32 h. ago Sharon & Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home review – an extremely moving look into the rock icon’s final months

This fly-on-the-wall documentary was meant to follow the couple as they left LA for Buckinghamshire. It turned into a compellingly intimate memorialAs sad as it was, there was something undeniably poetic about Ozzy Osbourne’s death in July, 17 days after his final performance with Black Sabbath in their native Birmingham, and only four months after he moved back to the UK. Consider Sharon & Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home the explanatory notes accompanying that eerie, strangely elegant verse; a documentary following the rock icon’s final months as he reflects on his life, roots, work, ill-health and impending death. As for that last one, the 76-year-old didn’t believe in heaven or hell. And he was incandescent at the prospect of dying in his adopted home of America and lying for eternity in a “McDonald’s version of a cemetery”.Ozzy had been suffering from a slow-progressing form of Parkinson’s disease for the past two decades, which in conjunction with a 2019 spinal injury significan...

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62 h. ago Dozens of passengers fall ill with contagious bug during Royal Caribbean cruise

The outbreak on the Serenade of the Seas cruise ship was reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday

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64 h. ago Starmer issues benefits warning for young people with mental illnesses

The prime minister said he was concerned that young people on benefits could end up on welfare for life

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65 h. ago Starmer issues benefit warning for young people with mental illnesses

The Prime Minister said he was concerned that young people on benefits could end up on welfare for life

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67 h. ago Starmer suggests rethink on benefits for people with mental health illnesses

The Prime Minister said he was concerned that people on benefits in their 20s could end up in a life of welfare dependence.

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5 d. ago I had a £299 health MOT with a huge waiting list — promises to help avoid illness

The 'Apple of Healthcare' has landed in Manchester and its state-of-the-art scanner maps millions of health data points on the body - we went to try it out

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8 d. ago Do I have Covid or flu? Symptoms to look out for as cases rise this autumn

Experts say the best way to prevent possible harm from Covid-19 or the flu is by getting vaccinated

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1 week ago British couple held in Afghanistan call their release by Taliban ‘a mystery’

After almost two decades living in Afghanistan and running education programmes for women and girls, Peter and Barbie Reynolds were arrested by the Taliban and spent more than seven months in prison. Finally free, they reveal how they were chained up in grim conditions and feared they would die – either from ill health or at the hands of their captors. Arpan Rai reports

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2 w. ago Putin's contagious Kamikazes: Russia sends sick troops with HIV and other illnesses into 'meat grinder' assaults amid health crisis ravaging his forces

Russia is sending soldiers infected with HIV , hepatitis and other contagious diseases to the frontline as part of a desperate strategy to 'ultimately prevail', military analysts have warned.

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2 w. ago 'I had a common childhood illness and now I'm completely deaf in one ear’

Emma is using her experience to encourage parents to vaccinate their children

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2 w. ago Donald Trump sparks new health fears with mysterious white patch on hand during UK state visit

Donald Trump has been at the centre of speculation for months over the supposed ill health of the 79-year-old leader, but some claim there's a reason behind his bruised hands

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2 w. ago Queen Camilla to attend Trump’s UK visit in full after recovering from illness

Queen Camilla has recovered from acute sinusitis

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2 w. ago Robert Redford's tragic family health 'curse' from baby loss to gruelling illness

As the acting world mourns the loss of Robert Redford, the Mirror takes a look at some of the devastating tragedies the screen icon endured away from the cameras, including the loss of two of his children

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2 w. ago Is it too early for a cold? Signs and symptoms and why there is a rise in illness according to a health expert

Common illnesses after the summer holidays include the cold, coughs and the flu 🤧

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3 w. ago Assisted dying law is 'a licence to kill' and could lead to doctors euthanising people who are NOT terminally ill, warn opponents as peers including Theresa May begin battle to block it

The former prime minister told peers that the plans could have a catastrophic impact on disabled people, those with chronic physical illness or mental health problems.

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3 w. ago 'Assisted dying law is a licence to kill': Theresa May warns vulnerable and disabled may be 'pressurised to end their lives' as battle begins to block legislation in House of Lords TODAY

The former prime minister told peers that the plans could have a catastrophic impact on disabled people, those with chronic physical illness or mental health problems.

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3 w. ago Theresa May warns legalising assisted suicide could mean disabled are 'pressurised to end their lives' as battle begins to block legislation in House of Lords TODAY

The former prime minister told peers that the plans could have a catastrophic impact on disabled people, those with chronic physical illness or mental health problems.

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3 w. ago Judge blocks a Trump policy cutting off some social services for immigrants in the US illegally

A federal judge has blocked Trump administration restrictions on federally-funded services for immigrants in the country illegally, including the federal preschool program Head Start, health clinics and adult education

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3 w. ago The Guardian view on public health: if Labour is serious about reducing illness, it must focus on causes | Editorial

A shift to prevention will only succeed if ministers take a bold approach to regulation and lift people out of povertyDramatic increases in life expectancy are one of the defining achievements of the modern era. From 56 years for men and 60 for women in the UK a century ago, this vital measure of the quantity of life rose to 79 and 83 respectively in 2022. The trend towards increased longevity is global, although not all countries have seen gains on the same scale, and the pandemic sent it into temporary reverse.We probably don’t talk about this enough. It is remarkable that most of us can expect to live for so long and that deaths from diseases such as tuberculosis, and of women in childbirth, have been so drastically reduced.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Frank Bruno issues new health update after British boxing great was taken ill on plane

Boxing icon Frank Bruno had a traumatic experience during a long-haul flight earlier this year where he suddenly fell ill, though he has now delivered a positive update

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