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• This is how to fix those painful and unsightly ingrown toenails at home, say top experts. The NHS says it's too busy to help... so this is what to do instead

  14-12-2025 02:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Up to four million people in the UK suffer with ingrown toenails and an estimated 10,000 cases are diagnosed each year.
  
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• Another new virus variant is emerging and causing surge of 'rib-cracking' winter illness

  15-12-2025 18:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A surge in cases of the ultra-contagious stomach bug norovirus is being fueled by a new strain of the disease, experts have suggested.
  
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• The little-known vitamin deficiencies that are making you feel so tired or out of breath. No, it's not ageing or stress, says DR EMILY LEEMING - and these are the cheap, easy tweaks that'll solve it

  15-12-2025 18:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fatigue, brain fog, some vague tingling in your hands and feet - many might assume these to be a sign of ageing. But these can be red flags that you're short of key vitamins and minerals.
  
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• Patients 'may die' in Christmas NHS meltdown as militant junior doctors humiliate Streeting by pushing ahead with strikes - despite recent pay hikes

  15-12-2025 16:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thousands of medics - previously known as junior doctors - will walk out in the run-up to Christmas from December 17 to December 22.
  
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• Healthy schoolboy, 14, told his headaches were normal for a YEAR before being diagnosed with terminal cancer: 'He wasn't even offered a scan'

  15-12-2025 15:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A father from Corby in Northamptonshire claims doctors told his son his headaches were normal when it turned out to be terminal cancer.
  
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• Man, 24, reveals drastic jaw surgery transformation after a decade of being taunted about his jutting chin: 'Even friends don't recognise me'

  15-12-2025 15:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Luke McLuckie, 24, from New Islington in Manchester, began developing an underbite at just 13, causing his lower jaw to jut centimetres in front of his upper teeth.
  
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• Militant junior doctors WILL still strike despite desperate Government offer as 'superflu' continues to batter hospitals

  15-12-2025 15:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thousands of medics - previously known as junior doctors - will walk out in the run-up to Christmas from December 17 to December 22.
  
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• Militant doctors WILL still strike despite desperate Government offer as 'superflu' continues to batter hospitals

  15-12-2025 14:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thousands of medics - previously known as junior doctors - will walk out in the run-up to Christmasfrom December 17 to December 22.
  
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• Ministers were told not to go 'too early' with Covid restrictions amid fears Brits would refuse to comply, says Rishi Sunak - after inquiry warned lockdown delay led to higher death toll

  15-12-2025 14:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The former chancellor, who was in charge of the UK's economic response to the pandemic, revealed medical experts were 'quite focused on getting the timing right'.
  
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• ‘It’s a timebomb’: Ghana grapples with mass exodus of nurses as thousands head to the west

  15-12-2025 14:00
  An estimated 6,000 nurses left in 2024 for roles in countries including the US, UK, Canada, and Australia. Three nurses explain what made them decide to leave or stayWhen Bright Ansah, a nursing officer in Accra, goes searching for colleagues who have failed to show up for a shift at the overstretched hospital where he works, he knows where to look. “When you see ‘In God we trust’ on their WhatsApp status, that’s when you know they’re already in the US,” he sa
  
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• Resident doctors in England vote to go ahead with strike

  15-12-2025 13:47
  Five-day strike to start on Wednesday as Wes Streeting’s offer is rejected by BMA members in online ballotUK politics live – latest updatesResident doctors in England will strike as planned this week after they voted to reject the government’s latest offer to end the long-running pay and jobs dispute.Resident – formerly junior – doctors will strike for five days starting on Wednesday after refusing to accept the deal in a survey by their union, the British Medical A
  
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• What causes a sudden quick fainting fit - and when you should worry. You must take it seriously, says DR SCURR - don't wait if this happens to you

  15-12-2025 13:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  I blacked out for about 30 seconds while on a fishing trip. I feel fine now, but I'd like to know what caused it. I'm 84.
  
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• How I lost 10st with no effort, fat jabs or diets thanks to a blinding expert insight. At my heaviest I weighed 19st. Now I'm living proof that my doctor-backed technique really is the answer - and it can help you too

  15-12-2025 13:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'I feel completely powerless,' the man told me. 'Heroin is ruining my life.' I'll never forget him because I realised with a jolt that his story reflected my own - but I was addicted to dieting.
  
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• Don't call it a 'super flu' – but the NHS is right to be worried this winter | Devi Sridhar

  15-12-2025 13:00
  An early flu season, a new variant and poor takeup of vaccines leave the already vulnerable health service in a dangerous positionProf Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of EdinburghYou might be feeling stressed out seeing the headlines about “super flu” and comparing the current winter health challenges with 2020 and Covid. Amid all the noise, it’s difficult to know how bad this flu really is – and how much is political spin. I should start b
  
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• Don't call it a 'super flu' - but the NHS is right to be worried this winter | Devi Sridhar

  15-12-2025 13:00
  An early flu season, a new variant and poor takeup of vaccines leave the already vulnerable health service in a dangerous positionProf Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of EdinburghYou might be feeling stressed out seeing the headlines about “super flu” and comparing the current winter health challenges with 2020 and Covid. Amid all the noise, it’s difficult to know how bad this flu really is – and how much is political spin. I should start b
  
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• Tell us: have you ever had an allergic reaction caused by your clothes?

