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When you've been a GP for over 20 years, you start to feel like you've seen it all. But a few months ago, I had an experience with a patient that left me shaken – and makes me worried for the health of countless others.It started, as it…

Health chiefs are seriously concerned about patient safety amid an ongoing shortage in pain killers, blood pressure drugs and epilepsy medication. Experts have previously warned that access to medicines in Britain is at its most fragile…

At least 25 Brits have died as a result of medical tourism trips to Turkey since January 2019, according to the Government's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.Here, MailOnline highlights some of the victims.Leah CambridgeLeah…

By DAN WOODLAND, NEWS REPORTER Published: 10:16 EST, 2 January 2026 | Updated: 10:19 EST, 2 January 2026 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- An…

Rumors are swirling that one of Elon Musk's brain chip patients has vanished under mysterious circumstances. Whispers about the disappearance of Mike Melgarejo, known as 'Patient 4,' began after his social media accounts went dark and a…

A woman with Parkinson's disease played her clarinet while undergoing brain surgery so surgeons could see and hear the immediate impact of their work.Denise Bacon, 65, experienced instant improvement in her finger movements as the…

By ELEN JOHNSTON, HEALTH REPORTER Published: 12:13 EDT, 26 August 2025 | Updated: 12:14 EDT, 26 August 2025 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- …

Working in A&E, I see the best of care but also the worst – and that's not necessarily the NHS's fault.A few weeks ago I was looking after an 89-year-old gentleman who received care that utterly failed him – devastating for him and…

It was one of the make-a-wish-come-true moments sprinkled through an otherwise formal occasion.'Joining us in the gallery tonight is a young man who truly loves our police. The doctors gave him five months at most to live. That was more…

A record number of humans, cattle and birds have been infected with bird flu this year, in a wave that experts have called 'astounding.'And this week, the US reported its first severe human case of H5N1 — with California declaring a…