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A widely prescribed antidepressant could help people struggling with long Covid fatigue, a new study suggests. A randomised clinical trial compared the potential of fluvoxamine – marketed as Faverin – metformin and a placebo to reduce one of the most persistent and debilitating symptoms of long covid, fatigue. The study, conducted by scientists at the Brazilian Biomedical Research Institute included almost 400 adults who had been experiencing fatigue for at least 90 days after falling ill with covid. Participants were randomly assigned one of the drugs for 60 days, and asked to trac how tired they felt using a standard severity scale.The fluvoxamine patients reported steady improvements…
Raw cheeses linked to an E.coli outbreak are being recalled after sickening nine and hospitalizing three people.Of patients interviewed, all say they have consumed RAW FARM-branded raw milk or cheddar cheese, either sold in a block or shredded.Now, Sprouts grocery store — which stocks the items — has said it is withdrawing them from shelves. It has encouraged its customers not to eat the cheeses and to throw them out immediately.A spokesperson said: ‘RAW FARM raw cheddar cheeses are being withdrawn from sale due to potential E.coli contamination per FDA advisory. ‘Please do not consume any variety of RAW FARM raw…
Scientists have uncovered dozens of genetic traits that could pinpoint who is at risk of developing autism.In one of the largest studies of its kind, researchers in New York analyzed genetic data from more than 15,000 people across North, Central and South America, including 4,700 individuals who had autism.They linked 35 genes to the condition, a development that the team said could provide a ‘road map’ for diagnosis.The genes were not new, but unlike in other studies that focused on Europeans, the scientists analyzed data from people of Latin American ancestry — a genetically diverse group made up of indigenous American,…
When Sharon Ball started getting headaches while she was on maternity leave after giving birth to her daughter, she thought she had an ear infection. But the mother-of-three has since been told she has a rare brain cancer – which fewer than 200 people worldwide have been diagnosed with. The 38-year-old, who began having painful headaches during maternity leave late last year, has in recent weeks been diagnosed with an aggressive stage four osteosarcoma in her skull.After an operation and two rounds of chemotherapy, primary school teacher Sharon was forced to abandon a second planned surgery and turned to international options for her care.She has now…
Trader Joe’s has expanded a massive recall of popular frozen dinners after health regulators uncovered contamination with small, hard glass pieces.Recalls of Ajinomoto Foods North America Trader Joe’s branded frozen packages of fried rice started in February, from 3.4 million pounds of products recalled, to another 33.6 million pounds on March 3.On March 20, the FDA announced another expansion, including an additional 9.9 million pounds of vegetable fried rice and Japanese-Style Fried Rice With Edamame, Tofu and Hijiki Seaweed, bringing the total to about 47 million pounds of product.The company had received at least four complaints from customers who said…
Supplements are touted as fixes for everything from digestion to the immune system and even sleep.Now, scientists say, a simple and cheap combination of two supplements could sharpen memory: Taking a prebiotic and protein supplement at the same time.In a resurfaced study, researchers at King’s College London tracked 36 twin pairs — 72 individuals in total — over 12 weeks. In each pair, one twin was given the supplement combination while the other took a placebo combination.At the end of the study, cognitive tests showed twins taking the supplements had better cognition than the twins who did not. Dr Claire Steves,…
Despite being positioned as a tool for quitting smoking, vaping is as potentially harmful as cigarettes – and can cause both mouth and lung cancer. Despite health chiefs across the world saying that e-cigarettes are less damaging to the body than traditional smoking products, Australian researchers have made the strongest link yet between the gadgets and the disease. A team based out of the University of New South Wales in Sydney reviewed all the available literature into the potential harms of vaping that were published between 2017 and 2025. The most concerning studies, they noted, are the ones that show that vaping can cause changes to…
