Researchers found sleep tracking data measured by Oura Rings could detect chronic conditions including diabetes as well as illnesses like flu or Covid. Fans of the fashionable Finnish tech already include Gwyneth Paltrow , Cristiano Ronaldo and even Prince Harry. The scientists, who tracked the sleep patterns of more than 30,000 Americans, identified five main types of sleep, which they dubbed sleep phenotypes. They discovered how often someone switches between phenotypes could provide up to ten times more information relevant to predicting the condition than relying on someone's average phenotype alone.

The once-a-week jab, made by Danish pharma giant Novo Nordisk, is offered on the NHS to help type 2 diabetes patients control their blood sugar levels. Semaglutide - the generic name for Ozempic - also triggers weight loss , earning it praise as a 'miracle' weight loss injection. But World Health Organization (WHO) bosses have announced three counterfeit batches falsely claiming to be manufactured by Novo Nordisk have entered the market. The UN agency detected the fake injectable pens, which could prove 'life threatening', in Brazil and the UK last October, and the US in December.

Helen Bailey, 28, was picking up a new self care routine in 2022 when she felt a small lump at the top of her neck, tucked right under her chin. It grew quickly, moving from the size of a gumball to a plum. Little did the Alabama-based realtor know, the lump was a warning sign of the 20 tumors that had invaded her body, spawning from a mole on her back. She was diagnosed with stage four metastatic skin melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer, shortly thereafter.?She had had a cancerous mole removed seven years before, but found out it had metastasized and returned.

NHS patients have had their names, dates of birth and other private information published online by a?gang of hackers who targeted a blood testing firm at London hospitals. The cyber attack has caused chaos in the capital after IT systems were effectively made useless, with the group demanding a ￡40 million ransom. Cyber criminals Qilin hacked testing firm Synnovis on June 3 and have been attempting to extort money from them ever since. The group previously threatened to publish stolen data if it was not paid $50 million (￡40 million). The data, almost 400GB of it, includes patient names, dates of birth, NHS numbers and descriptions of blood tests, but it is not known if the results of the tests are also available.

Jane Hogan, from?Cheshunt in Hertfordshire, was at one point unable to move because?doing so would leave her in agony. Despite visiting her family doctor in 2019 who prescribed her morphine, she was still in 'horrendous' pain. The now 58-year-old was even rushed to hospital in February 2020, where doctors discovered her back was fractured in 12 places. But after sending her home with a back brace and painkillers, she returned to A&E a week later in March in excruciating pain. Tests later showed she had myeloma, a blood cancer that arises from plasma cells within bone marrow - the 'spongy' substance lurking within bones.

UK regulators reached a deal with drug-makers Vertex over three 'miracle' drugs which can extend lives by decades, one of those set to benefit is little Rufus and his family. Like?any child about to turn two, Rufus doesn't like to sit still. But a simple cough or cold can mean he's out of action for weeks at a time, unable to play or go to toddler groups. He must endure gruelling physio three or four times a day when poorly, with little energy for anything else. Diagnosed when just days old, his parents Alex and Ben, both 31, described weeping with relief at the news he will now be eligible for the triple therapy, Kaftrio, from next month. They say the drug - which significantly improves lung function, helping people with cystic fibrosis to breathe more easily - will give him a normal life with his older brother Henry, four.

If you're making the most of the warmer weather, be careful which sun cream you slap on. Three popular products have failed an annual safety test by consumer group Which?. Products from Asda, Calypso and Bondi Sands all failed the watchdog's tests to assess their SPF (sun protection factor) and UVA protection. The Calypso Press & Protect Sun Lotion, costing ￡8 for 200ml, 'barely mustered' two-thirds of its claimed SPF 30 in both tests. Asda's Protect Moisturising Sun Lotion SPF 30 High (￡2.80 for 200ml) failed both rounds of testing. And the Bondi Sands SPF 50+ Fragrance Free Face Sunscreen Lotion (￡7.99 for 75ml) 'did not come close' to the claimed SPF or minimum required UVA protection.

John Daniels, from?Macclesfield in Cheshire, said he suffered?severe diarrhoea and passed blood two days after consuming the ￡4.99 chicken and bacon Caesar wrap from Boots in May. After rushing to hospital the 66 year-old was diagnosed with the bug. But just five days after being discharged he suddenly experienced severe bouts of dizziness, weakness and could not even walk unaided. Tests later revealed he was suffering?the nerve-damaging condition,?Guillain-Barre Syndrome, following his E. coli infection.

