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• Record one in seven now on antidepressants as pill use rockets

  25-08-2026 01:10 via dailymail.com
  
  The stark new figures have fuelled concerns about growing reliance on the drugs and long waiting lists for alternative treatments.
  
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• Nepotism, questionable payouts and a revolving door of jobs for disgraced fat cats: Inside story of the NHS's 'revolving door' of bosses

  08-09-2026 02:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Paula Vasco-Knight was chief executive at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and had previously enjoyed the prestige of being appointed NHS England's national lead for equality.
  
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• Like millions, my eyesight suddenly dropped off a cliff as soon as I hit 40. I began struggling to read books, laptop and phone screens. So could a pair of £85 'red-light' glasses REALLY transform my vision?

  08-09-2026 02:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Peering at the menu in a local restaurant, I groan as I realise that I've forgotten my glasses yet again. The food choices are printed in tiny letters and I can hardly decipher a thing.
  
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• As Thomasina Miers reveals she followed an intermittent low calorie diet during chemotherapy, why research suggests FASTING may boost some cancer treatments

  08-09-2026 02:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Skipping meals to fight cancer sounds radical, but new research suggests fasting may revolutionise treatment.
  
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• Thousands may have hidden blood condition that doctors miss because tests appear 'normal' - it raises risk of cancer, heart disease and early death

  08-09-2026 01:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Hundreds of thousands of Britons could be living with a hidden blood condition that raises the risk of premature death, a major study has found.
  
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• Life-saving emergency medicine recalled over reports of contamination with foreign substances

  08-09-2026 00:36 via dailymail.com
  
  A medication used for the emergency treatment of a life-threatening allergic reaction is being recalled over concerns of sterility and the possible presence of particulate matter.
  
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• Passive smoking STILL causes roughly 1.7 million deaths a year, major report finds - and reveals where the toll is highest

  08-09-2026 00:30 via dailymail.com
  
  In the UK alone, researchers estimated that second-hand smoke was responsible for 6,100 deaths in 2023 - making it deadlier than diseases such as bladder cancer.
  
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• The daily hygiene habit practiced by millions that may actually be harming your health

  07-09-2026 20:39 via dailymail.com
  
  Experts are warning that, for most people, the habit is unnecessary, and may even be doing more harm than good.
  
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• Experimental cancer drug reverses debilitating bone disease and stops midlife weight gain, scientists discover

  07-09-2026 18:45 via dailymail.com
  
  Researchers in the UK and Maryland made the discovery after studying an experimental drug that was being developed as a cancer treatment.
  
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• How 'therapy speak' has created a generation of girls who think they are broken, sick and crazy: I've been a psychiatrist for 20 years, helping young women. This is the alarming way my patients have changed

  07-09-2026 18:23 via dailymail.com
  
  Hazel sits in my office for our first appointment. The 16-year-old adjusts her red glasses, her brown eyes looking intently at me.
  
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• My GP surgery fobbed me off with a nurse appointment for my cough, itchy skin and exhaustion three times in a row. Now I'm fighting for my life at just 40

  07-09-2026 18:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Even the specialists investigating Ella Cieslak's persistent cough and fatigue had believed she was most likely suffering from a chest infection. But the scans told a very different story.
  
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• Experimental cancer drug could stop osteoporosis and help women stay slim after menopause

  07-09-2026 17:05 via dailymail.com
  
  The drug, known as CADD522, was developed to block a protein which helps drive the growth and spread of several cancers.
  
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• Urgent recall issued for imported meat that tested positive for deadly bacteria

  07-09-2026 16:27 via dailymail.com
  
  A recall has been issued for ready-to-eat imported meat products that may be contaminated with a life-threatening bacteria.
  
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• The devastating reality of the NHS's blind faith in antibiotics: When Colin's appendicitis was treated with drugs rather than surgery, he trusted the doctors implicitly. But what happened next should make everyone question their prescription...

  07-09-2026 16:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Colin Campbell was otherwise fit and healthy when he suddenly developed agonising abdominal pain. It was appendicitis and he had to be rushed to hospital.
  
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• Warning issued to millions of Brits taking paracetamol regularly

  07-09-2026 15:41 via express.co.uk
  Millions have been warned that taking this painkiller regularly could raise the risk for stroke and heart disease by 20%.
  
