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• Is it true that … potatoes are bad for you?

  21-04-2025 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Spuds have a reputation for causing spikes in blood sugar, but it all depends on the variety and the way it is preparedPotatoes are a staple of the British diet. However, they have gained a bad reputation, with concerns about them spiking our blood sugar levels – which, if repeated over time, can increase the risk of diabetes.“It depends on the type of potato and how you prepare it,” says Dr Christine Bosch, from Leeds University’s School of Food and Nutrition. She explai
  
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• I was too fat to wear shoes. Even Ozempic didn't work and made my hair fall out. But a radical slimming solution helped me shed two thirds of my body weight - and keep it off

  04-05-2025 16:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brenda remembers she had just one pair of shoes; a cheap, ugly orthopaedic set from the pharmacist were the only ones that fit her. 'I stopped living,' she tells me since losing 100kg (220lbs or almost 16st).
  
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• Series of fascinating videos reveal how to make your face 10-times more beautiful with the simplest tweak

  04-05-2025 14:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The specialists point to the features of some of the most attractive Hollywood A-listers for proof of their theories: Angelina Jolie and Julia Roberts , for instance, have wider-than-average smiles.
  
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• Scientists have just realised that fitness trackers are USELESS at detecting a key vital sign

  04-05-2025 14:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists have now discovered a major flaw in some fitness trackers which could lead to serious health-problems like strokes and heart attacks going undetected.
  
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• How Trump’s love for crypto threatens US residents’ peace: ‘I just want quiet’

  04-05-2025 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Cryptocurrency mining facilities can blanket towns with ‘constant’ noise. They’re likely to get louder under TrumpFirst came the dogs’ balding – leathery pink patches on otherwise glossy fur coats.The veterinarian told Shenice Copenhaver it was genetic. But it wasn’t long before one of the hairless puppies began stealing blankets to burrow beneath furniture and hide for long stretches. Continue reading...
  
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• The only sign of 24 year-old's cancer was a problem that hits everyone in winter - she narrowly escaped a rapid death

  04-05-2025 08:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A young woman has urged the public to seek help for a common problem - after her irritating tickle turned out the be the only sign of life-threatening blood cancer .
  
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• I beat colon cancer at 33 against the odds. Doctors dismissed the warning signs... what I now know could save your life

  04-05-2025 03:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Marisa Peters, a 43-year-old mother-of-three from California, was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer at age 39. She is now teaching other young patients how to avoid the disease.
  
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• Don't have heart-to-hearts before 9pm, turn YOUR mobile off... and a simple ploy to get them to eat healthily. Must-read tips for every parent from a brilliant new book on improving your relationship with your teenagers

  04-05-2025 02:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  We live in a time of huge worry about our teenagers - from mobile phones to bullying and drugs. Here, I offer ideas on how we, as parents and carers, might go about dialling down that anxiety...
  
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• From green bananas to a glass of milk, the simple diet tweaks PROVEN to cut the chances of bowel cancer, as experts reveal the cheap daily supplement that can reduce risk by 58pc

  04-05-2025 02:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nearly 17,000 people die from bowel cancer each year - and while around 5 per cent are aged 25 to 49, that figure is steadily rising. Here are simple ways to reduce your risk of developing it...
  
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• NHS England aims for faster cancer treatment with new data tool

  04-05-2025 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Cancer 360 will help collate patient information from spreadsheets, emails and records into single digital systemMillions of cancer patients have been promised faster diagnosis and treatment, with the rollout of a new technology across the NHS in England.The tool, called Cancer 360, is designed to bring cancer patients’ data into one central system in order that doctors and nurses can prioritise those most in need and see them more quickly. Continue reading...
  
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• Monthly injection 'keeps third-biggest killer disease in the UK at bay'

  04-05-2025 00:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Trials have shown that a monthly injection of mepolizumab significantly reduces severe symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
  
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• Warning over elderly patients being left on antidepressants for decades - as experts say it puts them at risk of memory problems and life-threatening falls

  03-05-2025 23:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than one in five over-65s are now taking antidepressants - more than double the number of 20 years ago.
  
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• One in four women say menopause triggered eczema symptoms

  03-05-2025 23:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The condition, which causes dry, itchy and irritated skin, affects 1.5 million people in the UK.
  
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• Inside incredible cutting edge therapy that's curing patients of 'untreatable' diseases after Selma Blair breakthrough

  03-05-2025 21:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hollywood actor Selma Blair shared an update on her health battle with multiple sclerosis - revealing a groundbreaking treatment has put her into remission.
  
