Millions of Britons risk developing a dependency on nasal decongestant sprays, the UK’s medicines regulator has warned, as it issued…
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Three people have died and several others have fallen ill in a suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship, the…
Zoe and her husband had been married just nine months when they received the devastating news that she had breast…
A midwife was diagnosed with cancer three months after her mother died from the same disease – a devastating sequence…
More than three-quarters of London boroughs now have a life expectancy that falls short of the state pension age of…
Two guests who stayed at the Wynn Las Vegas hotel and casino on separate occasions have contracted Legionnaires’ disease, prompting…
Cancer screening: Why the NHS stops routine invitations at 70 Older people in the UK remain entitled to request bowel…
A young mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer after her symptoms were repeatedly dismissed as normal post-birth discomfort. Tia Faye…
Obesity is a key factor in rising cancer rates among under-50s, a major new study suggests, but researchers warn it…
People who regularly turn to right-wing media for their news are more than twice as likely to be hesitant about…