Manchester recorded the highest avoidable death per head of population in both England followed by South Yorkshire and the Black Country in the West Midlands. Avoidable deaths are those classed by the UK's statistics body as either preventable or treatable among people under the age of 75. Examples include fatalities from vaccine-preventable disease like whooping cough or cancer cases where a patient might have had different outcome had they received care earlier. Higher rates are seen as a damming indication of the population's general health as well as a sign that people are struggling to access timely healthcare. Nationally the rate of such deaths per 100,000 head of population, a figure that allows statisticians to compare results between different areas, was?238 deaths per 100,000 people in England, and 274 deaths per 100,000 in Wales.

The Met Office forecast predicts a 'very high' pollen count will sweep across the UK as hay fever sufferers brace for a 'pollen bomb'. This week a 'very high' pollen count has been forecast to hit most of the UK by Thursday. For the south of England and Wales pollen levels will be sitting at 'very high' all week with high pollen levels moving north throughout the week.

Diabetes UK estimates that more than 4.4 million people in the UK are living with diabetes, and a further 1.2 million could have undiagnosed type 2 diabetes, which is linked to obesity. Every week, diabetes leads to 2,990 cases of heart failure, more than 930 strokes, 660 heart attacks and 184 amputations. To reduce the risk of complications, patients must self-manage their condition with regular support from healthcare professionals. However, 1.6million people with diabetes in England did not receive all eight checks they were entitled to in 2022/23, figures show.

When Aurora Lucas, 31, started feeling chest pain in August 2021 she initially brushed it off as stress. She was busy. She had just moved to a new state, started a new job teaching and was in the second year of her doctorate program. But when the pain didn't go away, she went to the ER. From there, an exhausting odyssey of doctors visits ensued for three months until she was finally diagnosed with Stage 3 lung cancer at just 28 years old.

French professional footballer Kylian Mbappe was forced off the pitch with a broken nose in Monday night's Euro 2024 tournament. But the 25-year-old is said to not need surgery despite medics initially believing he could be side lined for at least ten days after the accident in the?Austria-France match in?Dusseldorf. London-based NHS plastics surgeon Mark Mikhail said in most cases surgery is not needed if it hasn't caused any breathing problems.

Just the thought of a surgeon cutting into my penis made me want to squirm, and I felt queasy even thinking about it. I was terrified about having the operation as it would change everything, from peeing like most men, to ending a sexual relationship with Colette, my partner of 33 years.

Kyla Blight, 17,?from Egremont, Cumbria, who began vaping at just 15, tells other young people 'it's not worth it' after her 4,000 puff vape habit burst a hole in her lung. The teenager admitted to smoking the equivalent of 400-cigarettes a week before underwent a five-hour surgery to remove part of her lung after her heart nearly stopped beating.

Results showed 23 of the 40 products analysed were positive for MRSA and extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL),?bacteria that no longer respond to antimicrobial treatment. Diarrhoea-causing bug E. Coli was also recorded among 19 of the chickens bought from UK stores. The retailer argued it had not itself recorded any 'deviations outside of legal levels', with no concerns flagged by regulatory bodies. The results also do not imply a specific health risk for consumers. But animal welfare charities, who commissioned the research, today labelled the results 'unacceptable' and called on the poultry industry to curb its use of antibiotics.

'Do not eat' alerts have now been placed on more than 60 products sold in the likes of Asda, Morrisons, Tesco and Sainsbury's. None of the products have been confirmed to contain?Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) - a strain that can cause severe, and even bloody diarrhoea -?but the products have been pulled as precaution. Food safety chiefs have said they are 'confident' a type of butterhead lettuce, named Apollo, is behind the outbreak. More than 200 people, however, are now known to have been infected with the bacteria up from 113 in the previous week. So what are the signs of an E. Coli infection? How long do symptoms last and what should you do if?you've already bought one of the now-recalled items?

Holly Whitehall, 22, from Nottingham, first felt her left hip aching in October last year, but she just blamed it on going to the gym too much. Later tests revealed she had multiple deadly blood clots in her lungs, stomach and left leg. It's thought the blood clots were a side-effect of taking the combined contraceptive pill.

Can water do more than simply hydrate? Apparently yes, with a range of water-based drinks with health benefits now available in supermarkets and on the High Street. CHARLOTTE DOVEY asked experts to assess a selection which we then rated (and tasted).

Some research has shown that helmet use drastically reduces your chances of suffering a serious injury and slashes the number of people killed in crashes. But other studies claim that they actually increase your chances of having an accident and make it more likely you will suffer a life-threatening spinal injury. Others say ordering cyclists to wear helmets is akin to victim-blaming and detracts attention from what would really improve safety - better cycle lanes and safer driving.