Prince Philip quietly lived with pancreatic cancer for nearly eight years before his death, it has been claimed. The revelation, published in a forthcoming biography about his wife, Queen Elizabeth II, is surprising on two counts. Firstly, it was never made public that the Duke had cancer, and secondly, pancreatic cancer is notoriously difficult to detect and has one of the lowest survival rates of any form of the disease, with many people dying just six months after diagnosis. Prince Philip’s story highlights the key risk factors that can increase the likelihood of developing the disease, from age and family history to lifestyle choices…
When asked to picture the ‘healthiest vegetable’, it’s unlikely that watercress springs to mind.Regarded more as a salad leaf, the small, peppery green is actually a member of the brassica family – cousin to broccoli, cabbage, kale and mustard.Delicate as it may look, watercress is unusually nutrient–dense for such a light leafy green. It’s a great source of vitamins A, C and K, along with folate and calcium, and like other vegetables in the brassica family, it contains plant compounds linked to antioxidant and anti–inflammatory effects.It’s these credentials that saw it crowned ‘the world’s healthiest vegetable’ in December, after receiving…
Get the skincare expert’s insight in the Your Health newsletter this weekPlus real-life stories and advice from top doctors – delivered to your inbox every Tuesday at 12.30pmSign up to the Your Health newsletter HERE to receive the top tipsBy DAILY MAIL REPORTER Published: 07:56 EDT, 30 March 2026 | Updated: 07:56 EDT, 30 March 2026 When consultant dermatologist Dr Justine Hextall’s 23-year-old daughter asked her to ‘treat’ a faint line in her forehead, she was gravely concerned.It confirmed the growing trend for people in their 20s and 30s getting ‘tweakments’ they don’t need – along with all the associated risks.In…
It was a crisp autumn morning when Darren came to my gastroenterology clinic, dressed in a suit and a tie. A university professor with two PhDs, he had been lecturing students that morning on the valence electrons within atoms.Clearly, he was a man at ease with his intellect. Physically, though, he was not. For years, he’d felt sluggish and bloated – and his bowel movements were sporadic at best.When I asked him what his last poo looked like, he was mortified. ‘I don’t look at my poo. What’s it supposed to look like?’ Over the next few months, I saw…
In 2013, a scientist at Abbott Laboratories saw study results with potentially big implications for the company’s profits and the lives of some of the world’s most fragile people: preterm infants. The upshot, she wrote in an email: Babies fed rival Mead Johnson Nutrition’s acidified liquid human milk fortifier — a nutritional supplement used in neonatal intensive care units — developed certain complications at higher rates than those given an Abbott fortifier, a researcher at the University of Nebraska had found. At least one of those complications can be deadly. The Abbott scientist, Bridget Barrett-Reis, described the results in the…
Overweight or obese middle-aged women who consume alcohol are more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer, a new study has found. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, with around 60,000 cases diagnosed each year and approximately one in seven women expected to develop the disease during their lifetime. NHS guidance states that there are several factors that put women more at risk of the cancer including genetics, dense breast tissue, and higher hormone levels.New research has suggested that the risk for middle-aged females is also exacerbated by lifestyle factors.The study analysed 12,782 Australian women aged 45 to…
By MARTI STELLING, HEALTH REPORTER Published: 04:38 EDT, 30 March 2026 | Updated: 04:48 EDT, 30 March 2026 A ‘do not eat’ warning has been issued for a popular deli meat product sold in UK supermarkets amid fears it could be contaminated with deadly bacteria.The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has raised the alarm after Listeria monocytogenes was detected in a turkey ham product sold at Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Morrisons and Ocado.The recall affects Gilbert’s Turkey Breast Pastrami, which has been pulled from supermarket shelves over concerns it could pose a serious risk to health.The recall applies to 142g packs with product…
