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Action on Salt & Sugar said people should not be exposed to a “hidden health risk every time they buy lunch”.
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Action on Salt & Sugar said people should not be exposed to a “hidden health risk every time they buy lunch”.

A report by a cross-party group of MPs has found the majority of skin cancer cases are preventable.

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Authorities urged patients to get tested due to “poor infection control practices” at the Australian clinic.
The agency’s top food official will step in as acting commissioner, after Dr. Makary’s tumultuous run as the nation’s top food, drug, tobacco and medical device regulator.

Swindon’s new mental health support facility for women will be an “alternative” to hospitalisation.
The new strategy also holds promise for lung and colon tumors. Here’s how scientists discovered it.
Influencers and health gurus are offering pregnancy solutions during “trimester zero,” when women are trying to conceive.
From the Trump administration to online influencers, the hormone is increasingly seen as the key to achieving a new male ideal.
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. has paused until at least Thursday a federal appeals court ruling against the Food and Drug Administration that would restrict access by mail to mifepristone.
The last evacuees disembarked in the Canary Islands, and a smaller crew is now en route to Rotterdam, where the ship will be disinfected, officials said.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has toned down his public criticism of vaccines, under orders from the White House. But inside his department, a sprawling research effort is a top priority.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has toned down his public criticism of vaccines, under orders from the White House. But inside his department, a sprawling research effort is a top priority.

Experts say the “modest reduction” is “not cause for complacency”, with calls to redouble efforts to slash deaths further.

The UK, US and EU are asking all citizens returning home from the virus-hit MV Hondius to self-isolate for about six weeks.

UK Anti-Doping have published research into SARMs being sold on social media platforms. The survey found a third of people aged 16-25 see ads for SARMs every week.
A study of a few patients, to be presented this week, showed promise for a type of therapy that has already cured some blood cancers.

Newcastle United Foundation has painted benches in the city’s Leazes Park to highlight mental health and encourage fans to talk to each other.Defender Dan Burn spoke to BBC Sport about the work being done and how important it is to “check in”.

Groups in Liverpool are trying to remedy the historical under-resourcing of women’s healthcare.

Five passengers of the MV Hondius will be quarantined in Paris “until further notice”, France’s prime minister says.
Though illicit e-cigarettes have flooded in from China, the new policy could allow major tobacco companies to sell from prime shelf space at thousands of stores.