Is it a cold, ‘super flu’ or Covid? How to tell the difference
How to identify whether you have cold, flu or Covid and how to look after yourself.
Health
A Powerful New Drug Is Creating a ‘Withdrawal Crisis’ in Philadelphia
Medetomidine, a veterinary sedative mixed into fentanyl, has sent thousands to hospitals, not only for overdose but for life-threatening withdrawal. It is spreading to other cities.
‘More victims in NHS child abuse probe’ – police
Probe into historical abuse at former units in Sussex could lead to more alleged victims coming forward.
The overlooked body measurement linked to heart disease risk
An overlooked measurement is linked to early heart changes and increased heart disease risk, even in people without heart problems.
WATCH: Woman births unexpected full-term baby and removes 10kg ovarian cyst
A California nurse, who was just about to remove an ovarian cyst that had grown to almost 10kg, got the shock of her life when a routine pregnancy test came back positive.
Government Can Withhold Funds From Planned Parenthood, Appeals Court Rules
A three-judge panel threw out a lower court’s order, allowing the Trump administration to continue defunding the group and other major abortion providers.
Doctor strike during flu outbreak would be ‘reckless’, says Starmer
The prime minister says it would be “reckless” for resident doctors to strike with the NHS at a “precarious” moment.
Why are sperm donors having hundreds of children?
The European sperm market is booming, but is some donors’ sperm being used to make too many babies?
Risk-Based Screening Works as Well as Yearly Checks After 40 in Finding Breast Cancers
A study of more than 45,000 women found that screening women according to their level of risk was as effective in detecting tumors as the one-size-fits-most screening currently recommended.
F.D.A. Approves Two New Drugs to Treat Gonorrhea
The sexually transmitted disease has become increasingly resistant to existing antibiotics.
Discover the benefits of stargazing this festive season
Feeling festive-season stress? Discover the surprising benefits of stargazing in South Africa and reconnect under the night sky.
Plea after girl, 13, died copying social media trend
Sonia Hopkin says her daughter had been trying to replicate videos she had seen on TikTok.
King to share personal message on cancer in TV broadcast
King Charles has recorded a message about his experience of cancer for the Stand Up To Cancer campaign.
Review of Medical Cannabis Use Finds Little Evidence of Benefit
Researchers found a chasm between the health reasons for which the public seeks out cannabis and what gold-standard science actually shows about its effectiveness.
Operations and treatments cut back as NHS orders hospitals to save money
Documents seen by BBC show hospitals being ordered to slow down on activity to help balance the books.
Doctor wrote off my hair loss and dizziness as ‘just being a tired mum’
Iron deficiency is a relatively common problem, especially in women. Here’s how to spot the symptons.
Covid Vaccines Reduced Children’s Likelihood of E.R. and Urgent Care Visits, the C.D.C. Reported
The vaccines were found to decrease the risk of needing medical care in the first six months after vaccination by 76 percent in children under 4, and by 56 percent in children 5 to 17.
Streeting confirms public inquiry into NHS trust
The TEWV announcement comes after calls from families of three patients who died by suicide.
‘Super flu’ wave hits hospitals in England with no peak yet
Numbers in hospital rise by more than 50% in a week as NHS faces ‘worst-case scenario’.
Flu in four charts – how this year’s winter outbreak is different
NHS England says it’s facing a “worst-case scenario” after flu hospital cases jump 55% in a week.
She Studied Mosquitoes to Prevent Malaria
Jenny Carlson Donnelly traveled to malaria-affected countries to test mosquitoes and save lives. Then she lost her job at U.S.A.I.D.