Dr Michael Mosley's greatest skill - and his lasting legacy - was his ability to distil complex scientific concepts into simple, actionable advice that everyone can understand and try out for themselves. He made it his mission to unearth small changes which can have a big impact on our mental and physical health. Here, in the final part of our tribute series highlighting 160 of the life-changing tips he gave the nation, are a selection of insightful tweaks and tricks he shared for boosting body strength and brainpower.

The new mother who woke up 'screaming in agony' after being sent home from hospital after a caesarean section with nothing more than paracetamol. The women left exhausted from traumatic labours - and in so much pain they couldn't walk or look after their newborn babies - told by NHS staff they could not have stronger painkillers because 'you've just had a baby, what did you expect?'. The mum who sobbed and begged for morphine days after an emergency C-section but was refused as she 'might get addicted' - and others in a similar state simply discharged and told to pick up some tablets from the supermarket on their way home. These horrifying tales, from postnatal wards across the country, have emerged after a prominent GP wrote on social media of her outrage that women having caesareans were routinely being discharged with only the most basic pain relief.

Food safety watchdogs have stuck a 'do not eat' alert on the products made by Greencore, who produce 1.7million sandwiches daily making them the world's largest manufacturer. It is feared some batches sold in seven different stores could be contaminated with E.coli. These include Asda, Amazon, Boots, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Co-op and Aldi. The bug - which can kill - usually causes a fever, sickness and diarrhoea. Its symptoms typically fade naturally within days.

Kelly Bawcombe, from Watford in Hertfordshire, was clueless about her disease until she discovered a?grape-sized lump in her armpit while showering one evening in March. But the 39-year-old believed the mass was just a sign of her being 'under the weather'. Instead she took vitamins in an effort to boost her immune system. It was only after the lump grew to the size of a golf ball just two weeks later that she visited her GP. Scans later revealed she had?triple negative breast cancer that had spread to her bones and liver, meaning it was stage four and incurable - like Girls Aloud 's Sarah Harding. The singer was 39 when she died from the disease in 2021, a little over a year after being diagnosed.

Emergency medics, who spoke anonymously, warned they are seeing cases of 'young, beautiful girls' with potentially deadly complications from using the drugs for weight-loss 'almost every shift'. Both Ozempic and Wegovy contain semaglutide which can help people lose weight by mimicking an appetite suppressing? hormone. While effective, the drugs are increasingly being used by normal and even underweight people without a clinical need for them, with potentially deadly consequences. Brits illegitimately obtaining, and using, the drugs was recently highlighted by NHS England's medical director Professor Sir Stephen Powis.

After a TikTook video from an 'acupuncture physician' claimed people with cracks in their tongue with a thick yellow coating shouldn't drink coffee we reveal the real tongue symptoms you should keep an eye on.

Chloe Douglas, 20, from?Sunderland, Tyne and Wear woke up with a red rash which turned into painful blisters which she assumed was a burn from a sun bed. But it was caused by giant hogweed. Giant hogweed sap stops the skin protecting itself against the sun, leading to gruesome burns when exposed to daylight. Often it causes no immediate pain, and its victims can continue to burn in the sun heedless of any problem. What's more, the plant can spread its sap with only a moment's exposure.

Ten years ago, at the age of 16, I noticed my first wrinkle. When I smiled, my skin crinkled along one stubborn line that stretched determinedly out from the side of the eyes to my temples (says Clara, pictured above left and right). It would disappear when I relaxed my face, but I took it as a disturbing sign that the inevitable ageing ­process had already begun. A couple of years later, I noticed another line beginning to develop. Then another. Now I have six or seven 'crow's feet', depending on how wide I'm grinning, as well as ­several horizontal lines on my ­forehead. I fixate on them when I look back at beaming photos. I used to observe this process with fascination, rather than horror. But now, aged 26, I'm ready for those creases to stop multiplying. And I definitely don't want them to start appearing when I'm not smiling.

Artemisinin,?an ancient Chinese herbal therapy, has long been proven to swiftly reduce parasites in the blood of patients with malaria. But a study on animals now suggests the treatment could also help alleviate polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) a condition affecting celebs including Victoria Beckham and Daisy Ridley. Tests on mice and rats by researchers in China showed it could reduce the amount of the hormone, androgen, produced in the ovaries by targeting?a crucial enzyme in androgen production. Experts today labelled the discovery 'promising' but warned further research was vital to pinpoint the treatment's long term effects.

It's widely accepted that sexual side-effects happen while people are actually taking antidepressants. There is now growing recognition that sexual problems can continue after stopping the drug. Rebekah is one of thousands around the world who report experiencing permanent sexual dysfunction as a result of taking antidepressants. 'These drugs have wiped out my sex drive,' the former student told Mail+. 'I have total genital numbness, zero libido and have no response to sexual stimuli.'