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It comes after Covid inquiry chair, Baroness Heather Hallett delivered her report how, or if, the Government was prepared for an emergency like the pandemic.

Baroness Heather Hallett, delivered her first report into the pandemic, highlighting the lack of preparedness and resilience that meant the virus tore through the country.

IT'S a shocking statistic that reveals medical sexism is still a dangerous issue in this country: while men are more prone to heart attacks, women have a higher risk of dying from one.

I doubt many of us know much about the process of getting a vital diagnosis. We don't consider the highly qualified doctors we're unlikely ever to meet, but on whose skill our lives depend.

The British Medical Association's governing council last night debated the inquiry's findings more three months after they were published and widely welcomed by other experts.

Jolyon Maugham stepped up his attack on Health Secretary Wes Streeting for making permanent the Conservatives ' emergency restrictions on gender medicine for young people.

The Reddit co-founder joins model Bella Hadid , singer Justin Bieber, actor Ben Stiller and comic Amy Schumer in having the condition which is spread by ticks.

Britain's pork banger could soon be made more veggie to make us healthier but ones already on supermarket shelves host a variety of non-meat components from bamboo to algae.

The Reddit co-founder joins model Bella Hadid , singer Justin Bieber, actor Ben Stiller and comic Amy Schumer in having the condition which is spread by ticks.

Like the experts running the trial, I am convinced if all women had the option it would increase numbers taking these tests - something that's absolutely needed.

The self-testing kits are expected to 'revolutionise' cervical cancer diagnosis after the biggest study yet found they would reach a million more women every three years.

Orgasms last typically between 13 and 51 seconds in a woman but a mere six seconds in a man - but they unlock much more than the obvious benefits of sexual pleasure.

The Royal College of Physicians today issued new guidance that tells doctors to raise the topic during consultations and 'repeat it often'.

The Harry Potter author and gender rights campaigner backed Wes Streeting as he faced a backlash over a decision to keep the prohibition on the strong drugs.

Research by More in Common and UCL cast doubt on calls for a merger with Nigel Farage 's insurgents.

Giving a health update on Sunday, Matthew revealed he was back in hospital once again with paramedics struggling to find a solution.

Wes Streeting said he was 'treading cautiously' because the long-term impact on young people taking the drugs is unclear and hit out at 'highly irresponsible' statements by critics.

Our new Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, paid a visit to my practice in London last week - on his first day in the job.

While the condition, called lymphoedema, affects about 300,000 Britons - the most common cause is cancer treatment - few are able to access the £15,000 procedure on the health service.

After several years when time was running out for the Tories, time is now on their side. They have so much of it that, if they have any sense, they will use it wisely to rebuild themselves.

Will Lady Starmer wear Samantha Cameron's fashion brand Cefinn? After all, no one knows more about the wardrobe demands of a Downing Street wife.

England fans pouring into Berlin for tomorrow's epic European encounter with Spain called on The Three Lions to go all the way and end 58 years of footballing heartbreak.

David and Gail Delivett say the once-smart bungalow in Seaford, East Sussex has been abandoned for over a decade - with seven rustling cars now sitting on the driveway.

There seems to be an accepted idea that to be a woman is to live with pain and to simply accept that pain, whether it is period pain or childbirth, will happen to you, Dr Philippa Kaye writes.

The Celebs Go Dating star, 29, has issued a health update after taking a break from social media for the sake of her health.

Yusuf Mahmud Nazir, who had asthma, was taken to A&E at Rotherham General Hospital after struggling to drink, swallow, talk and breathe, but was sent home with antibiotics.

She's already been introduced to the King and Queen, and now Peter Phillips' new girlfriend Harriet Sperling has stepped out at an event attended by Prince William in Windsor.

Voters' impressions of the new PM have improved since July 4, a poll survey by Ipsos found. Some 40% saying they had a favourable view of Sir Keir, six points up on the last week of the campaign.

Nurse Lucy Woodhouse, 43, from Hereford, had been waking up with hangover-style headaches for weeks before she was diagnosed with a meningioma tumour.

Jo Prance, from Surrey, was diagnosed with a minor perineal tear after welcoming her son in 1998. But the severity of her tear and injury was missed, she claimed.

A retired newsagent who was told he had no right to live in the UK nearly 50 taxpaying years after moving has won his battle to stay after the Home Office threatened to deport him.

The Prime Minister said the 'very poor state' of nation's finances meant the government would not be able to afford bumper pay rises for six million public sector workers.

Health chiefs have launched a crackdown on free prescriptions in Scotland in a bid to plug a £600million black hole.

JANET STREET-PORTER: If Vic Starmer still wanted to be involved in politics, she would not have switched careers when she was so well-qualified and opted to work for the NHS.

The presenter, 59, was due to be moving house on Wednesday but took too social media to share that he had been experiencing pain.

We asked Lucy Diamond, a dietitian at oviva.com - an NHS-approved, online weight and health management resource - to assess ten popular chocolate products, which we then rated.

Health service figures show a record 8.7million people in England, about 15 per cent of the total population, are now on the mood-boosting drugs though this rises to one in four in parts of the North.

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: With signs of progress at the Nato summit in Washington DC last night, Sir Keir must show forward movement - and not kick the spending uplift into the long grass.

The moment I laid eyes on it, I knew it was the one. Cut from a delicate cream silk, it was full-skirted, sleeveless and looked like a dress a princess would wear.

Professor Martin McKee said there appears to be a 'powerful ideological pressure' to expand the roles across the NHS .

