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How tattoos could raise the risk of cancer, doctors reveal - as experts warn of the particular colour that may be more harmful

How tattoos could raise the risk of cancer, doctors reveal – as experts warn of the particular colour that may be more harmful

When doctors in Australia discovered a hard mass in the breast of…
Scientists have discovered where the ugliest people in Britain live...

Scientists have discovered where the ugliest people in Britain live…

It’s famed for its rugged coastline, love of leeks and Tom Jones.  But…
Material commonly used in vaginal mesh implants starts to degrade within 60 days of being implanted in the pelvis, study reveals

Material commonly used in vaginal mesh implants starts to degrade within 60 days of being implanted in the pelvis, study reveals

The material commonly used in vaginal mesh implants starts to degrade within…
Record 2.6million women in England have taken HRT in the last year - a staggering rise of 12 per cent from 2022

Record 2.6million women in England have taken HRT in the last year – a staggering rise of 12 per cent from 2022

A record 2.6 million women in England took HRT last year as…
Where are all the vital osteoporosis fracture centres the Health Secretary promised us?

Where are all the vital osteoporosis fracture centres the Health Secretary promised us?

The Holy Grail for the NHS is finding cost-effective ways to help patients…
Heartbreak as breast cancer patients are denied life-extending drug - and their last Christmas with their families

Heartbreak as breast cancer patients are denied life-extending drug – and their last Christmas with their families

Breast cancer patients refused a life-extending drug are being denied a last…
More than 300,000 cancer patients face long treatment delays over the next five years, charity warns

More than 300,000 cancer patients face long treatment delays over the next five years, charity warns

More than 300,000 cancer patients face long treatment delays over the next…
Now pharmacists to be balloted over 'work-to-rule' action amid a row over funding just several weeks after GPs

Now pharmacists to be balloted over 'work-to-rule' action amid a row over funding just several weeks after GPs

Pharmacists are to be balloted over potential ‘work-to-rule’ action amid a row…
More than 10 million people face waiting at least one month to see their GP, damning figures reveal

More than 10 million people face waiting at least one month to see their GP, damning figures reveal

A record number of patients face a four-week wait to see their…
How big are the backlogs at YOUR hospital? As Keir Starmer says 'broken' NHS must 'reform or die', use our search tool to see extent of A&E queues, waiting list and cancer delays at every trust

How big are the backlogs at YOUR hospital? As Keir Starmer says 'broken' NHS must 'reform or die', use our search tool to see extent of A&E queues, waiting list and cancer delays at every trust

Two-thirds of patients at England’s busiest hospitals have waited over 18 weeks…
Lord Darzi's bombshell revelations in numbers: Alarming graphs lay bare the catastrophic NHS failures - from cancer waiting lists to A&E queues

Lord Darzi's bombshell revelations in numbers: Alarming graphs lay bare the catastrophic NHS failures – from cancer waiting lists to A&E queues

The nightmarish state of the NHS has been revealed in a series…
HALF of children are now overweight in some areas of the UK - so is YOUR area one of the hotspots? Check our interactive map to find out

HALF of children are now overweight in some areas of the UK – so is YOUR area one of the hotspots? Check our interactive map to find out

England’s child obesity crisis is laid bare today in a sobering interactive…
Who is a qualified doctor? Nearly half of patients don't know what a 'physician associate' is despite NHS plans for them to deliver more care, poll reveals

Who is a qualified doctor? Nearly half of patients don't know what a 'physician associate' is despite NHS plans for them to deliver more care, poll reveals

More than half of patients do not know what a ‘physician associate’…
Breast cancer sufferers put in danger due to a major shortage of NHS staff who can deliver specialist scans, radiographers warn

Breast cancer sufferers put in danger due to a major shortage of NHS staff who can deliver specialist scans, radiographers warn

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world.…
Why do so many middle-aged men take their own lives? Amid tragedy of cricket hero Graham Thorpe's death experts explain why males aged 45 to 64 are most at risk of suicide

Why do so many middle-aged men take their own lives? Amid tragedy of cricket hero Graham Thorpe's death experts explain why males aged 45 to 64 are most at risk of suicide

Cricket hero Graham Thorpe died by suicide on Sunday after several years…
A&Es in England having one of the busiest summers ever, figures reveal - as NHS struggles to cut waiting times for routine treatment

A&Es in England having one of the busiest summers ever, figures reveal – as NHS struggles to cut waiting times for routine treatment

Waiting lists for routine NHS treatment have grown for the third month…
Do sporting sex bans work? Olympic chiefs want to encourage athletes to 'enjoy lovemaking' while other sporting figures swear against it... so who's right?

Do sporting sex bans work? Olympic chiefs want to encourage athletes to 'enjoy lovemaking' while other sporting figures swear against it… so who's right?

In the city of love Olympics chiefs are encouraging athletes to get…
Tens of thousands of men are dying young in the UK EVERY week because they fail to take their health seriously, damning report warns

Tens of thousands of men are dying young in the UK EVERY week because they fail to take their health seriously, damning report warns

Thousands of men are dying prematurely in the UK every week because…
How patients are being denied mental health treatment that might stop them harming, or even killing themselves, by doctors who believe they're 'attention seekers' simply 'making it up'

How patients are being denied mental health treatment that might stop them harming, or even killing themselves, by doctors who believe they're 'attention seekers' simply 'making it up'

Thousands of children and young adults in the UK with serious mental…
HPV jab HALVES rates of head and neck cancer in young men, as new research finds the vaccine given to 12 and13-year-old girls could prevent thousands of male cancer cases

HPV jab HALVES rates of head and neck cancer in young men, as new research finds the vaccine given to 12 and13-year-old girls could prevent thousands of male cancer cases

The HPV vaccine is set to prevent thousands of head and neck…