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Dr. Mark Harper recalls his first cold-water swim in the south of England 20 years ago. It was August, but the initial jolt from the plunge took his breath away.

The shock to his system lasted a minute or two until he was “recombobulated and…

Whether or not you’ve heard the name Kevin Hall, you most likely know about his work. It was Hall’s seminal study in 2019 that showed that consuming ultraprocessed foods like deli meat, white bread and canned refried beans led to weight gain…

A scheme which allows patients to self-refer for a lung cancer X-ray is being extended after a successful trial.

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust said the service has been rolled out in the south of the county after being trialled in Bridgwater.

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Chia seeds have become a staple in health-conscious diets worldwide, and now an AIIMS-trained gastroenterologist has explained why. In a recent video, Dr Saurabh Sethi, who has also trained at Harvard and Stanford Universities, broke down the…

Air pollution could make people more prone to obesity and diabetes, according to a new international study led by scientists at the University of Zurich (UZH) and Case Western Reserve University.

The…