8 h. ago Doctor says headaches and tension can be sign of chronic health issue

Other symptoms include digestive issues, skin rashes, and anxiety or irritability

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9 h. ago Racing heart and increased tension can be sign of chronic health issue, doctor warns

Dr Michael Zemenides highlighted other telltale signs to look out for

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24 h. ago Carol Vorderman issues health update after chronic illness left her crying on floor

Countdown legend Carol Vorderman said she was left crying on the floor in pain, before doctors found the right medication to help her

Science

2 d. ago What we lose when we surrender care to algorithms | Eric Reinhart

A dangerous faith in AI is sweeping American healthcare – with consequences for the basis of society itselfThe computer interrupted while Pamela was still speaking. I had accompanied her – my dear friend – to a recent doctor’s appointment. She is in her 70s, lives alone while navigating multiple chronic health issues, and has been getting short of breath climbing the front stairs to her apartment. In the exam room, she spoke slowly and self-consciously, the way people often do when they are trying to describe their bodies and anxieties to strangers. Midway through her description of how she had been feeling, the doctor clicked his mouse and a block of text began to bloom across the computer monitor.The clinic had adopted an artificial-intelligence scribe, and it was transcribing and summarizing the conversation in real time. It was also highlighting keywords, suggesting diagnostic possibilities and providing billing codes. The doctor, apparently satisfied that his computer had captu...

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4 d. ago New research may have found the secret to delaying chronic illness in old age

A new study followed more than 2,400 people for 15 years. Here’s what it found

Science

4 d. ago Chronic kidney disease has more than DOUBLED since 1990 to 800 million, experts discover: 'It's a growing global health crisis'

The condition, which causes the kidneys to gradually stop working, is already thought to contribute to 45,000 deaths in the UK alone.

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8 d. ago GP shares eight ways to manage chronic pain which blights life of MILLIONS of Britons... without taking painkillers

Chronic pain is estimated to affect nearly half of all UK adults-a staggering 28million people.

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2 w. ago ‘It sounds like witchcraft’: can light therapy really give you better skin, cleaner teeth, stronger joints?

From infrared saunas to LED beauty masks, a billion-dollar market has grown around the healing power of light. But where does the science end and the hype begin? Light therapy is certainly having a moment. You can now buy glowing gadgets for everything from skin conditions and wrinkles to sore muscles and gum disease, the latest being a toothbrush enhanced with tiny red LEDs, described by its makers as “a breakthrough in at-home oral care”. Globally, the market was worth $1bn in 2024 and is projected to grow to $1.8bn by 2035. You can even go and sit in an infrared sauna, where instead of hot coals (real or electric) heating the air, your body is warmed directly by infrared light. According to its devotees, it’s like bathing in one of those LED-lit beauty masks, boosting skin collagen, relaxing muscles, relieving inflammation and chronic health conditions while protecting against dementia.“It sounds a bit like witchcraft,” says Paul Chazot, professor in neuroscience at Durham Univer...

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2 w. ago Carol Vorderman makes 'burnout' admission as she's left 'lying on the floor crying'

Former Countdown presenter Carol Vorderman has opened up about her health battles, including a chronic condition that left her in tears and unable to move

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3 w. ago Countdown legend Carol Vorderman left 'lying on floor crying' over chronic health issue

Former Countdown and LBC presenter Carol Vorderman has spoken about a secondary health battle that she has been facing after suffering from burnout

Politics

3 w. ago Carol Vorderman issues health update after suffering 'chronic' condition for months

Former Countdown star Carol Vorderman issued a health update on This Morning after battling a "chronic" condition for months

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3 w. ago Why thousands of young people with chronic arthritis are going undiagnosed

When six-year-old Florence Marston-Bolton began suffering knee pain, her parents had no reason to believe there was a serious problem. But five years later Florence was still in agony.

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4 w. ago Naga Munchetty says she struggled to open up about her chronic health condition at the BBC because 'being seen as weak is a concern'

The presenter, 50, lived with painful heavy bleeding, vomiting, fainting and severe aching every two and a half weeks for 32 years before a private doctor finally diagnosed her with Adenomyosis.

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