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• Lorraine Kelly has ovaries and fallopian tubes removed in preventative measure

  03-05-2025 18:26 via theguardian.com
  
  Presenter of ITV’s Lorraine morning show says she expects to be ‘totally fine’ after surgeryTV presenter Lorraine Kelly has revealed she is having surgery to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes.The 65-year-old said in a post on Instagram that the operation was “purely preventative”. She said the procedure was going to be done using keyhole surgery, and that she had undergone scans earlier, and told fans she would be “totally fine”. Continue reading...
  
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• Subtle signs your hotel room is teeming with infectious germs

  03-05-2025 17:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts are warning people to be on the lookout for a sign in hotels that could signal they are at risk of contracting deadly disease after man was found dead in his room from rare virus.
  
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• England's busiest GP practices revealed - use our search tool to see how many patients YOU are competing with for appointments at your surgery

  03-05-2025 17:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Under widely accepted guidelines, practices should have no more than 1,800 patients on their lists for every full-time equivalent GP employed.
  
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• Doctors issue warning over drug taken by 150m that causes people to put on 10lbs

  03-05-2025 15:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Millions of Americans taking a common drug are twice as likely to become obese, a major study revealed.
  
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• Interactive map reveals how old mums are in YOUR area as data shows HALF of all births are now to women over-35 in one particular area of the country

  03-05-2025 14:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When the ONS began recording the topic in 1993, the City of London was the only area where 30 per cent of live births were to women over 35.
  
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• Tired all the time? Your home decor could be to blame - experts reveal how to fix it

  03-05-2025 14:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There's even a health condition attributed to it: Sick Building Syndrome-the symptoms caused by being in a particular building.
  
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• I'm a bikini waxer - I'm begging women to stop this common mistake before they come to see me

  03-05-2025 14:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An aesthetician has revealed all the hygiene mistakes women are making before their appointment - including two no-no activities in the hours before the treatment.
  
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• World may be ‘post-herd immunity’ to measles, top US scientist says

  03-05-2025 13:00 via theguardian.com
  As infections pummel communities in the US, Mexico and Canada, fear of ‘the most contagious human disease’ growsA leading immunologist warned of a “post-herd-immunity world”, as measles outbreaks affect communities with low vaccination rates in the American south-west, Mexico and Canada.The US is enduring the largest measles outbreak in a quarter-century. Centered in west Texas, the measles outbreak has killed two unvaccinated children and one adult and spread to neighbor
  
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• Assisted deaths could be more than 4,000 in 10th year after law change

  03-05-2025 09:56 via bbc.com
  
  Estimate included in official review of costs and impact of passing assisted dying law in England and Wales.
  
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• Are there more autistic people now?

  03-05-2025 03:19 via bbc.com
  
  Why is the number of autism diagnoses changing? And what does it mean for autistic people?
  
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• RACHEL KELLY: How to talk to your teenager about pornography, drink, drugs and, yes, those accursed smartphones

  03-05-2025 02:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Netflix drama Adolescence showed just how little many parents know about their children's lives. Now, a new book provides
  an essential toolkit for parentsto navigate this modern minefield
  
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• Plastic surgeons spill secrets of Hillary Clinton's taut new face amid whispers in DC

  03-05-2025 01:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ex-Secretary, 77, was snapped with a particularly 'taut' visage on Wednesday evening after stepping out with husband Bill in NYC. Now plastic surgeons have weighed in on tweakment rumors...
  
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• Revealed: The children's vitamin chews that have more sugar than Haribos

  02-05-2025 23:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Parents have no way of knowing the sugar content of many popular supplements aimed at children as young as three because manufacturers do not legally have to declare it on the packaging.
  
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• Doctors warn of 'silent pandemic' sweeping US as child flu deaths hit grim new milestone

  02-05-2025 22:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 216 pediatric deaths reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eclipse the 207 reported last year.
  
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• I live in unassuming US town that's America's cancer death zone... here's disturbing factor fueling crisis

  02-05-2025 19:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Robert Taylor is one of the few people to have escaped illness in Cancer Alley, but was forced to watch loved ones die around him from toxic factories.
  
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• Assisted dying: up to 12 people a day in England and Wales may use service after 10 years

  02-05-2025 18:14 via theguardian.com
  
  Up to 4,559 people would use the service in the 10th year after its introduction, official impact assessment findsUp to 12 people a day could be using an assisted dying service to end their lives a decade after it is introduced, an official impact assessment has concluded.The total number using the service in England and Wales is expected to rise from between 164 and 787 in the first year to between 1,042 and 4,559 in the 10th, according to the government’s estimates. Continue reading...
  
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