'm a doctor: Here is everything I do - and eat - when I get ill, to fight symptoms and make sure I recover faster

  28-12-2025 18:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  According to Dr Sabine Donnai, a GP and longevity expert, there are simple, science-backed steps that can significantly reduce the chances of becoming seriously unwell.
  
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• I'm a psychiatrist who almost never prescribes antidepressants. My drug-free treatment has a 70% success rate... I just have one simple rule every patient MUST follow

  28-12-2025 17:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Arnold Gilberg is on a mission to help people live happier and healthier lives without antidepressants.
  
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• Andy Whitelaw obituary

  28-12-2025 16:37 via theguardian.com
  Doctor whose groundbreaking techniques for premature babies include ‘therapeutic cooling’ for newborns with oxygen deprivationA chapter in Andy Whitelaw’s memoir is called “Brainwashing (literally)”. Flushing out blood clots from a newborn’s brain to prevent damage was just one technique evolved by the pioneering neonatologist, who has died aged 79. Among his other innovations was temporarily cooling oxygen-deprived newborns to prevent brain damage.In the 1970
  
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• The four items hiding in your kitchen cupboard that can stop you from getting a nasty winter virus

  28-12-2025 14:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Health experts speaking with the Daily Mail have revealed their top spice cabinet picks for staving off winter bugs this winter season, as well as how to implement them in classic dishes.
  
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• Soak it up: everything science taught us about health and wellness in 2025

  28-12-2025 07:00 via theguardian.com
  Do hot baths improve endurance? Will creatine bolster your brain power? Does pickle juice prevent cramp? Here’s what we learned about living well this yearThe best advice for living a healthy, well-adjusted life – eat your vegetables, get a good night’s sleep, politely decline when the Jägerbombs appear – never really changes. Other nuggets, such as how much protein you should be eating or how to maximise workouts, seem to change every year. But as we wonder whether
  
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• Doctor shares 'exact number' of drinks that cause a hangover

  28-12-2025 06:23 via express.co.uk
  This time of year is known for being particularly boozy
  
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• How strutting your stuff to ABBA's Dancing Queen could help boost your heart health

  28-12-2025 02:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers found that dancing to the track, which is about 100 beats per minute, results in a healthier heart rate than faster songs of 140bpm, such as Michael Jackson's Beat It.
  
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• Patients set to benefit from new tech that can diagnose complex eye conditions and could slash waiting lists

  28-12-2025 02:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 'revolutionary' diagnostic tool, which can identify conditions such as cataracts, can be performed remotely meaning that patients receive consistently high-quality care.
  
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• How to stop being overwhelmed by life. From turning anxiety to energy to crushing imposter syndrome, a new book by BBC psychology expert CLAUDIA HAMMOND will change YOUR life

  28-12-2025 02:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Are you dreading going back to work after the festive break? Do you worry about burnout, or feel overwhelmed by stress? You are not alone.
  
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• No more nasal drip! New jab could end misery of a persistent runny nose

  28-12-2025 02:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Treatments known as biologics - which work by switching off the immune system reaction that drives inflammation - are on the cusp of wider use for patients with severe chronic rhinosinusitis.
  
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• My father, grandfather and uncle all got dementia...here's how I plan to outsmart the disease that has stalked my family

  28-12-2025 02:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Retired London banker Valentine Furniss, 87, no longer understands that Henry is his son, or even a close family member amid his battle with vascular dementia.
  
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