What to Know About Plague After a New Case in California
It is not just a scourge of the Middle Ages. Plague still exists, though it is rare. Here’s what to look for and how to protect yourself.
Health
Was Head-Binding an Ancient Way to Get Ahead?
For some cultures, the practice of cranial deformation may have offered individuals a path to privilege later in their lives.
Congo Has Astronomical Rates of Sexual Violence. Now Victims Have Lost Access to Care.
The conflict that has put rebels in control of much of the east of the country has left victims with no legal recourse and dismantled many of the clinics that offered care.
Trump Budget Office Is Withholding H.I.V. Funds That Congress Appropriated
Lawmakers allocated $6 billion this fiscal year for PEPFAR, the H.I.V. prevention and treatment program, but the administration has indicated it will release less than half of that.
Bereaved families feel ‘ignored’ over maternity review
It follows a meeting between the families and Baroness Amos, who will chair the review.
Baby food firms told to make products healthier or face action
Manufacturers who do not make products healthier within 18 months may face action, the government says.
Supreme Court Lets Trump Administration Cut N.I.H. Grants for Disfavored Research
The court’s order was fractured, with the justices splitting over whether individual cancellations and the policy behind them could be challenged in a federal trial court.
Sport Psychology Tips for Everyday Life
These coaches help professional athletes achieve their goals through mental preparation — and they could help you, too.
The Inquiry
Is Indonesia’s free schools programme costing too much?
Hospital pays out after bacteria-linked deaths
Nine families receive compensation after the outbreak linked to a Cambridge-based hospital.
Gym with wellbeing focus welcomes lottery boost
The Soma Space offers combined strength training and psychotherapy, and prospective clients can be referred.
Pine nuts and goat’s milk should get allergy labels, say experts
Warnings for some ’emerging’ food allergens should be added to food packaging, researchers suggest.
More weight-loss drugs could be offered as part of new diabetes care
Diabetes patients should have better and more equal access to newer medicines, says official healthcare body.
Short-sighted NI kids treated differently to the rest of the UK
Optometry NI chair says rules stopping children from paying for special short-sightedness treatment using NHS vouchers should change.
Lucy Letby’s new expert supporters claim no babies were deliberately harmed. Who should we believe?
Barrister Mark McDonald claims to have the backing of a panel of world class experts who say there is no evidence any babies were deliberately harmed
Is Extreme Running Linked to Colon Cancer?
A small, preliminary study found that marathoners were much more likely to have precancerous growths. Experts aren’t sure why.
Wellbeing walking maps to encourage green travel
The illustrated walking maps guide people along four car-free routes in and around Tewkesbury.
Trump’s Get-Tough Approach on Homelessness May Sweep Up Veterans
The administration has pledged to end support for Housing First, the approach behind the V.A.’s greatest housing success story.
‘Eating disorder misdiagnosis left me with PTSD’
Charlotte Chapman-Hart tells of her experience of a lack of uncoordinated and informed care.
‘Pip tick-box system is not targeting the right people’
A chef with kidney failure calls for Pip assessments to change after he was refused the benefit twice.
Cases of Mosquito-Borne Chikungunya Virus Are Surging Globally: What to Know
Chikungunya, which can disable victims for years, is spreading rapidly, including in China and other places that have not seen it before.