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• Same-day test 'saved her life'

  16-10-2026 08:20 via BBC News
  
  The pioneering test offers a new way of detecting infections in intensive care patients.
  
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• I've spent 17 years studying and treating Parkinson's disease. How lifestyle habits and where you LIVE could trigger it decades before symptoms appear... but you can protect yourself: DR REBECCA GILBERT

  30-10-2026 14:03 via Health News | Mail Online
  
  As a neurologist and movement disorders specialist, I have treated hundreds of patients facing an incurable condition that may have lurked under the surface for years.
  
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• I'm a breast cancer specialist and these are the cheap tablets every midlife woman should take to ward off the disease - on top of HRT... and they can protect your heart and keep dementia at bay, too

  30-10-2026 13:21 via Health News | Mail Online
  
  All women over 50 should be offered a trio of cheap drugs that could slash their risk of breast cancer, protect their heart and help ward off dementia, a leading cancer expert has said.
  
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• Covid stole my sense of smell - and when it came back even freshly washed laundry smelt foul. It's ruined my diet and destroyed my memories... and a cold or even obesity could mean the same thing happens to you

  30-10-2026 13:10 via Health News | Mail Online
  
  The day Em Wilkinson lost her sense of smell following a bout of Covid she had no idea how much of an impact it would have on her physical and mental health.
  
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• Warning over omeprazole pill for heartburn that raises risk of heart attack by 58% - experts reveal the safer alternatives to keep acid reflux at bay

  30-10-2026 13:06 via Health News | Mail Online
  
  Researchers found that those using proton pump inhibitors for more than 30 days had a 58 per cent higher odds of problems like heart attack compared with people not taking them at all.
  
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• I've spent 17 years studying and treating Parkinson's disease. How lifestyle habits and where you LIVE could secretly trigger it decades before symptoms appear... but you can protect yourself: DR REBECCA GILBERT

  30-10-2026 12:44 via Health News | Mail Online
  
  As a neurologist and movement disorders specialist, I have treated hundreds of patients facing an incurable condition that may have lurked under the surface for years.
  
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• You CAN have a healthy fry up - my six tiny tweaks to your full English will halve the fat, save hundreds of calories and you'll barely notice the difference NUTRITIONIST ANGELA DOWDEN

  30-10-2026 11:33 via Health News | Mail Online
  
  Google 'healthy fry-up' and you'll find a generous helping of disappointment. With bacon banished, the banger swapped for tofu and the fried egg traded for a joyless egg-white omelette.
  
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• Testosterone 'may not ease brain fog and memory problems in menopausal women after all'

  30-10-2026 01:44 via Health News | Mail Online
  
  Social media is flooded with claims the hormone can treat symptoms - with women even posing as men to obtain prescriptions online.
  
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• I begged doctors for a colonoscopy but they refused because I was only 30 and looked healthy. Now I have stage 3 cancer... these are the subtle symptoms they left too late - and my biggest regret

  30-10-2026 00:43 via Health News | Mail Online
  
  When I woke up from the colonoscopy, my gastrointestinal doctor told me they had found something in my colon. The diagnosis sent me reeling.
  
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• England's best-performing - and most beleaguered - A&Es, where more than one in four patients endure waits of over 12 hours... as deaths linked to overcrowded emergency departments surge 850 per cent in a decade

  29-10-2026 18:44 via Health News | Mail Online
  
  More than one in four patients at emergency departments in the seaside town waited at least half a day to be admitted, discharged or transferred over the last year.
  
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• California pumpkin patch closes after five visitors are sickened with potentially deadly bacteria E. coli

  29-10-2026 17:50 via Health News | Mail Online
  
  A popular farm in San Luis Obispo has closed after state health officials confirmed five cases of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli potentially linked to the location.
  
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• Coffee creamer sold in 11 states recalled over sterility fears

  29-10-2026 16:08 via Health News | Mail Online
  
  More than 5,000 bags vanilla creamer sold in 11 states have been recalled over fears they may be contaminated or unsafe to drink due to sterility concerns.
  
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• Dinner, sorted: Be the first to try our new Daily Mail recipe tool

  29-10-2026 16:07 via Health News | Mail Online
  
  Our new recipes tool picks two dinners for tonight, so you can stop scrolling and start cooking. It's in beta, and we'd love your help shaping it.
  
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• Forget beans and bottled water - if the unimaginable happens, it's emergency medical supplies that every family will need. Here's what preppers really should keep stashed away: DR PHILIPPA KAYE

  29-10-2026 13:26 via Health News | Mail Online
  
  Bottled water, baked beans and batteries have been vanishing from supermarket shelves after the Government urged every household in Britain to prepare for three days without essential services.
  
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• What the smell of your urine says about your health... and the whiff you must never ignore: From infections to diabetes, DR RAJ ARORA shares what your wee odour can reveal - and what you can do about it

  29-10-2026 13:20 via Health News | Mail Online
  
  Let's be honest, most of us don't spend much time analysing what our urine smells like. We go to the loo, flush and get on with our day. But every so often, you might notice something a little unusual.
  
