6 h. ago New way to treat cancer without surgery approved for NHS use

Doctors say it will 'improve quality of life for many patients'

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11 h. ago How you can learn to control your dreams... and change your life. Doctors now say 'lucid dreaming' techniques can treat phobias, insomnia and even depression

Throughout his late teens and early 20s, Matthew Humphreys was prone to low moods. He ignored them until, in his mid-20s, the negative thoughts and feelings of emptiness became more pronounced.

Science

2 d. ago I wore a weighted vest for a month. Was it really worth the hype?

The weighted vest market is anticipated to balloon to $350 million by 2033

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3 d. ago We thought my husband needed to lay off the cheese – months later, he was dead. The same illness killed my dad in 3 days

WHEN her husband began suffering with crippling stomach pains and relentless diarrhoea, Poppy Bruford was told not to worry. After all, Rob, 37, was fit, healthy and full of life.  Doctors repeatedly assured the couple that his symptoms were nothing more than run-of-the-mill irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and the dad-of-two simply needed to “lay off...

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3 d. ago A sexually transmitted disease I didn't know I had blinded me... doctors blamed my 'promiscuous' love life

A sexually transmitted disease caused a 52-year-old man to nearly lose his sight almost entirely within a month.

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7 d. ago Surgeon who performed UK's first successful heart transplant dies aged 93: How pioneering doctor gave new lease of life in 1979 to 52

Sir Terence English carried out the procedure on 52-year-old heavy smoker Keith Castle in August 1979. Mr Castle, a beer-loving Fulham fan, went on to live for nearly six more years.

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7 d. ago Harrowing image of teacher hooked up to wires and fighting for life in hospital after she was paralysed by jealous boyfriend who broke her neck as she tried to leave him

The harrowing image, released by her family, was taken as doctors battled to save her life.

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8 d. ago How to healthily tackle the dark winter months, according to a doctor

Wildlife Trusts’ vice president is supporting a campaign to get us to connect with nature

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1 week ago NHS doctors' blunt warning over 'nightmare' Christmas decorations for one grim reason

It's the most wonderful time of the year - but not if you work in A&E. With an already stretched NHS, doctors are having to expand other things this festive season

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1 week ago Airdrie mum sheds more than 18st to be crowned Slimming World’s Woman of the Year 2025

Claire Kane knew she needed to make a change when her weight began to affect her health - and her dream of starting a family.

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1 week ago Charges laid in crash that claimed life of London, Ont. doctor

Charges laid in crash that claimed life of London, Ont. doctor  CTV News

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2 w. ago Doctor explains when you should worry about cold hands and feet this winter

Don’t ignore extreme discolouration or pain in the hands or feet this winter

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2 w. ago Restaurant tragedy as Welsh gran dies after tucking into steak

Despite the best efforts of doctors Ceri Ball's life could not be saved, an inquest heard

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2 w. ago ‘You get more attention than you would choose’: how an unusual name can shape your life – for better or worse

From Peach to Riot to Aquaman, anything goes now when it comes to kids’ names. There are even companies to help you pick one “I’m lucky I’m not a lawyer or an accountant or something professional,” says Peach Martine, a 23-year-old musician whose Instagram feed is a kaleidoscope of colourful faux fur and leopard-print outfits. “People sometimes have trouble taking my name seriously.” First, there are the jokey comments (“Is your sister named Papaya?”) and then the assumption that she must be “a bit silly”. And don’t get her started on going to Starbucks. “They always put Paige on the cup!”Martine wouldn’t dream of changing her first name though. She likes the fact that she has an unusual name. As a singer, she says, it has helped her to be more recognisable. If she had children, she would consider naming them something unique too. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Man United's dream midfield as Elliot Anderson transfer brings Bruno Fernandes change

The latest Manchester United transfer news as the club's interest in Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson continues

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3 w. ago What to do when your GP dismisses your symptoms as 'just hormones'. It's shockingly common says DR KAYE... here's how to know if it's really fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue or another condition

It's a shocking story that I've heard far too many times: Female patients with debilitating, life-changing symptoms that are dismissed by male doctors as simply 'just hormones'.

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3 w. ago 'Doctors said they'd cut my lung out and then said something even worse'

Mally Rooney, 44, had been feeling ill for a while but kept it from his family

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3 w. ago My life was dominated by unbelievable levels of pain, then my doctor suggested I took medical cannabis

Retired school teacher Steven Griffiths described how his life 'felt impossible' until he discovered the new way of dealing with his day-to-day pain

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4 w. ago David Beckham's wife Victoria makes decision on name change after dream comes true

David Beckham will be knighted on Tuesday in a ceremony at Windsor Castle and his wife Victoria has also accepted a title change

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4 w. ago 'I was told my pain was normal before being diagnosed with life

A woman has shared the things doctors told her before and after she got diagnosed with life-changing conditions after struggling with pains for over five years

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