First final compensation in blood scandal due in days
Ten people have been offered a settlement worth over £13m in total.
Health
Hospitals hit by ‘tidal wave’ of winter viruses
NHS England say sharp rise in flu cases is causing real concern.
Bowel-cancer rates rising among younger people
Poor diet, obesity, alcohol and smoking may be among the risk factors involved, researchers say.
How To Talk to Your Teen About Pornography
Odds are your adolescent has already encountered online pornography. Your role is to openly address it, scholars say.
Can Psychedelics Help CEOs Boost Their Leadership Skills?
A growing cottage industry is dedicated to the theory that mind-altering drugs can improve business leadership.
Let’s Talk About Pornography. No, Seriously.
More adolescents than ever are watching it. What’s needed, researchers say, are frank conversations and “porn literacy.”
Anger After UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Killing Rattles Health Insurance Workers
Employees at UnitedHealthcare and other companies described being fearful after an outpouring of online vitriol.
Could Cats Become a Vector for Bird Flu?
A new study highlights the need for public health officials to ramp up bird flu surveillance in our feline companions.
Woman died after ‘barbaric’ butt lift op – coroner
Demi Agoglia, 26, travelled to Turkey after seeing social media adverts for the butt lift procedure.
Medical misogyny sees women told to ‘put up’ with pain
One woman awaiting surgery said she had learned to “just get on with it because that’s what you’re told”.
FDA Tries Last-Ditch Move to Slash Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes
The agency is asking the White House to move ahead with plans to drastically reduce the addictive substance in traditional tobacco cigarettes.
ADHD Diagnosis in Older People Has Increased
Many say they are relieved to finally have an explanation after decades of struggle.
Opioids Ravaged a Kentucky Town. Then Rehab Became Its Business.
In Louisa, an unbearable social crisis has become the main source of economic opportunity.
Health Panel Endorses New Option for Cervical Cancer Screening
Starting at 30, women can collect their own vaginal samples for HPV testing at a doctor’s office.
Mental health trust could lose its licence
“Serious failings” are found at the NHS trust that treated Nottingham attacker Valdo Calocane.
‘My autistic son had no safety net when in crisis’
A family whose autistic son died after being taken to a mental health unit raise concerns.
Nobel Laureates Urge Senate to Turn Down Kennedy’s Nomination
Elevating Mr. Kennedy to secretary of H.H.S. “would put the public’s health in jeopardy,” more than 75 laureates wrote.
Prioritise safety not A&E target, NHS leaders told
Health Secretary Wes Streeting delivers message amid mounting concern about winter pressures.
Gynaecology patients going private to avoid NHS waiting lists
Women in agony are using their savings to pay for urgent treatment to avoid waits of up to two years.
Adcock Ingram slammed for poorly publicised Panado syrup recall
Some scared parents expressed on social media how hard it was for them to find the statement for the recall online.
In Congo, a Medical Mystery Offers Clues to the Mpox Epidemic
In a remote Congolese town, a medical mystery led to the discovery of alarming changes in the mpox virus and, eventually, to a global health emergency.