Dr Peter Hotez, who was a leading voice during the Covid pandemic, warned there were at least nine infectious diseases currently spreading that could cause another pandemic - in a plea to the Trump administration not to cut disease research funding. In an interview with MSNBC news , he said: 'Here's the reason why we need to care about this stuff. We have some big picture stuff coming down the pipe. All that's going to come crashing down on January 21 on the Trump administration. We need a really really good team to be able to handle this.'
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Pharmacist reveals five common medications he thinks are a 'scam'
A pharmacist has revealed the biggest over-the-counter 'scam' medications. Dr Grant Harting, a licensed pharmacist and founder of CrushCost, said that five drugs found at most US pharmacies are not worth buying due to high costs and being ineffective. Common sleep, allergy, and even memory medications made the list of over-the-counter drugs deemed 'complete and utter trash.' In a video posted last month on TikTok, which has gotten 2.6million views, Dr Harting also shared his list of alternative medications.
How round are YOU? Your 'body roundness index' says more about your health than BMI, use our calculator to measure yours
While body mass index has been the go-to obesity measure for decades some experts say we should focusing on the fat in a particular part of our body. Called 'body roundness index' (BRI) this gives us a better indicator of the fat that should worry us most, the flab around our vital organs. BMI it is a simple calculation that takes your height and your weight, and the resulting number tells you if your too big for how tall you are. In contrast BRI is more complex, using a detailed multi-stage formula to compare your height to their waist circumference. But now, MailOnline has created a simple tool that does the heavy math for you, providing a BRI result between zero and 20 using your height and waist circumference. A 'healthy' result is between 0.3 and three.
Experts discover infection that hits millions a year could be behind explosion in young bowel cancer cases
Strains of the bacteria E.coli have been found to produce a DNA-damaging chemical called colibactin hat has been linked to bowel cancer. But scientists believe a vaccine could help. Working to eradicate these strains 'could offer huge public health benefits', researchers said, including reducing the need for antibiotics to treat the infections they cause, as well as potentially lowering cancer risk.
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- Doctor warns of deadly unforeseen side effects of Mounjaro as NHS is given 12 years to roll out new weight loss jab
- Health chiefs issue urgent warning over surge in deadly 'Victorian disease' that is easily mistaken for a winter cold
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- Millions to be denied NHS fat jabs as treatment is limited to just 220,000 - fewer than one in ten patients who meet criteria
- Experts reveal snacking on common 'junk food' can slash your risk of diabetes
- EU's baby bust: New data reveals the terrifying population plunges across the continent that are set to condemn future generations to life in a crippled economy
- Experts discover infection that hits millions a year could be behind explosion in young bowel cancer cases
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- Top virologist makes stunning claim about what'll happen when Trump takes office as Congo is put on 'max alert' for pandemic
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- 'We watched our son die on a video call after he ate peanuts hidden in a pudding on holiday': Anguished parents of 19-year-old claim hotel staff insisted the dish was safe to eat
- The gene that means you can't handle your alcohol: New test reveals if you've got it
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- Doctor reveals five common drugs you should never take with food due to fatal risks
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EXCLUSIVE'Devastated' friends of school teacher killed by rabid bat reveal shocking rabies symptoms she ignored
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Doctor reveals Americans' biggest sexual kinks... including dangerous fetish that hospitalizes thousands
EXCLUSIVEMy heart literally exploded on a date at the Cheesecake Factory... doctors explained the wild reason why
When Stefani Anderson went on a dinner date, she never expected that her heart would literally explode, turning it into a life-or-death situation. The 39-year-old met up with a man she was seeing at The Cheesecake Factory in Salt Lake City, Utah , when she began experiencing intense pain in her jaw. She initially mistook the sensation for 'lock-jaw' until the pain began spreading to her collarbone, growing worse by the minute.
Antidepressants left me suicidal due to a little-known condition. Now after hearing other shattering stories I want to warn of the risks doctors tell me - and everyone should know: KATINKA BLACKFORD NEWMAN
This morning I received an anguished email from Tania Morgan, a 59-year-old former head teacher I interviewed for the Daily Mail last year following her son Sam's adverse and tragic reaction to an antidepressant (pictured right, Tania and Sam). Tania and her husband Ian believe their son's suicide was the direct result of the drug. She wrote: 'HELP. I don't know where to turn but I am unable to turn a blind eye to what is happening and owe it to my son to not let this matter lay. I'm writing to you this morning in despair, frustration and anger.' Tania's anger had been triggered by the news yesterday of the inquest into the death of Thomas Kingston, the husband of Lady Gabriella Windsor (pictured left and inset).
EXCLUSIVEI donated my eggs for money in my 20s - what doctors did to me means I'll never have kids of my own
Eager to help others conceive and constantly bombarded by adverts, Kaylene Breeding decided to become an egg donor in her 20s and didn't think anything of it. But now aged 37 and six egg donations later, the Vancouver-based entrepreneur looks back on her decision making with regret. While she thought she was doing a good deed at the time, Ms Breeding says she was not aware of the risks around egg donating and now it is her mission to warn other women before it is too late.
Concern as babies develop bizarre 'Werewolf Syndrome' after parents use popular hair loss remedy
A popular hair-loss drug may be causing babies to suffer 'werewolf syndrome' leaving them blanketed in hair, European health chiefs have warned. Almost a dozen cases have now been reported in the Navarra province, in northern Spain. Officials believe the newborns developed the condition after their parents used over-the-counter remedy minoxidil, which is commonly applied to the scalp. 'Warewolf syndrome' causes abnormal amounts of fine hairs up to 5cm long to grow on a person's face, arms and other parts of their body.
How a mammogram missed cancer that's now incurable: Doctors reveal the types that are harder to spot... and how to stop this happening to YOU
Susan Leeson thought her clear mammogram meant she could briefly relax about her risk of breast cancer until her next routine screening in three years' time. 'I thought great, one less thing to worry about for a bit,' she says. Susan, 56, who is married to a corporate lawyer and has a teenage daughter, now desperately wishes she hadn't put so much faith in the result. For seven months later, and only after going to A&E with agonising back pain, Susan discovered she had a fractured spine.