Just under 500 patients had handover delays of two hours or longer, each day of May 2024. And 148 patients suffered delays of ten hours or more in the same month - over double that of May 2023.

Liz Kendall, speaking for the first time in her new role, will vow to bring down the 'unacceptable' figure of 2.8million people who are jobless due to long-term sickness.

Wes Streeting promises to cut waiting lists, knows the NHS model is 'broken', plans to prioritise reform over investment and, for good measure, vows to get to grips with Britain's 'sick note' culture.

NHS chiefs also said the number of patients potentially forced to endure mammoth 10-hour waits in the back of an ambulance, unable to be offloaded to hospital staff, has doubled in a year.

The eco-activists sprayed children's powder-paint across three intersections outside Westminster this morning to 'celebrate' winning their 'original demand'.

The Loose Women panelist, 59, joined a group of 31 women, all of whom have been affected by the disease, to campaign for a 'game-changing' new drug.

Melissa Suffield has issued a health update as she was initially 'rejected' for a gastro appointment after undergoing an 'unremarkable endoscopy' for her mystery illness. 

Britain's new 'first lady' landed with her husband in Washington DC today for a NATO summit that will see western allies discuss how to stand together against Russian aggression.

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Tackling Britain's pervasive sick-note culture is a feat that has eluded many a government minister.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting used his first speech in his new role to outline plans to get people off benefits and NHS waiting lists and back to work.

Captain Tom Moore's daughter, Hannah Ingram-Moore, revealed in 2023 that her family kept around £800,000 from books her late father wrote.

For those of us with a family history of breast cancer, new tests pose an interesting conundrum. Should we fork out for one of these 'liquid biopsies', still a long way from being available on the NHS?

The effect of social media on our lives has been profound. There's no doubt it can provide people with a sense of connection and community.

The former Conservative MP, losing his Plymouth Moor View seat at the 2024 general election, claimed the position remained vacant on a post on X, formally known as Twitter.

It did not take long for Sir Keir Starmer's wife, Victoria, to make crystal clear her intention to 'lead her own life' after moving into No 10.

A pill for couples struggling to conceive with IVF has been found to increase the chances of pregnancy. In clinical trials, it was found to raise the likelihood of the fertilised egg implanting in the womb.

As she turns 60, author JOANNE HARRIS on how life is like a story with a beginning, a middle, an end - not always as structured or ordered but the journey is ours in part to direct.

I'm a 70-year-old woman, and last year when the weather was hot my ankles and feet swelled up. Since then the swelling has not gone down. Can you offer any advice? DR ELLIE CANNON replies.

A nationwide shortage of key ­pharmaceutical drugs is forcing NHS patients to import them via friends living abroad, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

The gender-critical professor resigned from her role at the University of Sussex in 2021 after a huge backlash over her comments on transgender rights.

There has been a boom in surgical tourism in recent years, with the BMA saying that more Britons are dying or requiring emergency care after going abroad for cut-price options.

How's your brave new socialist dawn going? Mine's a bit soggy, to be honest. Still, I can't help thinking: thank God that's over.

DAVID BLUNKETT: I am confident we can build a better future, but am certain this will happen only if we work together and the government embraces all people.

Sir Keir Starmer will meet John Swinney today in his first official engagement since being appointed Prime Minister.

Lady Victoria Starmer (pictured) was spotted before the Coral-Eclipse, one of British horseracing's most prestigious races at Sandown Park Racecourse in Esher.

At his first press conference in No10, the PM said questioners could call him 'Keir' as he acknowledged that his government will be 'judged on actions not on words'.

Keir Starmer gathered his senior ministers in Downing Street for the first time after his dramatic landslide triumph.

Keir Starmer will gather his senior ministers in Downing Street on his first full day, as well as holding a press conference around lunchtime.

Sir Keir Starmer yesterday vowed to 'rebuild Britain' - but warned that it would take years.

The corridors of Manchester Crown Court are a pretty unremarkable place. Sometimes there's the odd commotion - an angry defendant or tearful relative unhappy at the punishment handed down.

If Sir Keir Starmer raises taxes, allows unchecked immigration, fails to make the crumbling NHS work and kowtows to wokery, then discontent, discord and civil unrest will be the price he pays. .

In keeping with the weather, a bitter, destructive wind of change swept through the ranks of the SNP's Westminster candidates yesterday.

Sir Keir Starmer 's wife 'Lady Vic' gave her father, Bernard Alexander, a warm embrace as she stepped into her new life in the limelight and entered through the doors of No 10.

Mrs Starmer has long refused to be her husband's wife-on-the-campaign-trail - in fact one insider has admitted she's mainly 'quite unbothered by what he's doing' in politics.

European obesity experts are calling for an overhaul of the BMI system, claiming too many 'skinny fat' people, are not getting obesity treatments, like new drugs, they could benefit from.

Today Lady Victoria Starmer will enter Downing Street with her husband after Labour's landslide victory.

The bitter war of words between Callum Fahim and Jay's family and friends erupted after the NHS worker said he was leaving Tenerife after two weeks of searching because of 'death threats'.

The antiques expert shared the terrifying health scare on Instagram last week, as he told his followers he'd had a stent fitted to unblock an artery.

NHS Health Checks see many adults in England aged between 40 to 74 called into their GP for a series of tests every five years, with family doctors paid up to £40 for each one they carry out.

Britain's advertising watchdog told the trio of brands their future advertisements mustn't make claims that food, in their case a supplement, could prevent, treat or cure human disease.