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• My happy, healthy three-year-old developed a cough that wouldn't go away...six months later she was dead. Here are the telltale signs her 'cold' was much more serious

  07-09-2026 15:28 via dailymail.com
  
  A heartbroken mother has urged parents not to blame childrens' lingering coughs on a change of season - after the symptom turned out to be a sign of deadly heart disease that killed her three-year-old.
  
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• My happy, healthy three-year-old developed a cough that wouldn't go away...six months later she was dead. Here's the telltale signs her 'cold' was much more serious

  07-09-2026 15:17 via dailymail.com
  
  A heartbroken mother has urged parents not to blame childrens' lingering coughs on a change of season - after the symptom turned out to be a sign of deadly heart disease that killed her three-year-old.
  
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• Urgent warning issued over social care funding to support ageing UK population

  07-09-2026 14:58 via express.co.uk
  Without bold, effective reform, social care will soon prove unaffordable
  
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• Hidden risks of On sneakers: The trendy shoe is loved by It-girls, dads and finance bros... but experts now issue an alarming warning about their design

  07-09-2026 14:13 via dailymail.com
  
  Foot health experts, speaking to the Daily Mail, have warned that On sneakers' unusual soles can be associated with a number of potential dangers.
  
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• When Colin's appendicitis was treated with antibiotics rather than surgery, he trusted the doctors implicitly. But what happened next should make everyone question the NHS's blind faith in the drugs...

  07-09-2026 13:22 via dailymail.com
  
  Colin Campbell was otherwise fit and healthy when he suddenly developed agonising abdominal pain. It was appendicitis and he had to be rushed to hospital.
  
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• Do you feel like there are insects crawling on your skin or something on your face that's not actually there? DR SCURR reveals the disturbing condition - with no obvious trigger - that's to blame

  07-09-2026 13:06 via dailymail.com
  
  It feels as if there is something on my face - like a moving liquid. My GP has prescribed amitriptyline before bed to aid sleep but is there anything else that might help?
  
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• Health warning to anyone using wooden utensils as 'you could get ill'

  07-09-2026 13:03 via express.co.uk
  People have been warned that, despite spreading over social media, this is something that they might regret doing later
  
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• Salmonella warning for tiramisu, chocolate mousse and hollandaise sauce - top food safety expert says it's not just eggs that are risky amid growing outbreak

  07-09-2026 12:56 via dailymail.com
  
  More than 500 cases and two deaths related to UK-wide clusters of salmonella have so far been reported, with experts warning this is likely the 'tip of the iceberg'.
  
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• Samonella warning for tiramisu, chocolate mousse and hollandaise sauce - top food safety expert says it's not just eggs that are risky amid growing outbreak

  07-09-2026 12:50 via dailymail.com
  
  More than 500 cases and two deaths related to UK-wide clusters of salmonella have so far been reported, with experts warning this is likely the 'tip of the iceberg'.
  
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• 'I’m a GP — here’s how to avoid infections as kids go back to school'

  07-09-2026 12:46 via express.co.uk
  Express columnist Dr Azeem Majeed explains how to make a healthy start to the new school year.
  
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• Warning as deadly listeria found in Sainsbury's olives - supermarket issues 'do not eat' alert

  07-09-2026 10:18 via dailymail.com
  
  Britons have been urged not to eat Sainsbury's olives over fears they may be contaminated with dangerous bacteria.
  
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• Warning as deadly listeria is found in Sainsbury's olives - supermarket issues 'do not eat' alert

  07-09-2026 10:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Britons have been urged not to eat Sainsbury's olives over fears they may be contaminated with meningitis-causing bacteria.
  
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• Dementia patients missing out on drugs that could help them live better for longer due to 'alarming' NHS postcode lottery

  07-09-2026 08:34 via dailymail.com
  
  People living in some areas are up to nine-times more likely to be prescribed the life-changing treatments than those living elsewhere, new data from NHS England reveals.
  
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• A&E staff facing physical violence, racism and aggression on a daily or weekly basis, health leaders reveal

  07-09-2026 01:01 via dailymail.com
  
  The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) warned the crisis has become 'normalised' and is being fuelled by long waits for care and a shortage of staff.
  
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• Dementia patients missing out on drugs that could help them live better for longer due to damning NHS postcode lottery

  06-09-2026 22:00 via dailymail.com
  
  People living in some areas are up to nine-times more likely to be prescribed the life-changing treatments than those living elsewhere, new data from NHS England reveals.
  
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