The doctor will... drive you now? Newly-qualified GP is working for Uber because they couldn't get a job (even though you've been waiting weeks for an appointment!)
The UK medical graduate, who qualified as a GP two years ago, has struggled to secure work as a locum or salaried GP. Now he is working as an Uber driver in the Midlands. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lonelyville, USA: Three factors mean middle-aged adults in America are far more likely to be lonely than their European peers, report says
Middle-aged Americans are lonelier than their peers in Europe and may explain why people in the US tend to die younger, according to a new report by American and German psychologists. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I'm the first person in the WORLD to ever be diagnosed with my cancer
Alison Varley, of Ossett in West Yorkshire, said she is 'terrified' and that medics are 'struggling' with her never-before-seen illness. She fears she may not make Christmas, (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I woke up sounding WELSH - but I've never been there: Mystery of English mother, 36, whose accent suddenly changed in her sleep
Zoe Coles, 36, fears the distinctive accent is 'stuck' and won't disappear after she developed the voice overnight, nine months ago. The mum-of-two from Lincolnshire is often asked if she's from Cardiff. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Landmark moment as birth control pill goes on sale online in US for first time TODAY - for around $20 a month on Amazon
America's first over-the-counter birth control pill is now available online, drugmaker Perrigo announced Monday. It is available on Opill's website and Amazon for about $20 a month. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Scientists are trialing drug-free skinny pill that tricks the body into thinking it's full - just like Ozempic
Unlike popular slimming jabs, the new invention only contains nutrients, meaning it is potentially free of any side effects, researchers from London said. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I'm worried heartburn pills will raise my risk of dementia, is that true? Ask DR MARTIN SCURR
I have a hiatus hernia and my doctor has put me on lansoprazole. I've read that proton pump inhibitors like this can cause Alzheimer's if taken for more than four years. Is there any alternative? (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
My three-year-old daughter has a rare eating disorder which means she eats glass and furniture, I bought a new sofa and she took chunks from it
Stacey A'Hearne, 25, from Blackwood, Wales, must constantly monitor three-year-old Wynter to stop her munching on potentially dangerous items around the house. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I was born with two cervixes and I have two boyfriends - they don't know about each other but it doesn't count as cheating because they each use one vagina
Emily Charlotte, 25, from Surrey, was born with a rare condition called uterus didelphys which means she has two uteruses and two cervixes. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Revealed: Erection pills such as Viagra and Cialis have been linked to over 200 deaths in Britain
None of the fatalities - all of which have occurred since 1998 - are proven to have been caused directly by the drugs but come from reports summitted by concerned patients and medics. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NHS 'cover-up culture' exposed: Ombudsman warns scandal-stricken hospitals are concealing evidence of poor care
Rob Behrens (pictured), accused the NHS of, on occasions, acting in a 'dreadful' way to prevent bereaved families from finding out the truth. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Health warning as killer disease spreads to new part of Australia
Easter travellers and locals have been warned to protect themselves against a potentially fatal disease circulating in Western Australia. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Do you REALLY need to walk 10,000 steps a day? Why experts say there's no 'magic' number - and that ANY amount of movement is good
There is no need to get a set number of steps done each day, says London-based celebrity personal trainer Matt Roberts. But studies show reaching 10,000 steps a day can cut risk of several diseases. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Women should have babies before it's too late, not be tricked into uselessly freezing their eggs, says MP MIRIAM CATES
In an era when women are increasingly urged to put career before family, Tory MP and mother-of-three MIRIAM CATES on how the Government can do more to help them juggle their responsibilities. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NHS waiting lists for autism assessments hit record high after a 'seismic' increase in awareness of the condition
Last December, 172,040 people were waiting for an assessment, up from 117,020 a year earlier and more than five times the 32,220 in December 2019. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news