Breakthrough cancer drug doubles survival in trial
An international study found immunotherapy before surgery could give patients extra years of life.
Health
C.D.C. Advice Still Permits Covid Shots for Children, Countering Kennedy’s Policy
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Covid shots were coming off the childhood vaccine schedule. A memo sent by the agency Friday contradicted that.
Why are disposable vapes being banned and how harmful is vaping?
It will be illegal to sell or supply disposable vapes from 1 June 2025.
Disposable vapes ban unlikely to reduce appeal, says campaigner
They warn some reusable vapes have “identical” packaging to single-use ones and are sold at the same price.
Robert Jarvik, a Designer of the First Artificial Heart, Dies at 79
He worked with a team at the University of Utah to create a mechanical heart. It was later used in patients awaiting an organ transplant.
U.S. Cancels Contract With Moderna to Develop Bird Flu Vaccine
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly questioned the safety of mRNA technology, which is used in the company’s shot.
‘I’m tackling my diabetes risk for my grandson’
NHS Sussex urges people to take action as Type 2 diabetes cases rise across the county.
How to Have Self-Compassion
Cultivating self-compassion can actually help you cope better with life’s struggles.
The Food Chain
What it’s like to be diagnosed with life-threatening food allergies?
Checks on Migrant Children by Homeland Security Agents Stir Fear
Agents are showing up unannounced to interview minors in what the government calls “wellness checks.” Critics see the visits as part of the immigration crackdown.
Judge Finds Government Acted Illegally in Russian Scientist Case
The judge said a customs officer had acted improperly in stripping Kseniia Petrova, a researcher at Harvard Medical School, of her visa after she failed to declare research samples she was carrying into the country.
Kara Tointon has double mastectomy after gene test
The actress, 41, reveals she has had preventative surgery after learning she carries the BRCA gene.
New nature health scheme aims to boost well-being
The RSPB, which helped draw up the scheme, says it has been a success in other parts of the UK.
Cash to isolate ‘would have cut Covid deaths’
Baroness Dido Harding tells Covid inquiry Rishi Sunak blocked higher support payments.
How ‘laughing gas’ became a deadly – but legal – American addiction
Nitrous oxide overdoses have increased in the US, but the substance is still legal as a “culinary product”.
Hopes of motherhood crushed after IVF embryos destroyed in Israel’s Gaza offensive
Couples in Gaza using IVF to help them conceive “left with nothing” after 4,000 embryos at an IVF clinic were destroyed.
Maternal Mental Health Has Declined, Study Says
New research involving nearly 200,000 mothers found that one in 12 rated her mental health as fair or poor.
U.S. Will No Longer Recommend Covid Shots for Children and Pregnant Women
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the vaccine would not be included as part of the immunization schedule for healthy children.
A New Front Line for Abortion Rights
A grand jury in Louisiana indicted a New York doctor for sending abortion pills to a Louisiana resident.
‘I feel forgotten after 100 weeks on urgent surgery list’
Tracey Meechan’s pain from an ovarian cyst is so severe she cannot bend over – but still has no date for surgery.
Thousands could unknowingly have alcohol brain damage
Drinking 35 units of alcohol a week for five years could put you at risk of alcohol-related brain damage.