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People who died and came back to life reveal what they saw... and why it made them rethink

On social media, people have described what they felt and saw during a near-death incident, a lucid experience that occurs when a person is considered clinically dead. One person who suffered a car crash last year described being 'knocked out' of their body and sent to a 'void.'

Woman reveals 'most incredible Ozempic transformation ever'... and disgusting change she

At first glance, you might mistake these photos of Amy Kane for two different people. Taken just over a couple of years apart, they reveal Ms Kane, 34, is one of the incredible success stories of Ozempic. The mom-of-three from Chicago managed to shed more than half her body weight - slimming from over 300lbs to 135lbs - and going from a size 24 to a teeny size 4.

Those undergoing both emergency and non-emergency operations - such as hip replacements - had a 10 percent higher risk of death if they went under the knife then.

Eating too much butter could make you die earlier, a shocking new study has found - while eating vegetable oils increases your lifespan.

While two pets have been sickened, one fatally, no human cases have been reported so far, but there are fears pet owners who handled the food, and then touched their eyes, nose or mouth, could be at risk.

Horrifying moment doctors discover creatures squirming inside man's private parts after

This is the moment doctors discovered an elderly man's penis became infested with maggots. The 76-year-old sought medical attention after four days of bloody urine and discharge coming from his penis. Two years prior he had suffered an enlarged prostate - the gland between a man's bladder and rectum - which blocked his urethra, so he had to have a catheter placed in his penis to help him urinate. The man, from Nepal, was also partially paralyzed on his left side, leaving him unable to clean himself and dependent on his wife for basic hygiene. Doctors performed a cytoscopy, which involves weaving a thin tube with a camera through the urethra and bladder, and found 'multiple maggots' squirming around the man's penis and bladder.

Miami-based Photoshop artist Mitchell Wiggs went about editing a photo of sisters Kim, Kourtney, and Khloé Kardashian and their half-sisters, Kendall and Kylie Jenner, along with their mother Kris.

Earwax is the waxy substance naturally produced by the ears that helps protect the sensitive parts of the organ, that we use to hear sounds, from dirt and germs.

A common condition affecting tens of millions of women has been reclassified as a sexually transmitted infection, 'paving the way for a revolution in how it is treated.'

Man rushed to ER after losing key bodily function from eating a burger too fast

A man in Singapore ate a behemoth burger in about thirty minutes, overwhelming his digestive system and causing his stomach to become severely distended with undigested food.

At his senate confirmation hearing today, Dr Jay Bhattacharya heralded the National Institutes of Health as the 'crown jewels' of American science and said he had 'great respect' for its researchers.

Women who reported a greater number of menopause symptoms scored worse on cognitive tests and were more likely to show signs of neuropsychiatric issues.

While the keto diet may help you lose weight, it could interact with harmful bacteria and raise your risk of colon cancer, a study from researchers based in Canada has suggested.

Taking a popular and cheap over-the-counter pill could prevent certain forms of cancer from spreading to other areas like the liver and lungs, a team from Cambridge University found.

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CDC breaks silence over mystery 'crying disease' that kills you in hours

The CDC has said it is 'monitoring' a mystery disease outbreak in the Congo. A total of 1,318 illnesses and up to 60 deaths have been reported in the mystery outbreak so far. But officials are still stumped as to the cause, after samples tested negative for Ebola and Marburg. They are now working on the assumption that the sicknesses may have been caused by chemical contamination of food or water, either intentional or accidental, or that it is due to malnutrition in the area.

Revealed: The deadly hidden health effects of daylight saving time

Millions of people this weekend will set their clocks forward to mark the beginning of daylight saving time, raising their risk of serious health complications, including heart attacks. On March 9, every state except Arizona and Hawaii will 'spring forward' by one hour, giving people less sleep but extending daylight hours for the spring and summer.

Men who have lower quality sperm die nearly three years earlier than their healthier peers, a study suggests.

A Ohio mother-of-two made a life changing discovery about her skin after she noticed black lines on her thumb while at a nail appointment.

