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DR PHILIPPA KAYE: Why I would never have laser eye surgery
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (880+ words) By DR PHILIPPA KAYE, GP, AUTHOR AND CAMPAIGNER I've worn glasses for much of my life. At school, I needed them to see the blackboard; later, once I'd qualified as a doctor, to spot patients from the nurses' station. Today…...
Take the 10-second finger exercise that may reveal your dementia risk
6+ hour, 11+ min ago (647+ words) By EMILY JOSHU STERNE, US ASSISTANT HEALTH EDITOR A 10-second 'pinky test' may be able to predict and help ward off dementia, experts have revealed." It's well known that exercise, especially starting at an early age, can lower the risk…...
The obesity medications that could soon be coming to the UK
5+ hour, 43+ min ago (1393+ words) By CIARAN FOREMAN, HEALTH REPORTER GLP-1 drugs have been around for more than two decades, having first been introduced in the US as a treatment for'diabetes. But since the beginning of the 2020s, after patients noted how much the medications suppressed…...
Jeremy Clarkson's health woes explained after cancer diagnosis
7+ hour, 41+ min ago (1482+ words) By CIARAN FOREMAN, HEALTH REPORTER Jeremy Clarkson's revelation that he has been diagnosed with an 'aggressive' form of prostate cancer'left fans devastated. The deadly disease is diagnosed in 64, 000 men every year in the UK - making it the most common form…...
Jon Snow, 78, says 'I thought I was dead' after Alzheimer's diagnosis
9+ hour, 38+ min ago (723+ words) Jon Snow admits he thought he was dead following his devastating Alzheimer's diagnosis." The presenter, 78, retired from Channel 4 news in 2021, after more than three decades."Just two years later, Jon was diagnosed with Alzheimer's." Alzheimer's is a progressive, irreversible brain…...
Heatwave to hit 35 C as amber warning issued for 7 days of 30-plus heat
9+ hour, 29+ min ago (779+ words) A searing 35 C heatwave is set to hit the UK as amber extreme heat warnings are issued, with experts predicting seven days of temperatures above 30 C. The Met Office has put amber warnings in place across most of southern England, covering…...
PLATELL: Jeremy Clarkson's confession he has cancer will save lives
18+ hour, 14+ min ago (1103+ words) By AMANDA PLATELL, DAILY MAIL COLUMNIST When the ultimate macho man, petrolhead Jeremy Clarkson, revealed this week that he has been privately battling "aggressive" prostate cancer, my first thought was: "Crikey, he deserves a Knighthood for services to men"s…...
Dozens sickened, one dead on military base after vaccine rule scrapped
20+ hour, 57+ min ago (674+ words) By ALEXA LARDIERI, US HEALTH EDITOR and LUKE ANDREWS, U. S. SENIOR HEALTH CORRESPONDENT At least 160 troops have been sickened and one trainee has died amid a viral flu outbreak at an Air Force base that struck less than two months after…...
Jesy Nelson reveals she'll be heading to Parliament on Monday
20+ hour, 13+ min ago (1042+ words) Jesy Nelson has revealed that she'll be heading to Parliament on Monday for a debate on 'life-changing' SMA screenings - as she tearfully blasted the 'postcode lottery' of the October roll-out of the NHS scheme. The singer, 35, revealed in January her…...
The shingles vaccine could lower dementia risk 'by up to a quarter"
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (804+ words) By CIARAN FOREMAN, HEALTH REPORTER A major study has added to growing evidence suggesting the shingles vaccine may drastically cut the risk of developing dementia - but scientists remain puzzled as to why. Researchers in the US analysed data from more…...