Testing and monitoring underway in suspected Russia plague death
The death of a lab worker in Russia’s Siberia region has sparked concerns over a possible plague case, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said…
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One million UK people who have never smoked are now vaping
Latest statistics also show, for the second year in a row, more over-16s vape than smoke.
A moment with Mariam: Meeting CRUK’s new Chief Clinician
As she begins her tenure as CRUK’s Chief Clinician, we caught up with Mariam Jamal-Hanjani…
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Idaho allows faith-based medical neglect to kill children
Idaho parents are shielded from criminal prosecution if they choose “prayer or spiritual means” over effective medical care for their children, even as their children…
Ten NHS trusts referred over monitoring consent
Infrared technology is used in patients’ bedrooms and can monitor their breathing and pulse.
BRCA and beyond: finding younger women with a higher risk of breast cancer
What if all it took to understand your risk of one of the most common types of cancer was a computer program, a spit sample…
Extreme heat making pregnancy a ‘new fault line’ in climate crisis
Pregnancy and childbirth have become a “new fault line in the global climate crisis” as extreme heat worsens, the head of the UN climate action…
Nobel Prize awarded for revealing inner workings of the brain
US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have been awarded for their work.
Alternative cancer clinics, distrust of medicine, and MAHA
Yesterday’s New York Times featured an article about a man with terminal lung cancer who was enticed to chase cures that didn’t exist. He died…