Health news

• Did the eclipse damage your eyes?

  13-08-2026 15:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An eye surgeon says that fewer people have been seeking treatment for eye damage than after the UK's last total solar eclipse in 1999.
  
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• I've been a neurologist for more than 40 years and this is why the latest - and hugely profitable - Alzheimer's drugs WON'T save your brain, what we should be doing instead... and the daily habits you must ditch now

  18-08-2026 01:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Ask a firefighter if you can put out a blaze by only tackling the smoke, and not the flames themselves, and you can imagine their response.
  
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• 'Healthy' supplements for sleep, energy and weight loss could cause lasting liver damage

  18-08-2026 01:59 via dailymail.com
  
  Tilda Pattman put her cough, sleeplessness and fatigue down to the lingering effects of Covid. She decided to try and boost her recovery 'naturally' with a cocktail of nutrients bought online.
  
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• Popular health snack sold nationwide recalled over concerns of contamination with deadly bacteria

  17-08-2026 21:57 via dailymail.com
  
  A popular food item produced in a celebrity-loved enclave of the Hamptons and sold nationwide is being recalled over fears it could be contaminated with a deadly bacteria.
  
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• The hidden danger of bed bugs: the pests can cause more than just itchy bites... scientists discover they can also spread deadly drug-resistant bacteria

  17-08-2026 19:31 via dailymail.com
  
  Pesky bed bugs may not only cause nagging itching but also spread deadly bacteria that evades common antibiotic treatments, experts have warned in a resurfaced study.
  
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• Mom was told her son, 7, had strep throat... weeks later he was given devastating diagnosis and just months to live

  17-08-2026 19:31 via dailymail.com
  
  When Alyssa Pace's son developed a scratchy throat, she assumed it would pass in a matter of days, but weeks later, seven-year-old Boston was given just months to live.
  
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• The £1.50 supplement that can help you lose just as much weight as Wegovy and Mounjaro... without the side-effects: Experts hail 'exciting' pill and reveal just how much you can shed in weeks

  17-08-2026 18:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Scientists have identified a supplement costing £1.50-a-day that may shed more weight than jabs like Wegovy and Ozempic after two months. It also appears to boost the body's supply of GLP-1.
  
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• The cheap, everyday item that could REVERSE lymphoedema: Thousands suffer from the condition that has no cure. Now, top researchers reveal their groundbreaking discovery that could finally offer hope

  17-08-2026 18:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Food additives used to boost flavour in apple juice, yoghurts and red wine could hold the secret to treating lymphoedema - severe swelling in the arms and legs.
  
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• Scrolling on your phone in front of a child is worse for their brain than giving them a screen, study finds

  17-08-2026 17:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Just an hour of scrolling on your phone can wreck a child's language skills, research has suggested.
  
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• Deadly heart risk of weight loss shots exposed after sudden death of 19-year-old student: MILLIONS of Americans could be vulnerable... and not even know

  17-08-2026 13:22 via dailymail.com
  
  A healthy 19-year-old died from a weight-loss drug, and millions of Americans taking GLP-1s may have the same hidden heart risk without knowing it.
  
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• Melissa was obese - but now she's lost two stone WITHOUT going hungry. It's not thanks to fat jabs or a punishing diet, but something thousands of Britons are already doing...

  17-08-2026 13:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Melissa Amos had never worried about her weight because she didn't think she needed to. The 45-year-old mother-of-three from Hertfordshire practised yoga and went long walks with the dog.
  
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• I thought I'd seen everything but this is the terrifying episode in my A&E that left me shocked and sickened. There's a dark new crisis in our hospitals we're all missing. We must act before it's too late: PROF ROB GALLOWAY

  17-08-2026 13:03 via dailymail.com
  
  I have just finished a night shift in A&E - and am writing this now still feeling sick about what I saw. I am shocked and sickened because I saw staff being punched in the face and kicked by a patient.
  
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• I've had a black tongue for over a year. Scraping hasn't helped and it's so unsightly. What's wrong with me? DR SCURR reveals the little-known condition that affects so many... and what it means for your health

  17-08-2026 12:59 via dailymail.com
  
  I have had a black tongue for nearly a year. I have tried scraping it with various things, and when it is really bad it comes off like iron filings. Can you help me? Dr Martin Scurr replies...
  
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• I thought I'd hurt my foot - but the odd sensation was a sign of deadly brain cancer - now, at 40, I have months to live

  17-08-2026 12:24 via dailymail.com
  
  A 39-year-old mother has warned the public never to dismiss worrying symptoms - after her 'tendonitis' turned out to be terminal brain cancer.
  
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• Could a £2.50 animal BONE be the secret to wrinkle-free skin and life without diabetes? Experts reveal if celeb favourite bone marrow is worth the hype

  17-08-2026 11:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Once a cheap wartime food, a way of nose-to-tail eating, bone marrow was popularised by chef Fergus Henderson in the 1990s and has since become a staple of high-end dining.
  
