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DR ELLIE CANNON: Why are my knees aching so badly after I got two new hips? I recently had two hip replacements for osteoarthritis. Every morning, my whole body hurts when I wake up and it feels as if someone has hit my knees with a baseball bat. I didn’t have knee pain before the

Do I need an op for a ‘gurgling’ hernia? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions Last year I was diagnosed with a hernia near my navel. My GP referred me to a consultant who didn’t want to operate as I have a gap from my navel up to my chest, caused by exercising too

How can we soothe tinnitus for my sister who has dementia? DR ELLIE CANNON answers your questions My sister, who has dementia, has tinnitus in one ear – apparently it is called abnormal tympanic membrane tinnitus. Do you have any tips for managing it? Tinnitus can be incredibly distressing. Patients describe it as a constant

Could my hot flushes actually be long Covid? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions I started being woken up by hot flushes three months ago, but I don’t sweat. I had a blood test that came back normal. Last year, I tested positive for Covid, just before the hot flushes started. Could this be

Men’s personal care company Dr. Squatch on Tuesday launched new “Star Wars” soaps for your inner Jedi and/or Sith. The soaps, which are available for Dr. Squatch subscribers today for $6 each and will launch to the public on July 11, are inspired by “Star Wars” characters Obi Wan Kenobi and Yoda for the light

My twin brother Xand hit 19 stone. I worry he’ll die young… DR CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN’s personal account will touch a nerve with many who worry about the health of their own loved ones After 20 years of being a doctor and a decade of broadcasting on health issues, I’ve come to realise that giving

A new imaging technique developed by scientists at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital captures movies of receptors on the surface of living cells in unprecedented detail and could pave the way to a trove of new drugs. The researchers used the technique to zoom in on

What can I do about my burning mouth that I’ve had for years? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions I’ve suffered from burning mouth syndrome for about 25 to 30 years. No one seems to be able to help. I am 78 years old. Can you suggest anything? Margaret Wheddon, via email. Burning mouth

DR ELLIE CANNON: Help… I just can’t stop my nose from dripping! My nose won’t stop running – particularly in the mornings. It drips when I move around in the afternoons. Antihistamines and nasal washing haven’t helped. It may seem usual in the cold weather, but a constant runny nose is not normal – and

To say that Dr. Anthony Fauci has been busy would be the understatement of the century. While most of us have been navigating Zoom meetings and taking up new quarantine hobbies like baking bread, Fauci has taken the lead in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. He is focused on the task at hand, but

While we’re well on our way to a vaccine, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage on. Dr. Anthony Fauci of the White House coronavirus task force and the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases warned that a surge of cases is coming this holiday season. “We have to be careful now

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: How to diet without even noticing? Don’t eat after 7.30pm When our kids were young my wife Clare and I were often so busy in the early evening — feeding them, putting them to bed and reading them stories — that we’d end up collapsed in front of the TV, before then

The Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday declared the end of the country’s latest Ebola epidemic, after the outbreak killed 55 people over the past five months. “I am happy to solemnly declare the end of the 11th epidemic of the Ebola virus in Equateur province” in the vast country’s northwest, Health Minister Eteni Longondo

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Are YOU a victim of hidden diabetes? (Believe it or not, I was too!)  The small, scaly area on my chest didn’t overly worry me but as it was growing, albeit slowly, I thought I should have it checked out. My GP suggested it was a solar keratosis — sun damage —

DR ELLIE CANNON: Will my wife’s carers be banned from visiting due to the coronavirus outbreak? Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see a doctor? I am in my 80s and have heart troubles. My wife has Alzheimer’s and lives at home. We’ve been told we should stay put, and not go out,

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: My mum tells me this is like the war… and now my junior doctor son is off to the A&E front line Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see a doctor? The speed at which Covid-19 has spread around the world and threatened our way of life is astonishing. At the

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: From chilli cream to swearing, how to beat pain without popping pills I have had loads of emails recently from readers asking me about pain, and how best to treat it. According to the British Pain Society, about 28 million people in the UK suffer from chronic pain, and the numbers just

Mark Wahlberg wants you to know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and he wants TV host Dr. Oz to know it too. After Oz spoke publicly in favor of intermittent fasting (a calorie reduction technique in which you only eat during a short window each day), the famously ripped actor

DR ELLIE CANNON: Has diabetes put my sex drive into reverse? I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes two years ago and have seen a significant decrease in my sex drive since then. I’m 72 and don’t expect to be as active as I was in my 20s, but my wife is beginning to worry

In her latest Instagram video, Dr. Pimple Popper pops a bunch of blackheads and whiteheads. The dermatologist uses an extractor tool to get out all the pore-clogging gunk. Best part? The high-speed marathon of pops was all set to classical music. Dr. Pimple Popper (a.k..a Sandra Lee, MD) is back at it again with another