4 h. ago How much do YOU rely on AI? Doctors issue warning over increasing numbers choosing chatbots over 'real' friends

Doctors have raised the alarm over the increasing number of young adults turning to AI chatbots for emotional support and health advice, ahead of the festive season.

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20 h. ago Taskmaster's Greg Davies 'loses three stone on Ozempic' after doctor's warning

TV star Greg Davies has opened up about his personal health - revealing he turned to diabetes drugs to help him lose weight after receiving a blunt comment from his doctor

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33 h. ago Doctor warns warfarin users about eating 'healthy' vegetable

Thousands of Brits taking warfarin and other anticoagulants are being warned of the risk of some popular vegetables

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33 h. ago Doctor warns people taking Warfarin and other anticoagulants over 'healthy' food

Some popular foods may stop certain medications from working as intended

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59 h. 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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66 h. ago The Guardian view on the Palestine Action hunger strikers: the government is trying to ignore this protest | Editorial

Doctors have warned that the lives of these prisoners are now in danger. Pretending this is not happening is not good enoughIn 1981, IRA and other republican prisoners went on hunger strike in Northern Ireland, demanding the restoration of their political status. Ten would die; extraordinarily, their leader, Bobby Sands, had been elected as an MP by the time of his death. Margaret Thatcher took a hardline public stance. But by the end, behind the scenes, the government was looking for an exit, and public opinion had shifted significantly.The lives of the Palestine Action-affiliated remand prisoners now on hunger strike are at growing risk. On Friday, two reached day 48 without food. (In 1981, one IRA prisoner – 29-year-old Martin Hurson – died on the 46th day.) Twenty-year-old Qesser Zuhrah is being treated in hospital after she reportedly collapsed at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey. Amu Gib, 30, has also been treated. Three more have refused food for more than 40 days and another, who h...

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67 h. ago Bungling hospital staff lose chunk of woman's SKULL during surgery then offer her a $25 gas station gift card to add insult to injury

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: A 'chunk' of her skull was removed during surgery, but doctors found it missing when it was time to reattach it - allegedly given to another patient.

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3 d. ago Mum of tragic boy, 15, says doctors were 'predators' as coroner issues warning

Antonio Galisi-Swallow, 15, died with "no privacy, naked, bleeding and pierced with the tubes" after days of being administered the sedative.

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4 d. ago Doctor warns that one fruit could interfere with three blood pressure drugs

Brits who use captopril, fosinopril or enalapril have been urged to avoid a particular fruit.

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4 d. ago Use pillowcases, coffee filters or bedsheets to make drinking water in event of 'instantaneous' UK blackouts, UK's top doctors to warn

Brits will be urged to use pillowcases, bedsheets or coffee filters to make safe drinking water in the event of an extended UK blackout.

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4 d. ago Flu alert as doctor warns of 'overwhelming' symptom amid surge in cases

Flu levels are continuing to rise in the UK, and a doctor has shared some of the key differences between the illness and a cold

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4 d. ago Resident doctors say ‘the system is breaking’ as they begin five

Wes Streeting warned patients will face disruption but doctors said they had to take a stand

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4 d. ago Impact from strike by doctors will continue into January, experts warn

Officials have said the strike had come at the ‘worst time’ for the NHS amid rising flu cases and other winter illnesses.

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5 d. ago Doctor warns bananas could interfere with these three blood pressure drugs

A doctor has warned that bananas can interact with the common medications in damaging ways

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5 d. ago Doctors go on strike today: Patients warned to brace for delays as five

Hospitals are preparing for a slump in activity as up to half of the medical workforce in England could stop working after the strike over pay and jobs began at 7am on Wednesday.

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5 d. ago ITV's doctor Nighat Arif issues superflu warning as NHS cases soar

The NHS doctor said that it was 'basically a more virulent form of influenza A'

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5 d. ago Doctors' strike will 'take toll' on patients, warns London NHS chief as five

The industrial action, from 7am on Wednesday 17 December until 7am on Monday 22, comes as hospitals are already under pressure from an unprecedented wave of super flu

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6 d. ago Doctor's warns of 'very significant blood sugar spikes' from popular breakfast

The NHS says it contributes to our daily intake of iron, fibre, B vitamins, and protein - but one doctor has issued a warning

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8 d. ago Vaping is ageing teenagers by 10 years due to METAL and other particles in the vapour, leading aesthetics doctor warns

Dr Ed Robinson, who runs an award-winning aesthetics clinic in Cheshire, said he had seen clear sings of the trend amongst his patients over the last four years.

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8 d. ago Britain facing 'tsunami of flu' as NHS in 'most precarious position since pandemic'

Health Secretary Wes Streeting warns of super flu 'tsunami' and issues direct appeal to NHS doctors - warning that a strike is 'choosing to put lives at risk this Christmas'

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