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• 'Super' virus spreading uncontrollably... as New York sees most flu cases ever and experts warn 'we don't know when it will stop'

  31-12-2025 21:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cases of a 'super virus' are exploding across the US, with some states seeing more cases than ever before. Experts have also warned that there seems to be no end in sight for the surge.
  
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• 'Super' virus spreading uncontrollably... as New York sees the most cases ever and experts warn 'we don't know when it will stop'

  31-12-2025 20:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cases of a 'super virus' are exploding across the US, with some states seeing more cases than ever before. Experts have also warned that there seems to be no end in sight for the surge.
  
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• Roland Littlewood obituary

  31-12-2025 19:18 via theguardian.com
  My husband, Roland Littlewood, who has died aged 78, was professor of psychiatry and anthropology at University College London from 1994 until 2012, and for more than 20 years the joint director of UCL’s Centre for Medical Anthropology, which explores how health, medicine and healing are influenced by cultural values and practices across different societies.In the course of his research, Roland travelled to Trinidad to study the healing practices of Mother Earth (Jeanette Baptist) and the
  
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• Court allows White House to end Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood in 22 states

  31-12-2025 19:07 via theguardian.com
  Appeals court reversed injunction blocking Trump administration’s defunding of reproductive healthcare giantA US appeals court agreed on Tuesday to allow the Trump administration to strip Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood health centers in 22 states and Washington DC.The order from the three-judge panel of the Boston-based first US circuit court of appeals puts on hold an injunction issued by US district judge Indira Talwani. Talwani’s injunction had blocked the Trump administ
  
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• I tried the $12 'miracle'  hangover cure... but I made a critical mistake that left me full of regret

  31-12-2025 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The hangover cure market is now valued at $2.3billion globally. But do these magic potions really work?
  
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• Daily Mail graphic reveals the bottled waters with the most cancer-causing 'forever chemicals'

  31-12-2025 18:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bottled water is often viewed as a cleaner alternative to tap water, yet some of the leading bottled water brands contain dangerously high levels of enduring forever chemicals.
  
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• ‘A state of crisis’: record number of Americans are pessimistic about US healthcare system

  31-12-2025 17:07 via theguardian.com
  Costs, insurance delays and difficult-to-obtain mental health treatment plague the US health system A record 23 % of Americans believe the United States healthcare system is “in a state of crisis” and 47% think it has “major problems,” according to a recent poll from the West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare in America.The poll also revealed that a record 29% of Americans see “cost” as the most urgent health problem facing the US. Experts note that these two
  
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• ITV agrees to invest £3m in fitness app created by Joe Wicks

  31-12-2025 16:35 via theguardian.com
  The Body Coach app, launched in pandemic, will advertise on ITV’s channels and video platform ITVX under dealThe broadcaster ITV has agreed to invest up to £3m into the health and fitness app The Body Coach, created by Joe Wicks, who shot to fame by getting people exercising in their living rooms during the Covid pandemic.It is the latest deal made through the group’s media for equity investment fund ITV AdVentures Invest. As part of the agreement, The Body Coach will advertise
  
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• How Ozempic is reshaping the American diet... Daily Mail graphs show how weight-loss drugs are changing what people buy at the grocery store

  31-12-2025 16:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Blockbuster weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro are drastically changing what Americans are putting in their shopping carts, a new study and startling graphics have revealed.
  
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• €1m Picasso portrait up for grabs for €100 in charity raffle

  31-12-2025 16:00 via theguardian.com
  Artwork by one of the most influential artists of 20th century raffled to fund Alzheimer’s researchHis work is consistently ranked among the world’s most expensive art, with paintings fetching more than a $100m at auction. But you no longer need to be a multimillionaire to own a Picasso – for €100, anyone in the world has the chance to walk away with a painting by one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.The French charity Alzheimer’s Research Foundati
  
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• €1m Picasso portrait up for grabs for €100 in charity auction

  31-12-2025 16:00 via theguardian.com
  Artwork by one of the most influential artists of 20th century raffled to fund Alzheimer’s researchHis work is consistently ranked among the world’s most expensive art, with paintings fetching more than a $100m at auction. But you no longer need to be a multimillionaire to own a Picasso – for €100, anyone in the world has the chance to walk away with a painting by one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.The French charity Alzheimer’s Research Foundati
  
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• The rise of 'heteroflexible': The fastest growing sexuality in the UK according to experts... do YOU meet the criteria?

  31-12-2025 15:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There's still a few hours of 2025 left, meaning there's still time to add a new word to the national lexicon: Heteroflexible.
  
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• Woman, 32, left with missing teeth after taking contraceptive injection prescribed to millions for 'too long'

  31-12-2025 15:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A woman who lost half her teeth due to the contraceptive jab wants to warn others about the dangers of staying on the period-stopping medication for 'too long'.
  
