Why Rishi Sunak’s ‘mad’ smoking ban ‘is destined to fail’: Critics warn trailblazing law to stop Generation Alpha getting hooked on cigarettes will prove a ‘charter for criminals’ – amid fears health chiefs may take aim at sugar, caffeine and alcohol next

By Emily Stearn, Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 08:26 EDT, 16 April 2024 | Updated: 09:31 EDT, 16 April 2024 Will it even work?  That’s the million-pound question Rishi Sunak faces today, as his bold plan to ban Generation Alpha

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NHS waiting lists fall for fifth month in a row as Rishi Sunak says ‘our plan is working’ – but his own Health Secretary says he failed to achieve his promise on cutting hospital backlogs

By Emily Stearn, Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 09:29 EDT, 11 April 2024 | Updated: 10:51 EDT, 11 April 2024 NHS waiting lists for routine hospital treatment have shrunk for the fifth month in a row. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hailed

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Would YOU want to know you’ve got Alzheimer’s? Warning that NHS trial of blood tests to improve ‘shocking’ diagnosis rates may WRONGLY tell patients they have incurable disease

By Emily Stearn, Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 12:47 EDT, 4 April 2024 | Updated: 12:49 EDT, 4 April 2024 Cheap blood tests being used to spot Alzheimer’s could wrongly tell people they have the incurable disease, experts warned today. In efforts

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The GP really WON’T see you now! Backlash at Rishi Sunak’s pharmacy ‘revolution’ to ease pressure on £118k-a-year doctors as critics warn NHS scheme to send millions of patients to swamped chemists instead is ‘risky’

By Emily Stearn, Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 08:41 EST, 31 January 2024 | Updated: 08:49 EST, 31 January 2024 Pharmacists should not be considered a substitute for GPs, campaigners said today as Rishi Sunak faced backlash over his ‘revolution’. Under

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Health fears over untested new £30 beauty treatment: Clinics are offering women eyelash extensions using UV lamps to cure glue in ‘seconds’ – but there’s no proof it’s safe

Proponents of the treatment claim it promises quicker more effective results  But practices aren’t yet regulated and there are no guidelines around its safety By Emily Stearn, Health Reporter and Chloe Louise For Mailonline Published: 04:42 EST, 27 January 2024

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