3 d. ago NHS doctor's 5 tips will help your kids beat most common winter illnesses

If you want to protect yourself and your family this winter, consider following this handy advice that's been issued by a doctor. Here are five tips you need to know

Science

1 week ago Health alert as doctor shares why you are feeling tired 'all the time'

A doctor has shared some of the most common reasons for fatigue

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2 w. ago Doctor issues 'common trigger' warning for painful condition this week

A women's health expert has warned that New Year's Eve celebrations may increase the risk of cystitis, with burning pain when urinating being a key symptom to watch out for

Events

3 w. ago Doctor says 1 common toilet habit could cause damage to your bladder

A doctor has shared a common toilet habit that many of us may be doing incorrectly - and it could be damaging our bladders in the long run

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3 w. ago Doctor claims common toilet habit could actually be harming your bladder

A doctor has claimed that one common toilet habit many of us have could actually be damaging our bladders and making us need the toilet more frequently than normal

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3 w. ago ITV doctor shares five common symptoms that are 'potentially serious'

Although many of these symptoms could be harmless, it's advisable to have them examined by a medical professional

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4 w. ago The Guardian view on gene editing: breakthroughs need a new social contract | Editorial

Cutting-edge therapies exist, but the market cannot deliver them cheaply. Britain must build NHS capacity so that cures become collective goods, not expensive productsJust a small fraction of our 20,000 genes can cause disease when disrupted – yet that sliver accounts for thousands of rare disorders. The difficulty is: what can a doctor do to treat them? In a common condition such as type 2 diabetes, the underlying biology is similar for millions of patients. The doctor can prescribe metformin. But with a genetic disorder, the mutation might only affect a small number of people worldwide. In many cases, doctors won’t even know which mutation is responsible, let alone how to fix it.Novel gene-editing breakthroughs are making headlines. But therapies are expensive and complex to develop. The cost of bringing any new drug to patients is now around $2bn, in part because, as Brian David Smith notes in New Drugs, Fair Prices, the “success rate, from discovery to market, is ...

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4 w. ago People taking digoxin issued NHS warning over 'two' symptoms

The NHS has issued a warning for patients prescribed digoxin, urging them to speak to a doctor if they experience more than two common side effects

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last month Doctor says common drink linked to weight gain, heart problems and depression

Dr Crystal Wyllie says there are also links to migraines, gut problems, UTIs and sleep disruption

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