Last summer, Lorena Alvarado Hill received a series of unexpected medical bills. A teacher’s aide in Melbourne, Florida, Hill is a single mom who works shifts at J.Crew on the weekends to send her daughter to college. Hill and her mother, who lives with her, had been enrolled in an insurance plan through HealthFirst. Hill paid nothing toward the premiums for the government-subsidized plan, which previously had covered her scans and other appointments. Then the bills came. Hill was on the hook for a $2,966.93 MRI, as well as more than half a dozen doctor visits costing about $200 or…
For millions of people, the appearance of cellulite is an ongoing frustration. You know it as the stubborn dimples and dents on your thighs and backside that seem impervious to diet, exercise, juice cleanses and the endless parade of creams promising a miracle.But the solution might not come in a jar of caffeine-infused lotion or in that pricey retinol treatment that promised to tighten things up.New research suggests that a daily oral supplement derived from the bark of a French maritime pine tree could smooth out cellulite more effectively than many topical treatments, with results visible in as little as three…
By ALEXA LARDIERI, US HEALTH EDITOR Published: 19:59 EDT, 20 March 2026 | Updated: 20:02 EDT, 20 March 2026 The FDA has issued an update on a recall of four types of products sold by convenience store-giant Wawa.The rest stop-icon is recalling nearly 22,000 units of four milk products, including Wawa-branded reduced fat milk 2%; Double Dutch Chocolate Milk; Cookies & Cream Milk; and Chocolate low-fat milk.The recall was issued because foreign plastic material was discovered on the line of production of the four products. The products come in 16oz (pint) plastic containers and are in the refrigerated section of the stores. UPC…
Having such an amazing archive of material, from the Just One Thing podcast to his many TV programmes, felt like a blessing to our family in the aftermath of Dad’s passing.However, it took months before I felt able to watch or listen to anything he had produced.Eight months after he died, I started to relisten to Just One Thing and I was immediately hooked.Although it was emotionally difficult to listen at first, I was struck by the wealth of useful, evidence-based and easy-to-action information. It is a treasure trove of tips for people wanting to make small changes to their…
Most of us carry a mental image of the person most likely to suffer a heart attack: Overweight, perhaps middle-aged, living on fried food and rarely exercising.But according to leading cardiologist Dr Oliver Guttman, that stereotype can be dangerously misleading.One of the biggest risk factors for cardiovascular disease is high cholesterol – and it can affect people who appear slim, fit and otherwise healthy, he warns.While unhealthy habits such as eating a diet high in saturated fats, drinking heavily and avoiding exercise can increase the risk of heart attack, Dr Guttman stresses that body shape alone does not tell the…
By JOE ROSSITER, REPORTER Published: 20:40 EDT, 29 March 2026 | Updated: 23:17 EDT, 29 March 2026 Just ten doctors have prescribed more than half of all medical cannabis drugs since they were legalised in the UK.Figures obtained by The Times also showed a single consultant has been responsible for one in every ten cannabis medicines prescribed in the country.That doctor prescribed nearly 46,000 cannabis medicines in the first five months of last year, equivalent to one prescription every two working minutes.The top ten consultants, who work in private clinics, prescribed more than 805,000 cannabis treatments since 2019, 52 per…
Daily Mail journalists select and curate the products that feature on our site. If you make a purchase via links on this page we will earn commission – learn moreThere is a silent epidemic affecting millions of people – and most have no idea it is happening.It begins with a basic survival response inside the body.When you are injured or infected, your immune system releases a wave of chemical signals that call white blood cells to the scene. Blood vessels widen, fluid leaks into the tissue and the area becomes warm, swollen and red.This is inflammation – the body’s way…
He once had a six-pack that turned heads, but years later, Frank Hoyle barely recognized the man staring back at him in the mirror.’I had gained a little bit of weight,’ he told the Daily Mail. ‘I had tried to lose it, but there was this stubborn pouch at the front that wouldn’t go, no matter what I did.’With his 40th birthday looming, he made a drastic decision.Hoyle, who worked in hospitality, paid $23,000 for a four-hour liposuction procedure, where doctors removed ten pounds of fat from his abdomen in what was described as a ‘quick fix.”It was like a miracle,’…