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• Air pollution is linked to two serious eye conditions, study finds

  20-09-2026 01:01 via dailymail.com
  
  While there is strong evidence that exposure to polluted air is harmful to the heart and lungs, research now suggests it can also lead to glaucoma and cataracts.
  
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• DR PHILIPPA KAYE: The uncomfortable truth about why so many middle-aged female patients are developing lymphoedema - and GPs aren't telling them

  22-09-2026 13:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Jenny spent her whole life believing she was fat. No matter how much weight she lost, her legs never seemed to change - they remained puffed up and swollen.
  
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• Chronic UTIs made sex so painful it almost destroyed my relationship. Then an exercise regime change and probiotic plan finally ended my agony for good

  22-09-2026 13:10 via dailymail.com
  
  Hannah Evans was 18 and in her first serious relationship when painful UTIs began to take over her life. the infections were so frequent she barely recovered from one before the symptoms returned.
  
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• DR PHILIPPA KAYE: The uncomfortable truth about why so many middle-aged female patients are developing lymphedema - and GPs aren't telling them

  22-09-2026 13:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Jenny spent her whole life believing she was fat. No matter how much weight she lost, her legs never seemed to change - they remained puffed up and swollen.
  
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• Warning over steroid jabs for painful joints after woman dies following shoulder injection: Coroner says there is 'no guidance' on potentially fatal reaction

  22-09-2026 12:27 via dailymail.com
  
  All steroid injections should carry an anaphylaxis warning a coroner has said, after a woman died following a routine jab at her GP surgery.
  
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• Why weight gets harder to shift as you get older: Experts reveal how your daily calorie needs change with age

  22-09-2026 11:35 via dailymail.com
  
  Shifting a few unwanted pounds in your twenties seemed as simple as ditching dessert. But try the same trick at 45 and you'll likely find the scales barely budge.
  
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• ADHD map of England reveals regions where benefit claims for 'over-diagnosed' condition are soaring - as study shows wealthy areas are seeing fastest rise

  22-09-2026 10:58 via dailymail.com
  
  Researchers said the shift could reflect wealthier families having better access to diagnosis and help navigating the benefits system.
  
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• Pensioner, 80, sees legs amputated after doctors miss common condition

  22-09-2026 10:39 via express.co.uk
  Medics told Nic Olsen to use insoles and take cholesterol tablets, missing a condition that affects one in five over 60s.
  
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• ADHD and autism benefit claims soar fastest in England's wealthiest areas, analysis shows

  22-09-2026 09:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Young people in some of England's most affluent areas are increasingly claiming disability benefits for ADHD and autism, new analysis reveals.
  
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• Can toothpaste with 'good' bacteria prevent fillings?

  22-09-2026 08:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Good oral hygiene is not only vital for healthy teeth and gums - it could help prevent serious disease. This is due to the vital role of oral microbiome, microorganisms that live in the mouth
  
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• Could eating wheatgerm supercharge your flu jab?

  22-09-2026 07:47 via dailymail.com
  
  Vaccines can be lifesaving but they don't work so well for everybody, including those with reduced immunity - and this raises the risk of life-threatening infections such as flu and Covid.
  
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• 'I watched surgery performed through a patient's belly button - it's a game changer'

  22-09-2026 07:27 via express.co.uk
  EXCLUSIVE: The Express watched a revolutionary operation performed with cutting-edge robotics through a single incision.
  
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• Trump administration launches study looking for abortion pills in drinking water

  22-09-2026 05:24 via dailymail.com
  
  The Environmental Protection Agency announced it is launching a study looking for traces of abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol in drinking water.
  
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• I'm a urologist who's treated thousands of men with erectile dysfunction. They all make the same mistake. Here's why you DON'T need Viagra... the THREE common lifestyle habits to avoid... and test you must ask your doctor for

  22-09-2026 03:06 via dailymail.com
  
  When a patient asks me what he can do to improve his erectile function, this is the plan I take him through - the changes worth making... and the popular remedies I tell him not to rely on.
  
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• I'm a urologist who's treated thousands of men with erectile dysfunction. They all make the same mistake. Here's why you DON'T need Viagra... the THREE common lifestlye habits to avoid... and test you must ask your doctor for

  22-09-2026 02:33 via dailymail.com
  
  When a patient asks me what he can do to improve his erectile function, this is the plan I take him through - the changes worth making... and the popular remedies I tell him not to rely on.
  
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• Why it really DOES matter what time of day you take your blood pressure pills. It might just save your life

  22-09-2026 02:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Many of us will be used to taking drugs according to a specific timeframe - for instance, certain antibiotics must be taken an hour before food as it can stop the drug being absorbed properly.
  
