DR Congo: New centre opens at heart of record Ebola outbreak
New UN-backed centres will serve eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as confirmed Ebola cases continued to climb sharply over the weekend in the…
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Mothers still lack support to breastfeed, UN warns
Breastfeeding rates are rising worldwide, but millions of mothers and families still lack the services and protection they need to feed their babies safely, the…
Montana’s new “right to try”: Opening the door to profit from unproven drugs
Montana recently finalized rules to implement its expansion of “right-to-try.” providing a chance for the unscrupulous to profit.
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“Assault” and “Torture”: Patients Recall the Institutional Violence of Forced Drugging
Editors note: First published by Mad in America on 20th July 2026 A new scoping review exposes the psychological trauma and institutional power dynamics behind…
“Mummy, you were never the same after hospital”
As a mother my involuntary psychiatric treatment profoundly impacted my young children, and it was also an even more difficult experience for me because of…
Woman has pioneering womb surgery to fix ‘miracle’ baby with intestines outside its body
Theo became the first British baby to be operated on in the womb to correct complex gastroschisis, as part of a pioneering clinical trial.
Tens of thousands of young people get vital protection from MenB in just a fortnight
Tens of thousands of young people have received the first of a life-saving double dose of the meningitis B vaccine within just 2 weeks of…
NHS inviting 500,000 men to join major prostate cancer research programme
The NHS will begin contacting half a million men from this week inviting them to join a major research programme to improve early detection and…
Wildfire smoke poses hidden health threat
Wildfires are often associated with the destruction they leave behind, but the smoke they produce can pose a serious health threat far beyond the fire zone,…
Guests on the “Why Should I Trust You?” Podcast Want to Hang Doctors. Why Should I Trust It?
“The actual harsh truth about MAHA is that it is an anti-vaxx, anti-science, pro-diarrhea conspiracy movement. It cloaks its arguments in abstractions about “big pharma”…