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Heart disease is a major cause of death in the UK (Image: Getty) A doctor has issued a warning for one lesser-known sign of a potential health problem. Dr Alex…

Human hands – nimble, nerve-filled appendages that are the most flexible part of the human skeleton – are exceptionally complex. Many tasks that most people can do largely without thinking,…

The semaglutide in the jab and pill mimics the actions of a hormone called GPL-1 (glucagon-like-peptide-1), which is released from the intestine after people eat. It acts on receptors in…

Natalie Randall is one of NHS 111’s clinical advisors who can provide expert advice (Image: NHS/Getty) Stomach pains, fevers and unexplained rashes are all in a day’s work for an…

Hopefully there will be more scenes like this against Mexico (Image: Getty) While England have it all to do when they face Mexico at altitude in their formidable Azteca Stadium…

David, 70, York Occupation Retired modern foreign languages tutor at a university Voting record A mix of Lib Dem and Labour – mostly Labour Amuse bouche He was a Mastermind…

I would like to know why we build solar farms over green space, when we could just put them over massive car parks as a popular current internet meme suggests….

Are there places on Earth where humans haven’t been? And if so, why? Aaron Jones, New York Send new questions to nq@theguardian.com. Readers reply Under my sons’ beds. It’s Indiana…

The internet, as we know, is now a depressing hellhole where everything is a terrifying shot of cortisol straight into the eyeballs or AI slop, interspersed with adverts for protein….

Every day, 5 billion people around the world reach for deodorant. Many of us assume that managing, modifying and hiding sweat is an absolute necessity – and not just in…

Airline seats feel more cramped as the years go by. Nosy seat neighbors seem interested in your life story just as you’re about to drift off. For long-haul flights, it…

As he rushed up the stairs from the Palo Verde metro station and jumped into the camioneta (small bus) for the five-minute ride to his home in Caracas, Jesús Piñero’s…

According to the US Institute for Culinary Education, the cobb salad is an embodiment of “the spirit of American ingenuity”, thanks to a strangely familiar creation myth involving a restaurateur…

There’s a joke doing the rounds about Andy Burnham. It usually goes something like this: a Blairite, a Brownite and a Corbynite walk into a bar. “Hello, Andy, what can…

Knowledge is power, in all cases except this one. I used to think that tales like the one I’m about to relate were urban myths. I was definitely happier then,…

Sandra Champkins was symptom-free but a CT scan at Banbury’s Tesco car park detected she had cancer. Source link

The first song I fell in love withI used to have a cassette player with these fuzzy foam headphones, and only two cassettes: Hero by Enrique Iglesias and How Do…

Some stories never get old. The poems and songs from Greek mythology – tales of tragedy, love and loss, war and revenge, jealous gods, magic and monsters – have been…

Rumman Talukder’s favourite circus trick is called the Mermaid. Every Sunday, the 60-year-old IT consultant drives from his home in Stanmore to a circus school in Ware to practise it….

My husband recently died. It was a protracted illness, but in the three weeks between him being very ill and him passing I did not get to speak to him…

‘If your name’s not down, you’re not coming in” is a phrase with which celebrity party planner Fran Cutler will be more than familiar. However, her latest list has a…

Mpox is a virus from the same family as smallpox, although it’s less severe (Image: GETTY) Those eligible for the Mpox vaccine in Northern Ireland are being urged to come…

A heart specialist has revealed four fruits that could significantly reduce your chances of developing heart disease. After dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease remains the leading cause of death…

Robert Fisk says he may stop taking his lifeline (Image: Daily Express) How often do you pay attention to the little leaflet inside a packet of medicine? Do you throw…

Kelly has experienced wobbles with her mental health since her breakdown in October 2022 (Image: PA Real Life) A woman whose debilitating anxiety left her signed off work for over…

Artificial intelligence will be used on the NHS app to determine which service is most appropriate for patients in England, the health service has announced. A new triage tool will…

About eight years ago some mutual friends put Darl and me in touch, thinking we’d be a good match. We’d talked on the phone a bit, but hadn’t found the…

When Ryan Khun first arrived in Australia from Cambodia in 2012, aged 27, he had never tasted a pie. That is, until his older brother Chan took him to a…

Mark had hoped to take his son on an epic World Cup adventure (Image: Mark Green) A lifelong England supporter who desperately needs a kidney transplant is urging fans to…

Flowers can often add a special touch to homes, but they can also pose risks, especially for those with hay fever. Certain blooms release large amounts of lightweight pollen or…