  15-12-2025 12:41
  Synthetic fabrics, particularly from fast fashion retailers, can be treated with a range of hazardous chemicals which can cause an allergic reaction. If you think this is happened to you, we’d like to hear from youHave you suffered any personal health repercussions you suspect may have been caused by your fashion purchases?Research has shown that synthetic fabrics, particularly from fast fashion retailers, are often treated with a range of hazardous chemicals - including dyes containing he
  
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• Warning to Brits over an invasion of Asian hornets: Deadly insects may be 'established' in the UK, expert says - after two second-generation nests are found

  15-12-2025 12:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ian Campbell, from the British Beekeepers' Association, says the UK is at a 'tipping point' in the battle to stop the hornets spreading - following a sharp increase in the number of nests this year.
  
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• Do not eat warning issued as Aldi recalls Christmas canape due to hidden allergy risk

  15-12-2025 12:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aldi has recalled a batch of its Christmas canapes over fears they could trigger life-threatening allergic reactions
  
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• Mounjaro can now be given to children as young as 10, rule European drug chiefs

  15-12-2025 12:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended extending the use of Mounjaro to younger patients with diabetes, alongside a reduced-calorie diet and increased exercise.
  
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• ‘Oysters are a risk, as is raw meat’: why you get food poisoning – and how to avoid it

  15-12-2025 11:00
  Several kinds of bacteria can give you an upset stomach. Here is how to steer clear of the worst offenders, and what to do if they do make it throughMany people in the modern world, it’s probably fair to say, do not take food poisoning particularly seriously. Yes, most folks wash their hands after handling raw chicken and use different chopping boards for beef and green beans – but who among us can honestly say we’ve never used the same tongs for an entire barbecue or left a st
  
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• I'm a trichologist, these are the six questions EVERYONE asks me about having luscious healthy hair... and my honest answers

  15-12-2025 11:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ask any woman (and a lot of men) what their ultimate beauty goal is and their answer would be simple: A crowning glory of thick, luscious hair.
  
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• Cliff Richard reveals year-long prostate cancer treatment and backs screening call

  15-12-2025 09:01
  Singer, 85, says disease has ‘gone at the moment’ and hopes to join forces with King Charles to raise awarenessCliff Richard has revealed he has been treated for prostate cancer for the past year. The 85-year-old singer said his cancer had “gone at the moment” and backed calls for a national screening test for men.In an interview with Good Morning Britain, he said: “I don’t know whether it’s going to come back. We can’t tell those sort of things bu
  
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• Is it true that … wearing heels changes the shape of your feet?

  15-12-2025 09:00
  Stilettos are fine for an evening out, but wearing them all day, every day could cause permanent damage‘If you’d asked me that 15 years ago, I would have said: ‘Absolute nonsense – it’s all genetics and shoes aren’t responsible for any problem,’” says Andrew Goldberg, consultant orthopaedic foot and ankle specialist at the Wellington hospital in London. But viewing 3D scans that show how people’s feet look&n
  
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• People pulling own teeth due to lack of urgent NHS dental care in England, watchdog finds

  15-12-2025 06:00
  Emergency help should be available, but some being forced to travel 100 miles or go private, says Healthwatch EnglandPeople needing emergency dental care in England are being denied help from the NHS despite guidance saying that it should be available, in some cases resorting to risky self-treatment such as pulling out their own teeth, the patient watchdog has found.Patients who experience a sudden dental crisis such as a broken tooth, abscess or severe tooth pain are meant to be able to get hel
  
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• DR MAX PEMBERTON: I've seen so many patients hurt by toxic family and narcissistic friends at Christmas. Here's exactly how to protect yourself...

  15-12-2025 02:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There's a particular patient I think of every December. She came to see me years ago because she was dreading Christmas. Specifically, she was dreading her sister-in-law.
  
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• Hospitals in England ‘face dangerous winter overcrowding due to discharge delays’

  14-12-2025 18:00
  Exclusive: Analysis of NHS data shows rise in patients ‘stranded’ in beds as flu crisis hits and resident doctors’ strikes loomHospitals in England face dangerous overcrowding this winter because even more patients than last year are “stranded” in a bed, according to an analysis of NHS figures.The findings come as the health service struggles to cope with the early onset of its usual winter crisis driven by a crippling “flu-nami” and the NHS in England i
  
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• Half of hospitals are battling their worst EVER flu outbreak as raging 'superflu' crisis sparks NHS meltdown and Covid-era stay-at-home pleas

  14-12-2025 17:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Creaking under the strain of an unprecedented 'tidal wave' that hit weeks earlier than expected, ailing hospitals have been plunged into their 'worst-case scenario'.
  
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• Wes Streeting is right to examine questions of overdiagnosis | Letters

  14-12-2025 17:40
  Dr Richard Hassall, Allen Frances and Natasha Fairbairn respond to a column by John Harris which argued that the health secretary should not jump on a rightwing bandwagon about mental healthJohn Harris is misguided in his criticism of Wes Streeting’s review of UK mental health services (The right’s callous overdiagnosis bandwagon is rolling. Wes Streeting should not be on it, 7 December). While this review will inevitably examine questions of overdiagnosis, Harris is wrong to imply t
  
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• NHS administrators are vital to patients | Letters

  14-12-2025 17:36
  They are not ‘bureaucrats’ who must be culled, writes Michael JoffeThe finding that one in seven GP referrals are getting lost, with harm to most of the patients involved (Thousands of patients in England at risk as GP referrals vanish into NHS ‘black hole’, 7 December), is no surprise to me. But it is not confined to GP referrals. Hospital patients are constantly in a similar position. I have experienced this myself many times, with investigations and/or outpatient appoi
  
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• Simple diet that acts as natural Ozempic to trick your brain into feeling full... curbing food noise and supercharging weight-loss: NUTRITION TWINS

  14-12-2025 17:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Forget needles and prescriptions, one of the hottest trends in health right now is using nutrition and lifestyle to hack your body into making more of its own natural 'Ozempic.'
  
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