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Plagued by a never-ending cough this winter? Why it may be caused by ‘one infection after another’ – as Britain’s top GP shares four tips to beat rotten illness at home GP Professor Kamila Hawthorne said respiratory infections are lasting…

The same devices used to take selfies and type out tweets are being repurposed and commercialized for quick access to information needed for monitoring a patient’s health. A fingertip pressed against a phone’s camera lens can measure a heart rate….

The American College of Gastroenterology issued updated guidelines for celiac disease diagnosis, management, and screening that incorporates research conducted since the last update in 2013. The guidelines offer evidence-based recommendations for common clinical questions on topics that include nonbiopsy diagnosis,…

A new study published in the journal Cell Reports Medicine links exposure to Salmonella bacteria to colon cancer risk. The researchers, including a team led by Jun Sun from the University of Illinois Chicago, studied human colon cancer tissue samples…

Welcome to Zombieland: Medic reveals devastating impact of ‘tranq’ on Philly – as the animal tranquilizer floods city’s opioid supply and leaves addicts with open gaping wounds and unable to walk The drug leaves users with ‘four-finger wide’ wounds that…

Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health care system, have found new evidence that vitamin D may be metabolized differently in people with an elevated body mass index (BMI). The study, appearing…

Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves McConaughey belatedly shared a rare photo of their son Livingston blowing out candles on the ice cream cake he requested for his 10th birthday. “Nothing fancy … just us … All [Livingston] wanted to do…

Doctors wrongly told me 10 times that my girl, 3, was fine… but she actually had leukaemia Scottish tot Theano came down with a series of illnesses after starting nursery While initially dismissed as regular bugs, her parents grew increasingly worried…

A new study conducted at the University of Turku, Finland, examined the association between the residential green environment and the individual oligosaccharide profile in the mother's breastmilk. Oligosaccharides are sugar molecules that are the most common component in breastmilk after…

How Britain lags behind Europe in fight against cancer: Survival rates for 9/10 of most common forms of disease are LOWER in UK than rest of continent NHS too slow to use new drugs and ‘uncomfortable with innovation’, report says…