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• Further fall in hospital mortality rates

  20-02-2018 14:23 via bbc.co.uk
  New figures show there were 7,800 fewer deaths than expected among people being admitted to hospitals.
  
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• The subtle sleep trait that may reveal your risk of developing dementia

  13-08-2026 04:55 via dailymail.com
  
  Subtle shifts in how you sleep could be an early indicator of your dementia risk, a study suggests.
  
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• Shocking truth about reta. As new 'Godzilla' weight loss drug retatrutide rolls out, first users report 'genuinely unbearable' side effect: 'My soul left my body'

  13-08-2026 04:43 via dailymail.com
  
  The experimental drug retatrutide, known by some users as 'reta', is so powerful it has gained the nickname 'the Godzilla shot'.
  
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• The simplest way to slash risk of early death by 40%? Take the stairs, experts find

  13-08-2026 01:02 via dailymail.com
  
  Taking the stairs instead of standing idly in the lift could cut the risk of early death by up to 40 per cent, a major study has found.
  
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• The shocking impact just one month of eating a vegan diet has on your body... including changes to your DNA

  12-08-2026 23:08 via dailymail.com
  
  People who went vegan for four weeks saw DNA changes linked to lower inflammation and slower aging compared with those eating meat-rich diets.
  
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• More than 60 cross-party MPs write to Andy Burnham calling for 18-week NHS dementia diagnosis target 'in line with other killers like cancer and heart disease'

  12-08-2026 22:00 via dailymail.com
  
  The NHS is required to diagnose patients with cancer or heart disease within strict time frames but there is no such measure for dementia.
  
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• Why you shouldn't avoid full-fat dairy... study finds health benefits and reveals low-fat options can harm health

  12-08-2026 18:32 via dailymail.com
  
  For years, Americans have been steered toward low-fat and fat-free dairy to protect their hearts and waistlines. But a new Canadian study suggests that advice may have been wrong.
  
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• How to get a good night's sleep in the heat: Our experts reveal exactly why the hot weather is making you constantly tired, lethargic and irritable, why women have it worse... and the surprising mistakes you are making

  12-08-2026 18:23 via dailymail.com
  
  Are you feeling tired, lethargic, and possibly more irritable? The long, sticky nights of our endless heatwaves - we're now enduring our fifth - could be to blame.
  
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• I started going bald at 23. It shattered my confidence and I began comfort eating. None of the 'solutions' helped - until I discovered this method that gave me my hair back... and I even lost 55 lbs. Anyone can do it

  12-08-2026 17:59 via dailymail.com
  
  At 23, James Earl's hair began thinning much earlier than most of his peers, causing his confidence to plummet. But now he says he feels 'transformed.'
  
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• What's the risk of dying from using weight loss jabs? As yet another death is linked to 'King-Kong' drug Mounjaro...

  12-08-2026 17:26 via dailymail.com
  
  The death of a teenager in London linked to a weight-loss drug comes amid continued discussion on their potentially dangerous side effects.
  
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• Arthritis drug can cure baldness in six months, study finds

  12-08-2026 17:02 via dailymail.com
  
  A common arthritis drug has been found to boost hair growth in clinical trials, with over half of alopecia patients achieving near-complete regrowth within six months.
  
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• The truth about the Covid vaccine and miscarriage risk... after Fauci texts reignite debate over the shot's safety

  12-08-2026 15:29 via dailymail.com
  
  New research has found the Covid vaccine is safe for pregnant women and there is no evidence that vaccines cause or increase the risk of miscarriages.
  
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• Lucy Davis urges women to check their breasts for cancer - here's how

  12-08-2026 15:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The actress from The Office TV series says her breast lump was tiny and not a 'lump' as such; rather a kind of hard spot.
  
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• I tried the LED mask for your belly that 'shrinks your waist' AND banishes saggy skin - it worked wonders for my post-baby belly

  12-08-2026 13:40 via dailymail.com
  
  This Works says their £100 red light body wrap can even shave 3cm off your waist, as well as reduce the appearence of stretch marks and crepey or sagging skin that's common after pregnancy.
  
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• Common drug taken by millions of Britons could slow Alzheimer's, study finds

  12-08-2026 13:10 via dailymail.com
  
  Blood-thinning pills could slow down Alzheimer's disease in people with an irregular heartbeat by improving blood flow to the brain, research suggests.
  
