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Get ready for 'healthier' white bread! Scientists are trying to create a loaf that's as nutrient-dense as wholemeal but not as bland

Get ready for 'healthier' white bread! Scientists are trying to create a loaf that's as nutrient-dense as wholemeal but not as bland

For years, white bread has been demonised for being full of additives…
The six tell-tale signs your child may have autism - as it's revealed kids are waiting up to four years to be officially diagnosed

The six tell-tale signs your child may have autism – as it's revealed kids are waiting up to four years to be officially diagnosed

Today it was revealed that children across the UK are waiting up…
Fears China could cyber attack the NHS by exploiting software flaw that saw 'hostile' Beijing-backed actors access personal details of 40million Brits

Fears China could cyber attack the NHS by exploiting software flaw that saw 'hostile' Beijing-backed actors access personal details of 40million Brits

Chinese hackers could bring the NHS to its knees by exploiting a known…
Stop complaining about the British rain! Downpours can make us happy and have 'therapeutic effects' on depression, claims expert

Stop complaining about the British rain! Downpours can make us happy and have 'therapeutic effects' on depression, claims expert

As a nation, we love to complain about the weather. But with…
Breast cancer breakthroughs as scientists develop AI tools that can predict treatment side effects AND spot tiny signs of disease that human doctors miss

Breast cancer breakthroughs as scientists develop AI tools that can predict treatment side effects AND spot tiny signs of disease that human doctors miss

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world.…
Kate Silverton says being too quick to diagnose children with ADHD can be 'debilitating' for them

Kate Silverton says being too quick to diagnose children with ADHD can be 'debilitating' for them

We shouldn’t be so quick to diagnose children with ADHD as such…
Warning over 'misleading' egg-freezing success claims: Charity says clinics charging £8,000 packages are 'exploiting' desperate women

Warning over 'misleading' egg-freezing success claims: Charity says clinics charging £8,000 packages are 'exploiting' desperate women

Fertility clinics are giving desperate women false hope by misleading them about…
After Keir Starmer was urged to 'shed a few pounds' by Labour's Peter Mandelson, how does the leader's lifestyle shape up against Rishi Sunak?

After Keir Starmer was urged to 'shed a few pounds' by Labour's Peter Mandelson, how does the leader's lifestyle shape up against Rishi Sunak?

Running the country requires being fit as a fiddle – so for…
Tragic actress' emotional mother reveals how her daughter died from a blood clot three weeks after her 30th birthday after her symptoms were dismissed as 'anxiety' by 'physician associates'

Tragic actress' emotional mother reveals how her daughter died from a blood clot three weeks after her 30th birthday after her symptoms were dismissed as 'anxiety' by 'physician associates'

A tragic actress’s emotional mother has revealed how her daughter died from…
Menopause 'isn't a disease and is now over-medicalised': Top experts claim issues attributed to 'the change' may just be down to ageing and stressful life events

Menopause 'isn't a disease and is over-medicalised': Experts accuse industry of 'hijacking' discussion about natural change to 'sell services and products' and say celebrities like Davina McCall have 'sensationalised' phenomenon by sharing 'horror stories'

Menopause is not a disease, according to researchers who say that industry has…
Isle do it! Health chiefs are offering GPs £150,000 to work in one of Scotland's most idyllic locations, famed for its white beaches and stunning scenery

Isle do it! Health chiefs are offering GPs £150,000 to work in one of Scotland's most idyllic locations, famed for its white beaches and stunning scenery

Health chiefs are attempting to lure GPs to work in one of…
Steve Rider's prostate tumour had no symptoms. If his wife hadn't made him see a doctor, it could have been fatal

Steve Rider's prostate tumour had no symptoms. If his wife hadn't made him see a doctor, it could have been fatal

Last autumn, after a 45-year career in sports broadcasting ‘without a single…
So much for the crackdown on 'health tourists'! NHS hospitals have lost a staggering £180million over last five years - the equivalent of £100,000 a day

So much for the crackdown on 'health tourists'! NHS hospitals have lost a staggering £180million over last five years – the equivalent of £100,000 a day

Cash-strapped NHS hospitals have lost over £180million to ‘health tourists’ since a Government…
NHS 'can't cope' with surge in Brits self-diagnosing with ADHD and autism, expert warns

NHS 'can't cope' with surge in Brits self-diagnosing with ADHD and autism, expert warns

The ailing NHS risks being ‘overwhelmed’ by a huge surge in ADHD…
Health chiefs 'failed to sound alarm over potential dangers of Covid vaccines': MPs accuse regulator of putting Brits 'at serious risk' by not immediately sharing how Pfizer jabs could trigger extremely rare heart side effect

Health chiefs 'failed to sound alarm over potential dangers of Covid vaccines': MPs accuse regulator of putting Brits 'at serious risk' by not immediately sharing how Pfizer jabs could trigger extremely rare heart side effect

Britain’s medicines regulator has been accused of failing to sound the alarm…
British teenagers would rather work for the NHS than tech giants Apple, Google and Tesla, poll finds

British teenagers would rather work for the NHS than tech giants Apple, Google and Tesla, poll finds

British teenagers would rather work for the NHS than any other employer…
Broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby slams UK's 'unbearable' and 'cruel' assisted dying ban as he poignantly tells how MND slowly killed his younger brother Nicholas who wanted to 'decide when I stop'

Broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby slams UK's 'unbearable' and 'cruel' assisted dying ban as he poignantly tells how MND slowly killed his younger brother Nicholas who wanted to 'decide when I stop'

Respected broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby has said the UK’s law against medically assisted death…
Trans-influencer and BBC Dr Who voiceover actor who moved out of London threatens to take down her GP 'after being refused hormone treatment' in profanity-laden social media posts

Trans-influencer and BBC Dr Who voiceover actor who moved out of London threatens to take down her GP 'after being refused hormone treatment' in profanity-laden social media posts

A trans-influencer and BBC voiceover actor has vowed to take her GP down after…
DR MAX: This is why ultra-processed foods are addictive in the same way as cocaine

DR MAX: This is why ultra-processed foods are addictive in the same way as cocaine

Step away from the Coco Pops! Put down that spoon! Put away…
Not fancy making your own lunch then? College student wildly claims there's 'nothing to eat except McDonald's and Greggs' for lunch - but critics say he is just 'making excuses'

Not fancy making your own lunch then? College student wildly claims there's 'nothing to eat except McDonald's and Greggs' for lunch – but critics say he is just 'making excuses'

A student was today accused of ‘making excuses’ by claiming that Greggs and…