Same GP at each appointment for patients most in need
Surgeries will be financially rewarded if patients with long term conditions see the same GP each time.
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What Are ‘Healthy’ Foods? New Rules for Labeling Are Issued.
The Food and Drug Administration released final rules on labeling foods as “healthy,” tightening limits for sugar, sodium and saturated fat.
Trump’s Return May Worsen Financial Woes for Global Health Institutions
The U.S. provides nearly half of the aid for global health, including childhood vaccination, H.I.V. treatment and disease surveillance.
Popular Arthritis Drug For Dogs May Have Severe Side Effects, F.D.A. Says
The agency recommended that the maker of Librela update its label to reflect the possibility of more serious adverse reactions.
Deaths from alcohol at record high in England
Public-health experts are calling for minimum pricing to stop further rises in harmful drinking.
Hospitals write off £112m in foreign patient bills
Hospitals say they often struggle to recover costs, particularly when patients return overseas.
Mother of girl operated on by disgraced surgeon says hospital ‘gaslit’ her
Jodee Seeley tells BBC Newsnight she is considering legal action against Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Even morphine doesn’t help my horrific period pain
Emily Handstock says she feels the pain women endure has been “normalised” by society.
Senators Call for Inquiry Into Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Program
A group of Democratic lawmakers accused Georgia Pathways to Coverage, the only Medicaid work requirement program in the country, of spending little of its funding on health benefits.
California Declares an Emergency Over Bird Flu
Officials have discovered the virus in 645 herds, more than in any other state so far.
How RFK Jr’s Longtime Friend Mark Hyman Built a Wellness Empire
Dr. Mark Hyman, a “functional medicine” proponent and longtime friend of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is finding powerful allies in his bid to treat disease with blood tests and supplements.
A Rift in Trump World Over How to Make America Healthier
Statements by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Elon Musk tap into a dispute over whether lifestyle changes or drugs are a better way to treat obesity.
Tiny Coffins: Measles Is Killing Thousands of Children in Congo
Problems with getting vaccines to families have left many children unvaccinated and in danger of contracting the virus.
‘My ex had such a small sentence for strangling me’
Survivors of strangulation welcome the first recommendations for courts on punishment for offenders.
‘Hospital’s failures led to woman’s death’
The hospital has now apologised and an independent inquiry is taking place.
What RFK Jr. Has Said About the Polio Vaccine in Recent Years
President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for health secretary has suggested that the polio vaccine cost more lives than it saved and that the vaccine did not wipe out the disease in the U.S.
New guidance on use of physician associates
Royal College of Physicians say PAs should be supervised by senior doctors, not doctors in training.
Alabama Woman Receives Nation’s Third Pig Kidney Transplant
The patient, Towana Looney, was discharged from the hospital after the procedure but returned on Friday for additional treatment.
People Are Putting Beef on Their Faces. What Could Go Wrong?
Natural, tallow-based cosmetics can be made at home or bought from artisans. Doctors aren’t thrilled, but they’re all the rage on TikTok.
Drugmakers Paid PBMs Not to Restrict Opioid Prescriptions
Drugmakers including Purdue Pharma paid pharmacy benefit managers not to restrict painkiller prescriptions, a New York Times investigation found.
‘LIfe-Changing’ Psychedelic, for When Life Is Ending
People are turning to psilocybin, ketamine and other treatments for palliative care.