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• I started going bald at 23. It shattered my confidence and I began comfort eating. None of the 'solutions' helped - until I discovered this method that gave me my hair back... and I even lost 4 stone. Anyone can do it

  12-08-2026 13:06 via dailymail.com
  
  At 23, James Earl's hair began thinning much earlier than most of his peers, causing his confidence to plummet.
  
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• Little-known signs of deadly breast cancer that aren't a lump - as The Office star reveals terminal diagnosis after finding a 'hard spot'

  12-08-2026 11:50 via dailymail.com
  
  Lucy Davis, best known for her role in The Office, has revealed she has incurable breast cancer , after finding a 'hard spot' on her breast.
  
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• Hundreds of UK GPs earning £300K a year - family doctors' pay is up 20 per cent, despite union claims of 'underfunding'

  12-08-2026 11:28 via dailymail.com
  
  Think-tank The Health Foundation has revealed that one in ten family doctors running their own practice in England now earn at least £250,000 per year.
  
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• Little-known signs of deadly breast cancer that aren't a lump - as The Office star reveals terminal diagnosis after finding a 'small bump'

  12-08-2026 11:20 via dailymail.com
  
  Lucy Davis, best known for her role in The Office, has revealed she has incurable breast cancer , after finding a 'hard spot' on her breast.
  
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• Experts raise alarm over concerning rise of deadly drug-resistant pathogen

  12-08-2026 05:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Candida auris (C. auris) -  a lethal 'superbug' resistant to a handful of medicines that work against it -  has racked up to a total 3,437 cases across the country.
  
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• Children as young as nine hurt in growing number of e-scooter crashes

  12-08-2026 01:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three trauma centres - Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield - say they have treated nearly 500 casualties under the age of 16.
  
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• E-scooter warning: 59 children killed and almost 500 injured riding them since 2019, research finds

  12-08-2026 00:58 via dailymail.com
  
  British researchers have found that the number of kids seeking hospital treatment with e-scooter injuries has increased more than 20-fold since 2019.
  
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• E-scooter warning: 59 children killed by dangerous devices since 2019 - and around 500 injured, research finds

  12-08-2026 00:50 via dailymail.com
  
  British researchers have found that the number of kids seeking hospital treatment with e-scooter injuries has increased more than 20-fold since 2019.
  
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• More than a million adults taking statins might not need them, study suggests - but experts urge caution

  12-08-2026 00:30 via dailymail.com
  
  French scientists found that older adults who hadn't suffered a heart attack or stroke previously were not significantly more likely to suffer one within three years of quitting the pills.
  
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• E-scooter warning: Some 500 children injured by devices since 2019 - and 59 killed, research finds

  12-08-2026 00:30 via dailymail.com
  
  British researchers have found that the number of kids seeking hospital treatment with e-scooter injuries has increased more than 20-fold since 2019.
  
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• I've examined thousands of penises as a urologist and seen every size. Here's what REALLY counts as small... the true average length... and 'growing' treatment that actually works: DR ARTHUR BURNETT

  11-08-2026 23:20 via dailymail.com
  
  'Doctor, is my penis too small?' As a urologist who has examined thousands of men over more than four decades, I always try to answer with compassion but also with the medical facts.
  
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• Travel warning upgraded to highest level amid thousands of deaths in Ebola outbreak... 'avoid all travel'

  11-08-2026 22:08 via dailymail.com
  
  The US has issued its highest travel warning and imposed a 21-day entry ban for travelers from the DRC as a deadly Ebola outbreak with no approved vaccine has killed thousands.
  
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• Unexplained heart racing? When to ignore the flutters in your chest and when it's a sign of something sinister

  11-08-2026 20:21 via dailymail.com
  
  Often, heart palpitations are your body reacting to stress, dehydration, or excess caffeine, but once in a while, they can signal an abnormal heart rhythm that deserves a closer look.
  
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• DR KAYE: Two of my patients were given medical advice by AI that put their lives in danger. This is exactly why chatbots won't always tell you the truth about your health...

  11-08-2026 18:02 via dailymail.com
  
  A patient of mine started bleeding after sex. Worried, she asked ChatGPT about it before she asked me.
  
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• Officials issue urgent warnings to beachgoers as deaths from flesh-eating bacteria in water grow

  11-08-2026 17:58 via dailymail.com
  
  As deaths from flesh-eating bacteria rise along the Gulf Coast, with seven fatalities and over thirty infections this year, health officials are urgently warning beachgoers to avoid warm seawater.
  
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