Children as young as six going to A&E in mental health crisis
NHS emergency departments are seeing more cases of self-harm, eating disorders and emotional distress in young people.
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Families hit by long waits for dementia diagnosis
Hundreds of families say they have had to wait months or even years for a dementia diagnosis for a loved one.
Urine test can spot more than nine in 10 bladder cancers
The NHS has been trialling the test and says the results so far are truly promising.
Response must outpace spread of Ebola: UN relief chief
The world must move faster to contain an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that is growing exponentially, the UN’s Emergency…
Flu vaccine rollout begins as NHS regroups from ‘busiest summer’
This year’s jab has a few tweaks, including changes to better combat last year’s Super-K strain.
Medical Intuitives: More Integrative Medicine Pseudoscience
The integrative medicine industry is all in on making a “scan” of your “biofield” part of your physician’s diagnostic toolkit.
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NHS kicks off flu jabs for children and pregnant women ahead of winter
Millions of children and pregnant women can get their flu vaccinations from today, as the NHS rolls out the first phase of its flu programme…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s lies about measles in Samoa
In 2019, RFK Jr. went to Samoa to promote antivax propaganda that fueled a measles outbreak. We now learn it was even worse than reported.
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High Fertility Costs Push Americans Abroad for IVF Treatment
Despite President Donald Trump’s promises to make fertility treatment more affordable, the overall costs for one IVF cycle in the U.S. remain in the tens…
High-street pharmacies to launch seven-minute cholesterol checks
Around 100 NHS pharmacies in England will begin offering life-saving cholesterol check-ups this autumn, as part of an NHS drive to reduce heart disease and…