Given the choice between life and death — treating a serious disease versus doing nothing — the answer is obvious, surely. Yet quality of life is a key concern, and some patients are not willing to undergo perhaps gruelling treatment for the chance of extra time. For those with cancer, the chemotherapy that can save … Read more
A British teacher who spent the last decade in Wuhan fears he may be spreading coronavirus throughout the UK after being turned away for tests by NHS 111. David Marland, 34, lived just five minutes from the seafood market thought to be at the centre of the outbreak and walked through it nearly every day. At … Read more
Forget fads and shed pounds on the ‘great gran diet’: People ‘should avoid low-fat options and stick to traditional fare such as a full English breakfast’ People should stick to traditional fare such as a Full English, says top surgeon Andrew Jenkinson advises to buy food at a greengrocer, butcher and fishmonger The bariatric surgeon … Read more
SPA DOCTOR: My public face is back after botched eye job thanks to a luxury spa… and it allowed me to go out without full make up for the first time since my 20s By Emma Nelson For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:58 GMT, 26 January 2020 | Updated: 01:00 GMT, 26 January 2020 … Read more
The NHS could free hospital beds and save lives using AI which tells doctors which patients are stable enough to go home, researchers say. Patients were able to go home up to three days earlier than normal, allowing other sick patients in A&E to be admitted. The system by a patients’ bedside collects data on their … Read more
The app will see you now: NHS Trust buys controversial ‘GP by Skype’ service to move half of all its appointments online Hospital has linked up with Babylon Health, firm behind GP At Hand app App will share info between GPs and specialists and allow online consultations Royal Wolverhampton plans to sell the technology to … Read more
A mother-of-two with size 38KK breasts says her life is being ruined by her enormous chest. Danielle Sullivan, 29, says she struggles to walk for more than 15 minutes because of crippling back, shoulder and knee pains. The pain keeps her up at night and the pressure of her giant breasts causes painful sores and … Read more
Faced with the prospect of waiting for up to three years for a hip replacement on the NHS, Brian Ashworth took matters into his own hands. He found a way to have the operation within 30 days — in Lithuania, 1,700 miles from his home in Northern Ireland. And, incredibly, it was paid for by the … Read more
Tony Bellingham, 62, suffers constant debilitating pain after bungling NHS doctors severed a major artery in his arm A goldsmith who made jewels for the Royal Family has been left in constant debilitating pain after bungling NHS doctors severed a major artery in his arm. Tony Bellingham, from Bromley, London, suffers from complex regional pain syndrome … Read more
A dad-of-one who shed more than half his body weight has launched a fundraiser so he can pay £13,000 to remove his excess sagging skin. Daniel Cushen, 34, from Barry in Wales, tipped the scaled at 30st, but lost just over 16st in three years by joining Slimming World and introducing a new exercise regime. … Read more
Early onset of menopause can TRIPLE health risks in later life, new research suggests Women whose periods stop before 40 are at greater risk of diabetes and strokes UK average age for menopause is 51 but around 1 in 100 experience before 40 Premature menopause is associated with individual health problems later in life By … Read more
Cervical cancer could be on its way to extinction thanks to improved testing and vaccination, NHS professor says A new detection method rolled out last month looks for traces of HPV NHS England claims a quarter of new cases could be prevented by the method About 2,500 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer every year … Read more
NHS crisis ‘will leave six million people on operation waiting lists’, private health firms warn Private firms predict the number of people on waiting lists will reach six million Demand for surgical procedures is now growing as the population gets older Six million ‘to be left waiting for hip replacements and cataract surgery by 2024’ … Read more