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• Alarming warning over children's sensory toy - fears it's contaminated with cancer-causing asbestos

  17-08-2026 09:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Toy brand Kiddo World has issued a recall notice for its box of sensory toys, which includes glow-in-the-dark stones, magnetic sand and construction vehicles.
  
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• Quarter of hospital referrals are sent straight back to GPs, survey finds

  17-08-2026 01:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Around a quarter of patient referrals to hospitals are being rejected and returned to GPs, a poll has found.
  
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• Terrifying heart risks of weight-loss drugs taken by millions of Americans: Experts reveal little-known fatal side effect after death of 19-year-old student

  16-08-2026 19:06 via dailymail.com
  
  A healthy 19-year-old died from a weight-loss drug, and millions of Americans taking GLP-1s may have the same hidden heart risk without knowing it.
  
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• I'm a trust fund baby with the job I'd always dreamed of...but I wasted £500K on a love affair with terrifying PINK COCAINE - the drug that fuelled Liam Payne's death and almost ruined me

  16-08-2026 15:08 via dailymail.com
  
  It's a drug cocktail that's become an increasing concern among authorities in Europe, including the UK, due to its link to a rising number of deaths - including that of tragic One Direction star, Liam Payne.
  
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• Fit dancer and mother-of-two struck down with deadly motor neurone disease shares haunting video hours before she chose to end her life

  16-08-2026 13:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Roz Hervey, 58, was diagnosed with a motor neurone disease in 2022 and took a moment out of her final day to share an impassioned plea.
  
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• REVEALED: What's truly behind the tinnitus plague. With more than 200 drugs from aspirin to antibiotics linked to the condition, the cheap supplements that offer relief

  16-08-2026 12:42 via dailymail.com
  
  Rachel Melinek, 44, was plagued by a high-pitched ringing and whooshing sound in her ears for several years. 'The tinnitus happened when I was lying down, making it hard to relax or go to sleep.'
  
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• 'Silent' ovarian cancer kills 4,000 British women every year, but a pioneering new treatment can slash the risk by 80%. So is it right for YOU? 

  16-08-2026 12:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Experts say they may have found an effective but extreme way to slash a woman's risk of ovarian cancer by as much as 80 per cent: removing her fallopian tubes.
  
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• Melissa was obese - but now she's lost two stone WITHOUT going hungry. It's not thanks to fat jabs or a punishing diet, but something thousands of Britons are already doing...

  16-08-2026 12:41 via dailymail.com
  
  Melissa Amos had never worried about her weight because she didn't think she needed to. The 45-year-old mother-of-three from Hertfordshire practised yoga and went long walks with the dog.
  
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• Doctors discover intriguing op can cut risk of 'hidden killer' ovarian cancer risk by 80%

  16-08-2026 11:12 via dailymail.com
  
  Doctors have discovered a pioneering procedure that can prevent nearly 80 per cent of deadly ovarian cancers.
  
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• The cause of disruptive nighttime leg cramps revealed... and when they could be a sign of something serious

  16-08-2026 07:13 via dailymail.com
  
  It's often a jarring sensation : a sudden cramping in your calf that wakes you up, leaving you wondering why your body decided to tighten up in the middle of the night.
  
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• The $1 cupboard staple that's an overlooked longevity 'superfood'... adding YEARS to your life

  16-08-2026 05:17 via dailymail.com
  
  There's always a new 'superfood' promising to help you age better, usually in the form of an expensive supplement. However, one of the best anti-aging staples may be sitting in your pantry.
  
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• Tomato a day can cut risk of fatty liver disease, study reveals

  16-08-2026 02:13 via dailymail.com
  
  In the UK, fatty liver disease - where the condition is not triggered by alcohol - affects about a third of adults and is linked to obesity, high cholesterol and type-2 diabetes.
  
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• DR ELLIE: Why I fear thousands risk DYING after taking fat jabs: as 216 UK deaths are linked to the drugs, here's the precise diet, dose and other steps to cut the risk

  16-08-2026 02:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Last week it was reported a 19-year-old American law student living in London had died after taking a weight-loss drug containing tirzepatide - the active ingredient in NHS-approved Mounjaro.
  
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• Blood test could detect cancer returning months before a scan, researchers have found

  16-08-2026 01:58 via dailymail.com
  
  The test, called a 'liquid biopsy', detects tiny fragments of circulating tumour DNA, or ctDNA, in the blood and looks for genetic changes linked to cancer.
  
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• What's driving men to get penis fillers, despite the risks?

  16-08-2026 01:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Men who have had the procedure can expect 10-20% more girth for the next six to nine months - but it can go wrong.
  
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