Rachel Ellis

Research suggests one of the most popular sweetner - stevia - may not be good for our gut bacteria, which play a key role in a host of functions including immunity and mood.

Marathon runner Tom Williams from Harrogate, North Yorkshire expected to sail through a health MOT. He was alarmed to discover his cholesterol levels were high.

With all coronaviruses having some common characteristics, this scientific Holy Grail is potentially within grasp, and research has begun.

According to research by Cambridge University, Omicron appears less efficient at infecting cells in the deep part of the lungs, which can lead to severe illness.

With the number of HRT prescriptions soaring - they have doubled in five years and number 500,000 a month in England - some manufactures are struggling to meet that target.

Hina Shah was put on statins and blood-thinning medication. This - along with two stents implanted to open up her arteries - are doing the trick, and Hina, now 50, has not had another heart attack.

Recently qualified as a secretary, Susan Ellis, then aged 23, was excited to take on a position as a personal assistant in a leading firm of architects in Birmingham.

Just imagine being able to shave months off your waiting time for an NHS operation at the touch of a button - and at no extra cost.

Over the past 30 years, the number of young people in the UK aged between 25 and 49 diagnosed with cancer has increased by 22 per cent, according to latest figures.

More improvements are on the horizon, including a five-minute MRI scan, putting the UK on the cusp of a new era in both the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer, says a leading expert.

RACHEL ELLIS: Sarah Bedingfield Shutt (pictured) had no idea her daughter was breech, making a normal delivery difficult and raising the risk of complications for both mother and child.

This new apprentice scheme is part of a raft of measures to address the shortage of NHS doctors and create a sustainable future workforce.

The autumn Covid vaccination campaign is now being rolled out, but will you be offered the jab, will it be effective - and how else can you protect yourself? Rachel Ellis asks the experts.

Around 2,500 NHS PAs are working across the UK in areas that are stretched. Critics are deeply concerned about riskier roles that some are now performing

It takes an average of nine-and-a-half years to be diagnosed with bipolar, which is characterised by periods of manic highs and depressive low moods.

People over the age of 74 are excluded from routine NHS lung cancer screening, as are women over 70 from routine breast screening, and you won’t be given the shingles jab if you’re 80 or above.

Research found that microscopic ‘anthrobots’ can heal damaged brain tissues

Hazel Borland was a shadow of her former self after developing pain that plagued her for decades. But her life has now been transformed - not by a miracle pill but by cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

Scientists have found a new way to detect any type of skin cancer in a matter of seconds.

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