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• First Ofcom probe launched into suicide site exposed by BBC

  09-04-2025 07:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News found the forum, which has thousands of members, is linked to at least 50 deaths in the UK.
  
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• Giving weight loss jabs could bolster UK economy by £4.5bn a year, study says

  09-05-2025 22:00
  
  Providing semaglutide for all those eligible may bring productivity gains as people are able to work moreGiving weight loss jabs to everyone eligible for them could boost the UK economy by £4.5bn, according to research.Worldwide, about 3.8 billion people over 25 and just under 750 million children and young people are forecast to be overweight or obese by 2050. In England, 26.5% of adults are obese, while across the UK 4.6 million are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Continue reading...
  
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• FDA approves first at-home test for cervical cancer screening

  09-05-2025 21:15
  Teal Health offers alternative to pap smear tests that need to be undertaken at a doctor’s office, slated for June rolloutThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first at-home test for cervical cancer screening, its maker Teal Health said on Friday, offering an alternative to smear tests that need to be undertaken at a doctor’s office.Pap smear tests have significantly reduced cancer incidence from when they were first introduced 80 years ago. But they can be uncom
  
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• Trump's 'earth-shattering' new executive order that's set to slash cost of drugs millions rely on

  09-05-2025 20:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Prescription drugs taken by millions of people may soon be more affordable under a new executive order.
  
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• Nearly 200 students under quarantine after outbreak of world's most infectious disease on campus

  09-05-2025 19:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The under-18s had all been in school buses or on campus at elementary, middle and high schools at the same time as four patients infected with the ultra-infectious disease.
  
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• Colon cancer was just the beginning: Doctors alarmed as 14 OTHER cancers rise sharply in young people

  09-05-2025 18:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the most comprehensive review of its kind, government scientists revealed rates of at least 14 cancers are rising among under 50s.
  
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• Ministers have ‘maxed out’ health service funding, says NHS England boss

  09-05-2025 18:25
  Jim Mackey says state of public finances means country can no longer afford big spending risesMinisters have “maxed out” the amount of money they can give the NHS and it must learn to live with smaller annual budget rises, the health service’s new boss in England has said.The parlous state of the country’s finances means the government can no longer afford to hand the service big uplifts every year, despite the huge pressures it is under, Jim Mackey added.Promised to tack
  
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• Extra funding for primary care is welcome, but isn’t enough | Letters

  09-05-2025 18:22
  
  It will just about cover the NIC increase – but it’s a case of government giving with one hand and taking with the other, writes one GPAs a GP, while I warmly welcome any injection of funding into primary care for all the reasons Wes Streeting has mentioned (quality of healthcare delivery, patient experience, earlier intervention reducing pressure on strained and more expensive hospital services), I question whether his recent investments will actually achieve this (Wes Str
  
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• Brains before brawn in modern rugby | Letters

  09-05-2025 18:22
  Sport authorities must address the heightened risk of repetitive brain trauma in the fierce modern game, writes Dr Donald WilliamsRugby is clearly in crisis as it attempts to address the escalation of concussion and its consequences in the modern game (World Rugby’s brain health service finds 25% of ex-players ‘at risk’ of problems, 30 April). Unfortunately the crisis will continue unless the regulatory authorities understand, accept and address the brain’s vulnerability
  
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• World-famous US neighborhood that's now dementia capital of America... and the surprising plan to rectify it

  09-05-2025 18:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A world-famous US neighborhood has become the nation's Alzheimer's capital. A surprising new plan is hoping to rectify that by following the habits of long-lived Greek Blue Zones.
  
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• The ONE alternative treatment that brought my autistic son back to me: Desperate, I spent $70,000 trying every 'fix' I could find. Right as I was about to give up, he said words that brought me to tears

  09-05-2025 16:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Luca was my first - bright-eyed, curious, and hitting his milestones on time. He loved books, and could sing entire Wiggles songs. I had no reason to think our life would be anything other than ordinary.
  
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• Alarm as severe reactions to Ozempic set to SOAR by 350 per cent, new data reveals

  09-05-2025 16:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bad reactions to popular weight-loss drugs, including Ozempic and Wegovy, are on track to soar by more than 350 per cent within a year, new data has suggested.
  
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• Pictured: The 'normal' mole on mother's arm that turned out to be deadliest skin cancer - she ignored it for 4 years

  09-05-2025 16:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jane Murray, 46, has warned of the deadly impact of seeking a natural tan - after she was forced to have a section of her arm removed as a result of killer skin cancer.
  
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• Mysterious explosion of brain diseases in rural city takes shocking twist

  09-05-2025 15:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers assessed 25 patients in the mysterycluster, before concluding that the individuals were suffering from well-known diseases like Alzheimer's .
  