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DailyMail.com spoke with three families in the US of autistic children whose speech dramatically improved after Dr Richard Frye prescribed them leucovorin, a cheap drug derived from folic acid.

Dr Jason Bannan defended his agency's conclusion that Covid escaped from a lab, saying he was speaking up to counter ideas that this was a right wing conspiracy.

The Independent Pharmacy's Senior Clinical Advisor Dr Donald Grant has warned the downsides of the plan could be far more extensive than many realize.

Doctor: I've worked in states with AND without daylight savings time... I've seen horrific

A doctor who has worked in states both with and without Daylight Saving Time has blasted the clock change as 'antiquated', warning it leads to an increase in car accidents and heart attacks. Dr Zaid Fadul went to medical school in Maryland and then moved to Connecticut to complete his residency at Stanford Hospital. But about a decade ago, he moved again to practice in Arizona - which doesn't follow the onerous twice-yearly clock change.

US scientists found smokers who switched to the increasingly popular devices were up to 5 per cent less likely to quit in a study on 6,000 people, but British experts have urged caution over the findings.

The drugs have been hailed a monumental breakthrough in the war on obesity - but some users have reportedly suffered severe anxiety and 'meltdowns'.

Nine states have confirmed cases of a Victorian era disease ripping through Texas. At least 173 infections nationwide have been officially reported, the latest data shows.

Neurologist Dr Fouzia Siddiqui said: 'An increased risk of cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease dementia has been identified in subjects with olfactory dysfunction.'

Ryan Fenton, from Ipswich in Suffolk, was employed as a stonemason in 2016 to make the trendy counters and recalls that the extraction systems were 'ineffective'.

US District Judge Brendan Hurson, of Baltimore, extended a nationwide block on a Trump executive order freezing government funding for gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

Trump's FDA boss pick shockingly reveals how US is poisoning 'nation's kids at scale'

The doctor tapped to lead one of America's largest health agencies said millions of children are being drugged to combat the side effects of a contaminated food supply. Dr Marty Makary, a surgical oncologist at Johns Hopkins University, appeared before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions for his nomination hearing to head up the FDA .

In a TikTok , Pharmacist Amina Khan told her 271,000 followers there are three types of supplements she would never take, including the hugely popular gummy vitamins.

A blood test that detects tiny fragments shed by bowel cancer cells could help catch the disease at its earliest stage, increasing the chances of survival.

The deaths of Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 65, have shocked Hollywood. Hackman was found in the mudroom, Arakawa in a bathroom, with spilled pills.

There's never a good time to be diagnosed with cancer. But to receive that diagnosis just as you've finally seized your long-awaited big break as a stand-up comedian? That's downright cruel...

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Ben knew the SSRIs he was taking were only making him sicker - but doctors weren't much use. Instead of helping him wean off, they would instead suggest he increase his dose.

It follows groundbreaking research published last month that found some human brains now contain up to 7 grams of plastic - roughly as much as a small spoon.

Ex-FDA health expert reveals how to avoid getting sick at airports... and surprising

Airports on both sides of the US have signaled red alerts over possible measles outbreaks as the deadly virus takes hold across the country. On March 3 health officials warned about a potential measles outbreak at New York's JFK International Airport after a child who entered the country on a China Airlines flight had tested positive for the highly contagious disease. The news came after a passenger arrived at Los Angeles International Airport on a Korean Air flight from Seoul and also tested positive for measles on February 19.

Doctors in India have performed miraculous surgery to save the life of a teenager who had two extra feet attached to his stomach due to an extremely rare condition.

The most expensive products women are buying include skincare treatments, costing an average £244 a year, and skincare products, at £179.

A 24-year-old woman from Adelaide, Australia, has shared how an extremely rare medical condition has damaged her body to the point that she hasn't been able to eat for a decade.

It may not take extensive blood tests or multiple body scans to determine how healthy you are. It turns out, a classic workout move could reveal the truth.

Doctors are growing increasingly concerned over the rise of cancers linked to a common virus - human papillomavirus (HPV) - spread by risky sex.

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