94 m. ago Doctor reveals the most effective treatments for a lingering cough

A cough is considered chronic when it lasts longer than eight weeks in adults, or four weeks in children

Politics

2 h. ago Covid Nimbus symptoms: The six key signs of new coronavirus strain sweeping UK

A doctor has outlined the key signs we need to look out for in the new Covid variant known as 'Nimbus' as cases spike across the UK, with the strain also been found in 21 other countries worldwide

Science

6 h. ago Harold Shipman: New Mail podcast explores the 'unusual' early life of Doctor Death and the missed warning signs that foreshadowed his killing spree

An Appointment with Murder is a brand-new true crime podcast that delves into the minds, methods, and motivations of medical murderers.

Events

9 h. ago Sarco suicide pod's SECOND victim: The doctor who witnessed woman's death, unanswered 'strangulation' questions, and the boss who now says: 'He was paranoid and delusional'

When he was five years old, Dr Florian Willet used to walk around the neighbourhood where he lived in Heidelberg, Germany , looking up.

Events

10 h. ago PROF ROBERT TOMBS: British tolerance is being stretched to its limits. Mass immigration is destabilising our country

Last weekend, my cousin's lovely daughter, not long out of medical school, married her sweetheart - a handsome young doctor from an Indian family.

Politics

16 h. ago Doctor did 'everything he could' to help baby who died after being given overdose of medication , inquest hears

Two nurses also described how an overdose of atracurium was administered to Polly Ida Lindop while they worked with an unfamiliar piece of apparatus

Events

16 h. ago Baby dies after getting ten times recommended dose of powerful drug

A leading doctor has told an inquest that a newborn baby was given ten times too much of a powerful drug usually used in surgery - just minutes before she collapsed.

Events

22 h. ago Who is David Bull? Former doctor and presenter made Reform UK chair

You might recognise him from the paranormal reality TV show Most Haunted Live!

Society

22 h. ago Doctor says 'harmless' wet hair mistake can make you go bald

The Harvard doctor says it's easy to get into the habit, but doing so may lead to serious damage

Society

22 h. ago Lib Dems denounce new Reform UK chair as ‘Trump sycophant’ – UK politics live

Daisy Cooper says doctor and presenter David Bull once appeared on TalkTV with his ear bandaged after the assassination attempt against TrumpReeves is now taking questions.The first comes from a delegate who says the proposed welfare cuts are wrong. Will the government think again? Continue reading...

Politics

24 h. ago Barry Ferguson SOS triggers a Hotline ding dong as claim about Rangers hero has punters worrying for the doctor

Andy Newport answers you calls wearing a hard hat and safety goggles as mania erupts with football playing second fiddle

Politics

24 h. ago Doctor says too much of popular pill can cause 'gut damage and ulcers'

A doctor warned that taking too much of a common medication could lead to serious complications

Events

24 h. ago David Bull: The doctor and former Most Haunted Live! presenter unveiled as new Reform UK chair

Dr David Bull left the medical profession in 2009 as his television career took off, although his licence was temporarily restored to allow him to help out in the Covid crisis

Society

25 h. ago Doctor reveals the simple thumb test that can show a 'ticking time bomb' heart problem

Dr Joe Whittington, an emergency medicine expert from California , said the hack could indicate a high risk of suffering an aortic aneurysm.

Events

27 h. ago Against Identity by Alexander Douglas review – a superb critique of contemporary self

A philosopher challenges us to forget about ourselves in this powerfully strange counterblast to identity fetishismIdentity is something socially negotiated, both claimed and given. I cannot be French if that nation does not exist; I can’t be a doctor if no one will grant me a medical degree. Social media, however, promises that we can don or doff identities like so many digital masks. We may become persuaded that identities are private goods over which we have rights of ownership and choice, that we can freely select what we “identify as”. The heightened salience of identity in modern political discourse thus represents an unwitting internalisation of the neoliberal view of humans as atomised individuals who navigate life purely by expressing consumer preferences.The idea that the identity of the speaker should count when assessing his or her argument is what the right used to denounce as “identity politics” (now subsumed under the general concept of “wokeness”), tho...

Politics

30 h. ago 'Boots new free AI skin checker spotted my rare condition first go'

Boots has launched a new AI-powered skin tool that can screen for over 70 skin conditions and is available via Boots Online Doctor. We tried it out to see if it really works

Politics

37 h. ago The crucial CCTV that helped jail a plastic surgeon for trying to kill his colleague

This CCTV is the crucial footage that helped jail a plastic surgeon who attempted to murder a fellow doctor he wanted “out of the way” by stabbing him after a thwarted plan to set his house alight.

Events

39 h. ago Senior doctor’s failures in teenager’s care at London hospital ‘amounted to gross negligence’

A medical tribunal found that Professor Richard Thompson’s failures in the care of Martha Mills were ‘particularly grave’

Events

41 h. ago Plastic surgeon jailed for life over attempted murder of fellow doctor

Peter Brooks, 61, doused petrol on floor of Graeme Perks’s Nottinghamshire home before stabbing him in abdomenA plastic surgeon who attempted to murder a colleague he “hated” has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years.Jonathan Peter Brooks, 61, known as Peter, who specialised in treating burn scars, broke into the Nottinghamshire home of Graeme Perks in the middle of the night on 14 January 2021 wearing camouflage gear and doused the floor with petrol with the intention of setting it alight. Continue reading...

Events

42 h. ago Plastic surgeon who attempted to murder fellow doctor is jailed for life

Peter Brooks, 61, stabbed Graeme Perks and doused the ground floor of his home in petrol in the early hours of January 14 2021.

Events