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Young man having COVID-19 symptoms and coughing into elbow while talking to doctor at medical clinic.

Mystery over 'unknown' virus causing people to cough up blood in Russia

Channel: World World 3 days ago By Sarah Hooper
Salt and Pepper Crinkle Potato Chips

Urgent recall of popular holiday crisps found in UK supermarkets over allergy fears

Channel: UK UK 3 days ago By Sarah Hooper
Amelia Bourne

Girl, 9, waiting 53 months for kidney transplant just 'wants a childhood'

Channel: UK UK 3 days ago By Luke Alsford
A photo showing an example of the rent-free housing available for medical workers in the Australian outback town of Julia Creek, taken on April 21, 2022. (Jo Thieme/ McKinlay Shire Council via AP)

Remote town offering £330,000 and free rent to doctor willing to relocate

Channel: World World 5 days ago By Gergana Krasteva
A melancholic mid-adult Caucasian woman sits on the floor, attire casual, absorbed in her phone within the confines of a cozy living room setting.

How switching off 'everyday phone feature' can reverse aging by 10 years

Channel: Tech Tech 5 days ago By Danny Rigg
Pixie Lott

Pixie Lott: Nan was my biggest fan - until I lost her to dementia

Channel: Health Health 4 days ago By Pixie Lott
Urgent drugs warning issued over fake MDMA being sold in Manchester

Warning over batch of drugs that might contain potentially deadly substance

Channel: UK UK 4 days ago By Danny Rigg
Cropped shot of woman's hand filling a glass of filtered water right from the tap in the kitchen sink at home

Utah becomes first US state to ban fluoride in drinking water

Channel: US US 6 days ago By Sarah Hooper
HIV straight men immune

‘One in four straight men think they can’t contract HIV – I was once one of them’

Channel: UK UK 6 days ago By Josh Milton

Mum's anger after her son was allowed to travel to Switzerland to die

Channel: UK UK 7 days ago By John Dunne
King Charles III

Everything we know about King Charles's cancer treatment

Channel: UK UK 7 days ago By Brooke Davies
EMBARGOED TO 0001 FRIDAY MARCH 28 A fragment from a 14th century manuscript showing 'Vein Man' which illustrates the veins' locations and labels specify which ailments can be alleviated by bleeding from them, on display during the press preview of Curious Cures: Medicine in the Medieval World exhibition at the Cambridge University Library. The exhibition will display dozens of centuries-old manuscripts containing myriad unusual ingredients and medical remedies - taking in everything from ritual healing, herbal recipes, stargazing and bloodletting to drastic surgery. Picture date: Thursday March 27, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story HISTORY CuriousCures. Photo credit should read: Joe Giddens/PA Wire

Weasel testicles were 'once used to cure infertility' during Medieval times

Channel: UK UK March 28, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
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What's so super about this antibiotic-resistant ‘super’ STI?

Channel: UK UK March 27, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 27: Signage for the Emergency Department is seen at The Royal London Hospital on December 27, 2024 in London, England. NHS England faces a "quad-demic" of winter illnesses as Flu, Covid, RSV and Norovirus sweep the country. (Photo by Peter Nicholls/Getty Images)

Key norovirus symptoms to look out for after cases hit 'stubbornly high' levels

Channel: Tech Tech March 28, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
Swiss clinic helps another Briton to die in secret, despite promises Anne had recently lost her son and was believed to be suffering from depression. Credit: ITV News

Swiss assisted dying clinic helps another Brit die in secret without telling family

Channel: UK UK March 27, 2025 By Danny Rigg

Mum who watched son die of sepsis wants doctors to learn from family tragedy

Channel: UK UK March 27, 2025 By Katie Boyden

Map shows where measles outbreaks are spreading across US states

Channel: US US March 26, 2025 By Jessica Kwong

British influencer, 29, found alone and injured with mysterious black eye

Channel: World World March 26, 2025 By Luke Alsford

Over 1,000 shampoo bottles recalled for containing deadly bacteria

Channel: US US March 25, 2025 By Jessica Kwong
FILE - Cans of Coca-Cola are on display at a grocery market in Uniontown, Pa, April 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Thousands of Coca-Cola cans recalled because they may contain plastic

Channel: US US March 26, 2025 By Jessica Kwong