
No-one knows what to expect when you’re dying – but hospices helped me
Hospices caring for people at the end of their lives are at risk because funding is “unsustainable”.
TUESDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2026, 17:56

Hospices caring for people at the end of their lives are at risk because funding is “unsustainable”.
The organization’s latest guidance is a departure from the prevailing views of several other major medical organizations.
In a legal first, a jury in New York awarded $2 million to a patient who said that doctors had deviated from accepted medical standards.
Parasites and infections that cause blindness and other disabilities were nearly eliminated in some countries, but drug distribution to prevent and treat them was derailed in many places in 2025 after the U.S. cut aid.

Scientists say there is a powerful opportunity to save lives because nearly 40% of cancers are preventable.

The TikToker tells You, Me and the Big C podcast about her cancer journey.
A long-term study of 292 families linked fathers’ parenting style to their children’s heart health years later. To researchers’ surprise, no such link was found with mothers.
Experts are using high-res scanners and 3-D printers to illuminate ancient ailments and injuries.

Three coffee mornings are being held in Wolverhampton as part of a national mental health event.

The Denise Coates Foundation has donated £12m towards robotic surgery capabilities at the hospital.

It is a rare condition where something as simple as a gust of wind can cause excruciating pain.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said addiction is a “spiritual disease” that calls out for the involvement of religious organizations.

Increasing testing for PFAS is part of the UK’s first ever national plan for tackling the substances.
Jenna Norton, a National Institutes of Health employee, has been an outspoken critic of the administration’s research cuts and has been on paid leave.
Researchers believe increasing use of cannabis may be contributing to a rise in new cases of schizophrenia and related disorders at younger ages.

Members of the British Medical Association have backed more walkouts in the dispute over pay and jobs in England.

A Scottish Parliament committee is calling for urgent action to improve assessments for autism and ADHD.

Kimberley Wilson talks to psychologist and therapist Dr Sula Windgassen on how to build “quiet” or “flexible” resilience.
Ostarine held the promise of profound medical treatments. Something unexpected happened on the way to F.D.A. approval.

After having to halt their first attempt due to an injury, the couple are ready to set off again.

Southampton General Hospital limits A&E admissions and cancels operations following blaze.