
UK facing long, tough flu season, NHS chiefs warn
Vulnerable urged to come forward for flu jab quickly as virus has come early this year.
THURSDAY, 06 NOVEMBER 2025, 13:21

Vulnerable urged to come forward for flu jab quickly as virus has come early this year.
A new industry group wants to set aside the piecemeal state-by-state approach imposing food dye and labeling laws in favor of federal control. The opposition has roiled the MAHA coalition.
Placenta accreta is a life-threatening condition in which the placenta attaches to scar tissue left by a C-section. It used to be extremely rare.
Round-the-clock fetal monitoring leads to unnecessary C-sections. But it’s used in nearly every birth because of business and legal concerns, The Times found.

Freyja Green died in March 2019 after a traumatic birth at St James’s University Hospital in Leeds.
Doctors have already begun reducing radiation treatment for women at low risk of recurrence or spread of the disease. A new study finds that some women at greater risk can safely avoid radiation.

The mother refused vaccinations out of her belief there is a link between the jabs and autism.

Some 5.4 million adults use vapes daily or occasionally compared with 4.9 million using cigarettes, figures show.
President Trump wants pharmaceutical production to return to the United States. A shuttered factory in Louisiana shows how hard that will be for generic medicines.
Prepared pasta sold at grocery chains across the country, including Albertsons and Trader Joe’s, were recalled after people in 18 states became ill, federal health officials said.

Campaigners say IVF treatment should be less stigmatised in the workplace and come with legal entitlements to time off
The consumer products giant reached a $40 billion deal to buy Kenvue, the maker of Tylenol, despite a barrage of unproven claims from President Trump and others that use of the pain reliever during pregnancy can cause autism.
New work requirements are expected to leave millions of poor Americans uninsured. For Equifax, which charges states steep prices for its trove of employment data, it is a business opportunity.

The persistent pollutants which build up in the environment have been linked to serious illnesses.

Some high-street clinics are risking lives by letting untrained staff do baby scans, warn experts.
The official, Dr. George F. Tidmarsh, a top regulator at the agency, said disagreements over a new program to rapidly approve medications had caused tensions with agency officials.

A very rare condition led to an important diagnosis after years of pain for The Traitors star.
Studies increasingly find links between higher concentrations of certain pollutants and the prevalence of dementia.

Up to 5,000 people in Scotland will take the injections as part of a multi-million pound study being led by Glasgow University.
Enrollment for A.C.A. health coverage begins Nov. 1, with some staggering price increases. Here is a guide to help you choose a plan while Congress is at an impasse over tax credits.
Experts weigh in on whether those viral TikTok tests are a real litmus for a couple’s connection.