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Woman had no cancer symptoms until she suddenly coughed up blood
Elaine Lynch, 59, was diagnosed with stage four non-small cell lung cancer in August 2021, which had spread to her spine and brain. She was told it was terminal but has defied the odds
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'Game-changing' UTI vaccine could stop infection for 9 years, new study claims
Each year UTI infection leads to 150,000 hospitalisations, costing the NHS £380 million annually - during the study the average infection-free period was four and a half years)
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Alzheimer's 'Miracle' drugs ‘carry risk of death and could shrink the brain’
Medications manufacturers insist can slow Alzheimer’s by around a third by clearing toxins in the brain. But scientists claim there is no proof symptoms are reduced and there are more risks
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Dodgy diet drugs are being sold on TikTok to beat the Christmas bulge
Cowboys are pushing potentially dangerous pills on social media, some of which contain banned drug phentermine hydrochloride, linked to high blood pressure and heart disorder
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Breast cancer drug costing just 4p a day halves risk of women getting disease
A new breast cancer drug, called Anastrozole, which costs just 4p a day can halve the chance of a woman getting the disease and potentially help hundreds of thousands of people
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NHS patients struggling with obesity to get weight loss jab after US popularity
Ministers will hold a two-year pilot costing £40million that is hoped will reduce pressure on the health service by helping people to shed pounds - it comes after NICE approved the drug's use earlier this year
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Allergy sufferers warned over adrenaline pens recall over fears they don’t work
Patients, or carers of patients, who carry Emerade 300 or 500 microgram adrenaline auto-injector pens should contact their GP, the government have announced after a precautionary recall