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• ‘She has no expertise’: the US medical community girds for Tracy Beth Høeg’s tenure at the FDA

  31-12-2025 15:00 via theguardian.com
  The Danish American who doubted Covid shots is meant to lead drug regulation – but has focused on vaccinesAs the US continues making unprecedented changes to its vaccination recommendations, one figure appears unexpectedly: Tracy Beth Høeg, a Danish American sports physician and epidemiologist who first made her name casting doubt on Covid vaccines in the pandemic and has focused upon possible deaths after Covid vaccination in her short tenure at the US Food and Drug Administration
  
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• The WHO learned to love ‘anti-obesity’ jabs in 2025. I don’t fully agree, but I get it | Devi Sridhar

  31-12-2025 14:13 via theguardian.com
  While GLP-1 drugs promise an easy fix, our bodies still need what they have always needed: healthy food and regular exerciseProf Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of EdinburghIf there has been a hot topic in health in 2025, it’s definitely been GLP-1s, colloquially referred to as “anti-obesity” jabs. These medications, taken weekly as an injection into the abdomen, result in significant weight loss and, despite being developed to manage type 2 diab
  
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• NHS under ‘extraordinary pressure’ as amber cold alerts issued for all England

  31-12-2025 13:58 via theguardian.com
  Hospitals brace for new year surge in sick patients as temperatures plummet and with 95% of beds fullThe NHS is under “extraordinary pressure” and braced for a new year surge in sick patients as amber cold health alerts were issued for the whole of England.While the number of patients in hospital with flu is levelling off, according to data published on Wednesday, health leaders said the NHS was “not out of danger yet” with temperatures expected to plummet. Continue readi
  
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• The dark truth about our obsession with 'high' protein: Our experts reveal the dangers of controversial powders, what having too much really does to your body... and the key nutrient you should be stocking up on instead

  31-12-2025 13:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Are you eating enough protein? Food manufacturers certainly don't seem to think so.
  
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• Surge in people visiting A&E for headaches, blocked noses, hiccups and other minor ailments, medics warn: 'The system isn't working'

  31-12-2025 12:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Millions are clogging up A&Es across the country with minor ailments including blocked noses and hiccups due to the GP appointment crisis, experts have warned.
  
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• Cheers! Why champagne is one of the healthiest alcoholic drinks, revealed by experts

  31-12-2025 12:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Forget church bells ringing, the real sound of a New Year being kicked off in style is the deafening pop pop pop of champagne corks.
  
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• 'Unsafe to drink' warning issued as Waitrose urgently recalls bottled water that could contain shards of glass

  31-12-2025 09:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The supermarket said the products may pose a risk of injury if consumed and urged customers not to drink them.
  
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• Is ‘coasting’ the perfect way to enjoy an alcoholic drink this New Year’s Eve?

  31-12-2025 07:00 via theguardian.com
  Retailers say appetite for alcoholic drinks that are about half the strength of the traditional versions is soaringChristmas and New Year’s Eve celebrations often used to result in a hangover the next day, but with moderation now the order of the day the new drinks industry buzzword is “coasting”.This involves choosing a white wine, lager or even a cocktail that is about half the strength of the traditional version of the drink – meaning you can have the same number of dr
  
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• 'Having skin cancer while pregnant made me feel so guilty'

  31-12-2025 06:56 via bbc.com
  Emma Giannuzzi used sunbeds throughout her late teens and was twice diagnosed with melanoma.
  
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• I did acupuncture to relieve my arthritis... but when my pain got worse an X-ray revealed a horrific side effect

  31-12-2025 06:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Doctors in South Korea were taken aback when a 65-year-old patient's knee X-ray, intended to assess her arthritis, revealed numerous unexpected foreign objects embedded in the tissue.
  
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• I could not forgive the father who left me. Until a chance encounter changed my outlook | Carolin Würfel

  31-12-2025 06:00 via theguardian.com
  In 2025 I learned that reconciliation is less about a grand apology than a shift in perspectiveForgiveness isn’t a destination. It’s a journey. Mine began on an escalator at Berlin Brandenburg airport. It was a Sunday afternoon. I was heading up to the check-in counters for my return flight to Istanbul, where I’ve lived for the past few years. On the other side, people were heading down – fresh off flights into Berlin. I was daydreaming, my eyes drifting across bags and f
  
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• My son was given world's most expensive gene therapy drug - now he can walk

  31-12-2025 01:03 via bbc.com
  Five-year-old Edward can walk independently, his mum says, and she hopes he will lead a happy life.
  
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• Huge rise in number of people in England’s A&Es for coughs or hiccups

  31-12-2025 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Lack of prompt access to primary care blamed for rise in hospital cases of minor ailments including blocked nosesMillions of people are turning to A&E departments in England for minor ailments including coughs, blocked noses and hiccups, according to data that health leaders say lays bare a failure to give patients prompt access to primary care.Emergency wards are designed for serious injuries and life-threatening emergencies only. But many are becoming swamped with patients whose health con
  
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• Revealed: The secret to sticking to your New Year's resolutions

  31-12-2025 00:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  They may be well-intentioned, but the fact is only one in four of us stick to our New Year's resolutions, studies show.
  
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