Emily Stearn

IN the warm weather, many of us will notice our hands, ankles and feet start to swell a little more than normal. Most of the time, this is nothing to worry about. But for some it could be a sign of…

EVEN people who have been hitting the NHS’ exercise target may still not be working out enough, England’s chief medicine officer (CMO) has warned. Under NHS guidance, adults should do at leas…

PHARMACISTS are being forced to ration supplies of two life-saving medications for at least another month after major shortages were announced over 18 months ago. The government has extended the se…

WHEN Damian Lazewski began repeatedly waking up in the middle of the night needing to use the toilet, he and his wife thought little of it. The now 45-year-old had no other symptoms but visited his…

WHEN Damian Lazewski began repeatedly waking up in the middle of the night needing to use the toilet, he and his wife thought little of it. The now 45-year-old had no other symptoms but visited his…

BRITAIN is being hit by a surge in imported cases of mosquito viruses, health officials warned today. More than 750 travel-acquired cases of four mosquito-borne illnesses have been logged in Englan…

Health officials have slapped a new safety warning on popular anti-wrinkle injections after a spate of hospitalisations caused by a paralysis-triggering bacterial infection. At least 40 people last…

ALL teens should be offered a free meningitis jab on the NHS, health chiefs ruled today. Currently, most youngsters above primary school age are unprotected against meningitis B (MenB) because rout…

WHEN Beth Brown discovered a small red patch on her face she dismissed it as merely eczema thinking little of it. But after the flaky patch continued to grow bigger, the then 29-year-old knew somet…

OBESE kids as young as six could benefit from taking weight-loss jabs, promising new research suggests. Specialist NHS clinics are already able to give the drugs, known medically as GLP-1 medicatio…