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• Ebola could soon 'spread globally' health chiefs warn as cases top 10,000 - experts reveal how soon killer virus could reach the UK

  29-10-2026 12:39 via Health News | Mail Online
  
  Jean Kaseya, director general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, put Europe on red alert as cases of the virus surpassed 10,000 and deaths hit 5,000.
  
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• New vape law in force from TODAY: Britons could be fined up to £200 for buying an e-cigarette for a friend - everything you need to know about 'proxy purchasing' rules

  29-10-2026 11:43 via Health News | Mail Online
  
  From today, you could be fined £200 for buying a vape, nicotine pouch or other nicotine product for somebody under 18.
  
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• The cheap-as-chips hair loss supplements that can turn your wispy hair into thick, healthy locks - as chosen by top experts

  29-10-2026 11:30 via Health News | Mail Online
  
  A handful of everyday vitamins and minerals costing just pennies a day really can help tackle hair thinning, particularly when a nutritional deficiency is to blame.
  
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• New vape law in force from TODAY: Britons could be fined up to £200 for buying an e-cig for a friend - everything you need to know about 'proxy purchasing' rules

  29-10-2026 09:01 via Health News | Mail Online
  
  From today, you could be fined £200 for buying a vape, nicotine pouch or other nicotine product for somebody under 18.
  
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• New vape law in force from TODAY: Britons could be fined up to £200 for buying an e-cig - everything you need to know about 'proxy purchasing' rules

  29-10-2026 08:15 via Health News | Mail Online
  
  From today, you could be fined £200 for buying a vape, nicotine pouch or other nicotine product for somebody under 18.
  
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• I'm a doctor on the front line of America's exploding young cancer crisis. I beg everyone under 50 to look for these often ignored early warning signs: DR JANETTE NESHEIWAT

  28-10-2026 23:57 via Health News | Mail Online
  
  My five-year-old niece died after a two-year battle with a rare childhood brain cancer called sonic hedgehog medulloblastoma - a fast-growing, malignant brain tumor.
  
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• As a doctor, I'm seeing America's exploding young cancer crisis up close. I beg everyone under 50 to look for these often ignored early warning signs: DR JANETTE NESHEIWAT

  28-10-2026 23:54 via Health News | Mail Online
  
  My five-year-old niece died after a two-year battle with a rare childhood brain cancer called sonic hedgehog medulloblastoma - a fast-growing, malignant brain tumor.
  
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• As a doctor, even I thought my young niece's common childhood complaint would pass... it was terminal cancer. There are 4 often overlooked symptoms everyone under 50 must know: DR JANETTE NESHEIWAT

  28-10-2026 21:54 via Health News | Mail Online
  
  My five-year-old niece died after a two-year battle with a rare childhood brain cancer called sonic hedgehog medulloblastoma - a fast-growing, malignant brain tumor.
  
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• Britain among the worst hit nations in global eating disorder crisis as cases soar 71%...after Celebrity Traitors star reveals anorexia struggle

  28-10-2026 16:00 via Health News | Mail Online
  
  The UK has unusually high rates of anorexia and bulimia, with a prevalence of over 493 cases per 100,000 people.
  
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• Colon cancer rates now surging in OLDER Americans for the first time in 20 years - after explosion in under-50s cases experts warn a worrying new trend is emerging across nearly ALL age groups

  28-10-2026 15:56 via Health News | Mail Online
  
  The findings have sparks fears among experts that previously unidentified risk factors could be undermining decades of successful cancer prevention efforts.
  
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• GP appointments meltdown: Thousands may be unable to access medical care online as booking system firm goes into administration

  28-10-2026 15:51 via Health News | Mail Online
  
  GP surgeries across England and Wales have reported problems after Silicon Practice, which creates GP websites and digital tools, entered administration.
  
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• Teenager's cold-like symptoms were dismissed as 'sinus problems' - it was a deadly stroke that's left her disabled... here are the unusual warning signs you must not ignore

  28-10-2026 15:39 via Health News | Mail Online
  
  Young people must not assume they're not at risk of deadly stroke - and be wary of red flag warning signs, a teenage survivor has warned.
  
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• GP appointments meltdown: Thousands may be unable to access medical care as booking system firm goes into administration

  28-10-2026 15:14 via Health News | Mail Online
  
  GP surgeries across England and Wales have reported problems after Silicon Practice, which creates GP websites and digital tools, entered administration.
  
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• Teenager's cold-like symptoms were dismissed as 'sinus problems' - it was a deadly stroke that's left her disabled...here are the unusual warning signs you must not ignore

  28-10-2026 13:15 via Health News | Mail Online
  
  Young people must not assume they're not at risk of deadly stroke - and be wary of red flag warning signs, a teenage survivor has warned.
  
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• Teenager's cold-like symptoms were dismissed as 'sinus problems' - it was a deadly stroke that's left her disabled...here's the unusual warning signs you must not ignore

  28-10-2026 13:13 via Health News | Mail Online
  
  Young people must not assume they're not at risk of deadly stroke - and be weary of red flag warning signs, a teenage survivor has warned.
  
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