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• A few lines of cocaine in my teens spiralled into £1,500-a-night binges that destroyed everything I loved... but I've come back from the brink, thanks to a VERY unusual therapy

  11-06-2026 20:24
  
  At its worst, Lewis Milton's habit saw him rack up debts with dealers; lose jobs and friendships; and suffer devastating health consequences.
  
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• Top healthcare group breaks with Trump's CDC and issues its own vaccine recommendations in shocking move

  11-06-2026 20:15
  
  A leading medical group has diverged from America's top public health agency and issued its own vaccination recommendations for the first time ever.
  
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• The $2 leafy green with anti-aging benefits... and it may even protect against cancer

  11-06-2026 18:59
  
  Leafy greens like kale, spinach and arugula get a lot of the attention for their health benefits, but there is another vegetable that deserves a closer look, nutrition experts say.
  
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• Anna saw doctors 20 times and was told her heavy periods were down to her age, IBS and perimenopause. But this was the real problem... and the terrifying surgery she had to undergo to survive it

  11-06-2026 18:23
  
  Anna complained to doctors more than 20 times over seven years about her heavy periods, only to be told her health problems were due to her age.
  
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• Wegovy Pill weight-loss drug approved for use in Britain - and it will be cheaper than injections

  11-06-2026 17:28
  
  As exclusively revealed by the Daily Mail last week, the Wegovy Pill - the tablet form of the once-weekly Wegovy injection - has been greenlit by health officials.
  
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• International experts back new form of prostate cancer screening - opening the door to NHS rollout just a week after health chiefs rejected proposal

  11-06-2026 17:26
  
  Experts are urging officials to rethink their decision on prostate cancer screening, after an MRI approach was shown to slash the need for invasive biopsies by half while speeding up diagnoses.
  
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• Concerning new study claims low blood pressure TRIPLES risk of developing Alzheimer's disease

  11-06-2026 16:15
  
  More than 520,000 Britons have Alzheimer's - the most common form of dementia, which is the UK's leading cause of death.
  
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• Working from home linked to rising mental health problems - especially for those living alone, study finds

  11-06-2026 16:00
  
  A new study suggests the shift to working from home is linked to rising levels of psychological distress - with those living alone hit hardest.
  
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• Multiple children dead after overdosing on common over-the-counter allergy medication

  11-06-2026 14:57
  
  Three children in Connecticut have died due to overdoses on a common over-the-counter allergy medication, raising concerns among health officials.
  
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• A few lines of cocaine in my teens spiralled into a £5,000-a-day addiction that destroyed everything I loved... but I've come back from the brink, thanks to a VERY unusual therapy

  11-06-2026 14:19
  
  At its worst, Lewis Milton's habit saw him spend £5,000 on the drug in a matter of hours; rack up debts with dealers; lose jobs and friendships; and suffer devastating health consequences.
  
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• Migrants could trigger tuberculosis outbreak and 'hundreds of deaths', health chiefs warn in first-of-its-kind future pandemic threat report

  11-06-2026 13:48
  
  In its future pandemic threat assessment, the UKHSA said an increase in migrants carrying TB could place 'additional pressure on health services' in the years to come.
  
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• A few lines of cocaine in my teens spiralled into a £5,000-a-day addiction that destroyed everything I loved... but I've come back from the brink, thanks to a VERY unusual therapy. Any addict can do it

  11-06-2026 13:32
  
  At its worst, Lewis Milton's habit saw him spend £5,000 on the drug in a matter of hours; rack up debts with dealers; lose jobs and friendships; and suffer devastating health consequences.
  
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• May heatwave was as stressful on A&E departments as the winter flu season, with 3,000 people being given 'corridor care' per day, new NHS figures reveal

  11-06-2026 13:16
  
  NHS accident and emergency departments faced their busiest month on record in May, after the bank holiday heatwave piled further pressure on the health service.
  
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• How healthy is your favourite iced coffee? Top dietitian reveals the high street's best - and the worst offenders

  11-06-2026 12:30
  
  We asked specialist dietitian Nichola Ludlam-Raine to reveal the worst offenders, how they stack up against sugary snacks - and whether your go-to iced coffee should come with a health warning.
  
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• Tick-borne infection resurfacing in celebrity-loved wine hotspot... as officials warn of 'highly lethal' disease

  11-06-2026 04:09
  
  A new case of a rare tick-borne disease has been detected in a human for only the fourth time on record.
  
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• As Machine Gun Kelly reveals 'blackout' tattoo left him 'yellow and sick', experts reveal the other risks of going under the needle - from blindness and blood disease to permanent scarring

  11-06-2026 01:59
  
  Machine Gun Kelly has revealed the how undergoing 'two years' worth' of tattoos in as many months left him jaundiced and unwell.
  
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• Smacking children is 'harmful' and must be banned in England, according to new study - but other experts argue that it prevents anti-social behaviour later in life

  11-06-2026 01:04
  
  Children who are smacked by their parents are more likely to fail their exams and become bullies, new research has found.
  
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