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…
Health
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…
Wendy Weber, a naturopath, now leads NCCIH. Let the quackery flow (even more)!
Not-A-Doctor Wendy Weber, a naturopath, has been appointed Director of the NCCIH. Will this mean more MAHA quackery on top of the usual quackademic medicine?
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To the Few Psychiatrists Who Still Believe in ECT: See You in Court
Editor’s note: first published on Mad in America on 26th August 2026 Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), or electroshock as it is sometimes called in the USA,…
Dr. Vinay Prasad’s Latest Evidence the COVID Vaccine Killed Kids: “Trust Me, Bro.”
According to Dr. Prasad, the same people who loudly sounded the alarm bells about the J&J vaccine, conspired to hide kids killed by the COVID…
NHS bosses warn of chaos in ADHD and autism care
Costs are spiralling out of control as unregulated private providers capitalise on demand, say managers.
Hypermobility – the little-known ‘bendy disease’ that causes pain and fatigue
The disorder may affect hundreds of thousands in the UK, but many face delays in getting a diagnosis.
UN chief condemns ‘indifference’ as Ebola cases mount in DR Congo
The Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) requires “urgent” action and funding to rein in its alarming spread, the UN Secretary-General…
Breaking down barriers to cervical screening – the evidence for HPV self-sampling
How researchers paved the way for NHS to offer ‘at home’ testing to those who are overdue screening
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Let’s talk about HPV: 7 common questions answered
We want to have a conversation about human papillomavirus (HPV), starting with 7 questions about HPV people frequently ask our Cancer Research UK nurses.
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