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• Doctor issues warning over popular supplement that could trigger organ damage

  09-05-2025 15:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A doctor is urging people who take a certain supplement to get their blood levels checked-stating that overdosing could result in heart and kidney damage.
  
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• Urgent warning over outbreak of deadly 'snail fever' parasite in two popular holiday hotspots

  09-05-2025 15:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Data, seen by MailOnline, also shows the number of British travellers who have brought the parasite home with them has reached a record high.
  
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• Male bias in medical trials risks women’s lives. But at least the data gap is finally being addressed | Caroline Criado Perez

  09-05-2025 15:00
  
  We know some medications work differently in men and women. Why is it taking so long for studies to reflect this?The first step, they say, is admitting you have a problem, and on that front the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has made some much-needed progress. The agency, which is responsible for approving all clinical trials in the UK, has identified a “notable imbalance” in trials conducted between 2019 and 2023: there were nearly twice as man
  
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• I laughed at my husband's 'stupid mistake' - it was the first sign of devastating motor neurone disease that hit at just 32

  09-05-2025 14:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eric Brunner, from Philadelphia in the US, was running up to three miles a day at the onset of his symptoms in 2020. Months later he was diagnosed with ALS.
  
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• I was on my way to an early grave just like my mother before I lost HALF my body weight with this old-school method. Now, my diabetes is in remission and I'm convinced it even saved me from cancer: TRACEY WOODWARD

  09-05-2025 14:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It was the year after my mother died, aged just 65, that I decided to change my life and take control of my health. Mum was the first woman in our family to live past the age of 50.
  
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• What's Nicole Kidman's husband Keith Urban done to his face? As country star, 57, unveils snatched new look at award show - plastic surgeons say they know his secret

  09-05-2025 13:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 57-year-old Australian-American singer and guitarist debuted a snatched new look at the event in Texas earlier this week as he attended the event alongside his wife.
  
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• Scientists pinpoint the personality traits that may help men last longer in bed

  09-05-2025 13:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Turkish researchers found that men with premature ejaculation had consistently higher scores of impulsivity and displayed significantly less of these personality traits.
  
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• ‘We’re ready to fight’: activists brace as US anti-rights figures descend on Africa

  09-05-2025 13:00
  
  Ultra-conservative campaigners fly in for ‘family values’ conferences to share tactics with African allies who oppose abortion and LGBTQ+ rightsAdvocates for sexual, reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights in Africa are bracing themselves for an influx of some of the most powerful, ultra-conservative campaigners from the US, Poland, Switzerland and the Netherlands over the coming months.The prominent campaigners, who all oppose abortion, transgender and LGBTQ+ rights, and are against sexualit
  
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• New alert over outbreak of gruesome parasite that causes 'bowel cancer-like' symptoms as victim toll rises to 74

  09-05-2025 12:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Health officials today sounded a new alert over the recent outbreak of a gruesome parasite at a petting farm in Wales, as more people are struck down with bowel-cancer like symptoms.
  
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• NHS plans 'unthinkable' cuts for diabetes and mental health patients to balance books - as new boss declares pensioners' care 'unacceptable'

  09-05-2025 11:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In March, new NHS chief executive Sir Jim Mackey ordered hospitals to make unprecedented cuts to avoid a projected £6.6bn deficit becoming a reality.
  
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• Expert issues urgent warning over one part of your house that may look clean - but is 'packed with bacteria'

  09-05-2025 09:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  UK cleaning experts from Gtech have warned that carpets and rugs that look clean could actually be packed with bacteria, according to the Mirror.
  
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• Trump's new surgeon general under fire over explosive autism remarks... and embrace of spiritual healing

  09-05-2025 07:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts have raised concerns to DailyMail.com about America's new top doctor pick Casey Means over controversial comments she has made about topics such as autism and vaccines.
  
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• Yearly blood tests to detect earliest signs of cancer could prevent half of cases reaching advanced stage

  09-05-2025 02:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The experts trialled a multi-cancer blood test on a group of people aged between 50 and 79, using both fast-growing tumours and aggressively-expanding tumours.
  
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• Yearly blood tests to detect earliest signs of cancer could prevent half of cases reaching advanced stage

  09-05-2025 01:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The experts trialled a multi-cancer blood test on a group of people aged between 50 and 79, using both fast-growing tumours and aggressively-expanding tumours.
  
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• NHS plans 'unthinkable' cuts to balance books

  09-05-2025 01:20 via bbc.com
  
  Diabetes care, rehab centres, end-of-life services and talking therapies at risk in England.
  
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• I was an anti-abortion advocate, but after being forced to carry my dead baby for months, it's made me rethink EVERYTHING

  08-05-2025 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elisabeth Weber used to attend abortion protests, standing outside clinics and waving a placard as patients filed inside. But now the South Carolina mother is fighting for her own abortion.
  
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