17 h. ago My entire body went numb and I couldn't walk after taking common ADHD drug prescribed to millions

Hannah Schweickert, a 25-year-old with ADHD, never expected a common stimulant used to improve focus to leave her body numb and her mind in panic.

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24 h. ago Experts warn about 'misunderstood' Blue Badge rule that could cost you £1,000

The misuse of a Blue Badge could leave with you with a hefty fine or mean you have the pass taken off you altogether

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36 h. ago Kids may get wrong ADHD diagnosis based on 'arbitrary thresholds', experts warn

Many people are still living with ADHD without a diagnosis or support but an NHS-funded review suggests the real numbers with the condition is not on the rise

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44 h. ago BBC Weather experts warn thunderstorms to hit London on exact dates

BBC Weather experts warn thunderstorms to hit London on exact dates  MyLondon

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44 h. ago New Covid variant NB.1.8.1 spreading in UK is 'more transmissible'

The new Covid-19 variant may spread more easily than earlier strains, experts warn

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49 h. ago New Covid variant NB.1.8.1 spreading in UK as doctors warn of nine key symptoms

The new Covid variant may spread more easily than earlier strains, experts warn

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60 h. ago Government 'not prepared' for major outbreaks as experts warn threat is increasing

The UK Government not properly prepared for the growing risk of bird flu, bluetongue and African swine fever, a watchdog has warned

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3 d. ago Millions take more than 10 pills a day. Now doctors warn results can be catastrophic, patients aren't being told

More than a million people in England are being prescribed ten or more medications a day, according to a new report by the NHS Health Innovation Network.

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3 d. ago Cancer experts warn of coffee enemas and juice diets amid rise in misinformation

Oncologists say patients rejecting proven treatments are dying needlessly because of increase in online ‘cures’Cancer patients are snubbing proven treatments in favour of quackery such as coffee enemas and raw juice diets amid an “alarming” increase in misinformation on the web, doctors have said.Some were dying needlessly or seeing tumours spread as a result, oncologists said. They raised their concerns at the world’s largest cancer conference in Chicago, the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (Asco). Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Experts warn of £100m ticket fraud risk at UK summer events due to proposed price caps

Ticket fraud across England and Wales has cost Brits £70 million in 2024, and experts warn that this year the figure could rocket to £280 million

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3 d. ago Children left seriously ill after parents follow influencer’s advice to ‘cure’ autism with bleach

Kerri Rivera claims her chemical ‘protocol’ rids children of parasites — but experts warn it poses serious health risks

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4 d. ago ‘It’s so boring’: Gen Z parents don’t like reading to their kids

Screen time has increasingly replaced story time, and experts warn this could lead to children falling behindLast week, former elementary school teacher Spencer Russell posed a question to parents who follow his Instagram account, Toddlers Can Read: “Why aren’t you reading aloud to your kids?”The responses, which Russell shared with the Guardian, ranged from embarrassed to annoyed to angry. “It’s so boring,” said one parent. “I don’t have time,” said another. One mother wrote in: “I don’t enjoy reading myself.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago ‘It’s so boring’: gen Z parents don’t like reading to their kids – and educators are worried

Screen time has increasingly replaced story time, and experts warn this could lead to children falling behindLast week, former elementary school teacher Spencer Russell posed a question to parents who follow his Instagram account, Toddlers Can Read: “Why aren’t you reading aloud to your kids?”The responses, which Russell shared with the Guardian, ranged from embarrassed to annoyed to angry. “It’s so boring,” said one parent. “I don’t have time,” said another. One mother wrote in: “I don’t enjoy reading myself.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Disposable vape ban UK: Experts warn vape ban 'could drive thousands back to smoking'

It could risk undermining the government’s commitment to be smoke free by 2030 🚭

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4 d. ago How Zelensky's men plotted 'Op Spider's Web' that blew $7bn hole in Putin's 'irreplaceable' nuke bomber fleet: Experts praise 'genius' attack but warn of 'violent' response from humiliated Kremlin

It was a top-secret operation some 18 months in the planning. 'Spider's Web' was executed with devastating effect yesterday afternoon and was as audacious as it was genius. 

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4 d. ago Experts warn against growing popular plant banned from sale as gardeners urged to 'bin it'

Garden designer and television personality Diarmuid Gavin has urged gardeners to look out for a distinctive weed growing in ponds, which he says needs to be disposed of without delay

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6 d. ago Experts warn of 'growing concern' over fungus which is a 'threat to humanity'

'The reality is already scary enough', one expert has shared

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7 d. ago Popular medicine taken by millions of women every year may have given them BRAIN TUMORS

Hundreds of women in the US are suing over claims that a drug prescribed to millions left them with 'life-altering' brain tumors. 'I knew within myself something was wrong,' one woman said.

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7 d. ago Popular medicine taken by millions of women every year has given them BRAIN TUMORS

Hundreds of women in the US are suing over claims that a drug prescribed to millions left them with 'life-altering' brain tumors. 'I knew within myself something was wrong,' one woman said.

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7 d. ago Experts warn of more attacks and terrorism as Trump hacks law enforcement budgets to fund his deportation plans

A database of attempted and successful targeted violence was shut down, among other resources provided to local and state authorities

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