Health news

Walking 10,000 steps a day cuts risk of early death by 40pc, study shows

Lockdown saw surge in lighting up cigars, especially among young people

Americans drop guidance to self-isolate with Covid

NHS launches same-day GP access plan – but you’re still not likely to see a doctor

Therapy and meditation ‘helps combat menopause symptoms’

Crisps and fizzy drinks to be removed from meal deals in Scotland as SNP tackles obesity crisis

‘Olive oil drug’ may help treat deadly and incurable brain cancer

What you should be eating to ease menopause symptoms

Four-week waits for GP appointment at record high, NHS figures show

Heart attack survivors at greater risk of further health problems

Rheumatoid arthritis can be prevented, study shows

Tai Chi ‘more effective’ for reducing blood pressure than jogging or cycling

Freebirthing trend is dangerous, doctors warn

Fluoride to be added to drinking water under new legal powers

Move NHS appointments to gyms and swimming pools to get patients back to work, former executive says

Women with PCOS more likely to develop memory problems in middle age, study finds

Pharmacy ‘revolution’ will cut NHS waiting lists, says Sunak

Men can cut prostate cancer risk by third with small step up in exercise

Measles cases jump 20 per cent in week in West Midlands

Alzheimer’s passed to patients from corpses

British ballet dancer with peanut allergy killed in US by mislabelled biscuit

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Talking therapy tipped to treat bowel disorders such as Crohn’s disease

Half of young vapers did not smoke, research shows, as government considers ban

Gastric balloons given to obese NHS patients for first time

Trans man about to have sex change operation found to be five-months pregnant

Test all dogs entering UK for incurable disease that passes to humans, vets plead

Oldest sauna in Britain gets protected status

Tobacco giant threatened Sunak with legal action over smoking Bill