How a ‘swimming cap’ could transform care for brain-injured babies
Researchers are trialling a new technique to monitor brain function in newborns.
Health
Failing care homes not reinspected within a year
BBC finds a fifth of care homes rated “inadequate” were not reinspected within a year or more.
What Trump’s New Drug Pricing Deal Means for People With Obesit
The president’s agreement with drug companies involves a range of prices, depending on dose, product and how you’re paying.
What Scientists Are Learning From Brain Organoids
Lab-grown “reductionist replicas” of the human brain are helping scientists understand fetal development and cognitive disorders, including autism. But ethical questions loom.
Obesity Drugs May Drop to as Little as $150 a Month
President Trump announced a deal with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to lower prices on hugely popular weight-loss drugs for Medicare, Medicaid and American patients who pay with their own money.
I wanted ChatGPT to help me. So why did it advise me how to kill myself?
ChatGPT wrote a woman a suicide note and another AI chatbot role-played sexual acts with children, BBC finds.
Woman ‘strung along’ seriously ill man over kidney donation
Nicola Hutton was sentenced to five months in prison after being convicted of a false communication offence.
CMAT’s hack for chilling out
After a whirlwind year, CMAT tells Nick Grimshaw that she’s found a new way to relax.
How the heart can ‘create’ emotions
In a special live episode, What’s up Docs? explores the wonders of the human heart.
Can your phlegm colour tell you when to see a doctor?
This episode of Sliced Bread looks at the myths behind cough and cold treatments.
UK facing long, tough flu season, NHS chiefs warn
Vulnerable urged to come forward for flu jab quickly as virus has come early this year.
Big Food’s Fight Against Kennedy Is Heating Up
A new industry group wants to set aside the piecemeal state-by-state approach imposing food dye and labeling laws in favor of federal control. The opposition has roiled the MAHA coalition.
A Grave Condition Caused by C-Sections Is on the Rise
Placenta accreta is a life-threatening condition in which the placenta attaches to scar tissue left by a C-section. It used to be extremely rare.
The ‘Worst Test in Medicine’ Is Driving America’s High C-Section Rate
Round-the-clock fetal monitoring leads to unnecessary C-sections. But it’s used in nearly every birth because of business and legal concerns, The Times found.
Maternity inquiry must include care culture – dad
Freyja Green died in March 2019 after a traumatic birth at St James’s University Hospital in Leeds.
Radiation May Be Unnecessary for Many Breast Cancer Patients
Doctors have already begun reducing radiation treatment for women at low risk of recurrence or spread of the disease. A new study finds that some women at greater risk can safely avoid radiation.
Council to vaccinate child in care after court win
The mother refused vaccinations out of her belief there is a link between the jabs and autism.
Vapers overtake smokers for first time in Britain
Some 5.4 million adults use vapes daily or occasionally compared with 4.9 million using cigarettes, figures show.
The Workers Left Out of Trump’s Drug-Manufacturing Renaissance
President Trump wants pharmaceutical production to return to the United States. A shuttered factory in Louisiana shows how hard that will be for generic medicines.
Intermittent fasting and brain function: Is it safe to skip breakfast?
Intermittent fasting and brain function are not at odds – short fasts don’t impair thinking or memory, even when skipping breakfast.
Six Dead and 27 Sickened in Listeria Outbreak Linked to Pasta
Prepared pasta sold at grocery chains across the country, including Albertsons and Trader Joe’s, were recalled after people in 18 states became ill, federal health officials said.