3 hours ago Love Island star's health battle sees doctors share alopecia signs to look for

Two doctors have shed light on the symptoms of a little-known health condition, after Kaz Crossley's heart-breaking experience

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6 hours ago Women are missing out on crucial cardiac diagnoses due to outdated guidelines aimed at men, study suggests

Women are missing out on crucial cardiac diagnoses due to outdated guidelines aimed at men, a study suggests.

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21 hours ago Britain's A&E meltdown: Winter flu crisis is crippling overwhelmed NHS hospitals amid fears of needless deaths as patients are left in corridors and face 50 hour waits

At least 11 hospitals have already declared critical incidents amid severe strain on services as the flu outbreak worsens and health leaders warn the NHS faces 'exceptionally high demand'.

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17 hours ago Urgent health warning over popular kitchen worktop after 'tragic' deaths of young tradespeople

A dad-of-three and a 28-year-old are among several people in the UK who have died after contracting a deadly disease linked to a substance often used in kitchen revamps

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17 hours ago Outdated guidelines mean doctors failing to spot heart condition in women

Research finds hypertrophic cardiomyopathy testing that overlooks sex differences and body size is inadequateDoctors are failing to diagnose women with a potentially deadly heart condition because tests rely on outdated studies from the 1970s and do not account for natural differences in sex and body size.Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a genetic condition where the muscular wall of the heart becomes thickened, making it harder for the heart to pump blood around the body. It affects one in 500 people, and can cause cardiac arrest and sudden death. Continue reading...

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17 hours ago Women ‘missing out on diagnosis of potentially deadly heart condition’

HCM is a genetic condition where the muscular wall of the heart becomes thickened, making it harder for the heart to pump blood around the body.

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21 hours ago Neck symptom could be warning sign of heart failure and disease years ahead

The Chinese study has made a groundbreaking link after looking at almost 90,000 people

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21 hours ago Doctor reveals HMPV warning sign that can be seen on skin after rise in UK cases

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) has seen a spike in cases across the United Kingdom recently, and there is a key warning sign from the virus that can be seen on your skin.

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28 hours ago NHS FLU CRISIS: Doctors warn soaring cases coinciding with severe cold weather could be 'the straw that breaks the camel's back' for crisis

More than a dozen hospitals have declared 'critical incidents' as the flu outbreak worsens.

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31 hours ago Urgent warning to sauna users after woman left in hospital for 12 days

The woman was also found to have suffered a form of heart attack

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