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• Mysterious brown marks have appeared under my armpits and breasts. I'm an otherwise healthy woman but I'm worried. DR SCURR reveals how to tell a common bacterial infection from something MUCH more sinister

  22-09-2026 02:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Brown marks have appeared under my armpits and breasts, and I can't seem to get rid of them. I'm in my 30s, healthy and it's getting me down. I heard it could be a sign of prediabetes.
  
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• Now you can ask for a second opinion at A&E: 'Life-saving' Martha's Rule extended to all emergency rooms

  22-09-2026 01:01 via dailymail.com
  
  The rule was first introduced in 2024, following the death of 13-year-old Martha Mills, who died in hospital after medics failed to escalate her care.
  
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• ADHD and autism benefit claims soar fastest among in England's wealthiest areas, analysis shows

  22-09-2026 01:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Young people in some of England's most affluent areas are increasingly claiming disability benefits for ADHD and autism, new analysis reveals.
  
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• Cancer warning for type 2 diabetics: Condition linked with 22 per cent higher risk of deadly tumours, study finds

  22-09-2026 00:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Women with the condition are 22 per cent more likely to develop cancer than those without, while men face a 12 per cent greater risk, according to data found by Danish scientists.
  
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• Travel warning issued for popular holiday spot over outbreak of highly infectious hepatitis

  21-09-2026 21:08 via dailymail.com
  
  A travel advisory has been issued for a popular tropical destination as it battles an outbreak of a potentially life-threatening disease.
  
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• 'Picky eater' parents turn to dietician-approved ‘chocolate milk’ for 80p a day

  21-09-2026 21:03 via express.co.uk
  'My three-year-old just eats chicken nuggets and fries. But he drinks this every day, and he calls it 'chocolate milk''
  
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• Trump threatened with 'political consequences' by his own supporters as dozens of doctors, lawmakers and advocates demand COVID vaccine ban

  21-09-2026 20:21 via dailymail.com
  
  More than a hundred doctors, nurses, political figures and advocates have urged President Donald Trump to ban mRNA COVID vaccines.
  
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• The teenage skill that protects against dementia even decades later in life

  21-09-2026 18:38 via dailymail.com
  
  An unlikely risk factor dating back to your teens may predict your odds of developing dementia later in life, a new study from researchers in Sweden has suggested.
  
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• Katy thought her painful foot was a running injury from a midlife exercise regime... but aged just 42 she was diagnosed with Parkinson's. Here are the warning signs EVERYONE over 40 needs to know

  21-09-2026 18:06 via dailymail.com
  
  On an early morning jog, keen runner Katy O'Malley felt a sudden, nagging pain around her left big toe. She ignored it, hoping it was the sort of minor twinge often picked up while exercising.
  
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• Julia saw a GP six times about her crippling fatigue but was told it was caused by a virus or even depression. Then a doctor with a stethoscope found the dangerous condition really to blame... and it's too often missed in women

  21-09-2026 18:04 via dailymail.com
  
  'I was constantly tired, felt dizzy and there were occasions where I needed to stop and catch my breath when walking,' says Julia, 57, a retired nurse practitioner in mental health.
  
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• Mosquitoes carrying 'breakbone fever' virus expand their reach into US... as outbreak with horrendous symptoms turns deadly

  21-09-2026 16:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Earlier this month, the family of a deceased Florida woman claimed doctors said she died from the mosquito-borne illness dengue fever.
  
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• I spent a year dieting but no matter how much weight I lost I couldn't shift my stubborn lower belly fat… then I discovered this hidden hormone disorder that millions of Americans suffer from

  21-09-2026 14:39 via dailymail.com
  
  Having been slender without much effort for much of her life, Mila Habsy was surprised when her trousers began to feel tighter each morning.
  
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• How to avoid CANCER, by Britain's top doctors - including the exact amount of sex you should be having, the store cupboard staple to use instead of sugar and why you must wear sunscreen for a MANICURE

  21-09-2026 13:16 via dailymail.com
  
  Cancer cases are at record levels. INDIA STURGIS asked leading oncologists about the steps they take to reduce their risk of the cancer they treat.
  
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• How to avoid CANCER, by Britain's top doctors - including the exact amount of sex you should be having, the store cupboard staple to use instead of sugar and why you must wear suncreen for a MANICURE

  21-09-2026 13:02 via dailymail.com
  
  Cancer cases are at record levels. INDIA STURGIS asked leading oncologists about the steps they take to reduce their risk of the cancer they treat.
  
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