My mouth is so dry, I can’t swallow, help! Dr Zoe Williams answers your health questions
WE give our kids yoghurt and cheese to help them “grow strong”, but forget about our own bone health as we age. Adults’ bones constantly…
‘Havana syndrome’ mystery deepens as victims’ symptoms are ‘real and profound’ but don’t show up on brain scans
THE biggest study into "Havana syndrome" has found no medical evidence for the mystery condition. Between 2016 and 2018, US embassy staff working in Cuba started…
‘World’s deadliest infection’ may be silently infecting Brits as symptom-less victims spread Victorian disease
SCIENTISTS fear that the world's 'mostly deadly infection' could be spreading silently through communities, as conventional tests fail to spot the bacteria causing it. Tuberculosis…
Deadly virus causes bizarre side effect of spontaneous erections that last for hours, scientists discover
A DEADLY mosquito-borne virus characterised by rashes, vomiting and bleeding gums could also be responsible for a bizarre new symptom, scientists say. Dengue fever -…
Explosive temper tantrums and sudden crying fits should ‘ring alarm bells’, ex-paramedic warns all parents
TEMPER tantrums and crying fits are certainly nothing out of the ordinary for toddlers and children. But an ex-paramedic has warned that if they happen…
‘Too much for a little body’: Boy, 5, died after his body was overwhelmed by 4 viruses that ‘spread like wildfire’
A LITTLE boy passed away after his body was overwhelmed by four viruses, including Covid and strep A, that 'spread like wildfire'. Jean Carlos Martinez…
Urgent smear test alert after NHS blunders and missed invites ‘linked to 3 deaths’
THREE women are known to have died and two more diagnosed with deadly cervical cancer after NHS blunders meant thousands weren't invited for life-saving smear-tests.…
Head-to-toe how highly-infectious measles can ravage the body – with fatal complications years later
MEASLES can be very serious. One in five people who catch the viral disease will end up in hospital. 1How measles can affect the body…