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‘It can be isolating’ – how does hot weather impact anxiety?
Oxford University research indicates that elevated temperatures can trigger anxiety and mental health issues. One person with agoraphobia describes how heat intensifies her symptoms and creates feelings of isolation.
Eclipse warning: All the key signs you may have damaged your eyes
Eye experts warn people to watch for vision damage from Wednesday’s eclipse, including blurred vision and sensitivity to light. Around 70 people suffered eye damage from the 1999 UK eclipse.
Men are turning to penis fillers, but are they safe?
Penis filler procedures are gaining popularity among men seeking girth enhancement, but medical professionals warn of serious risks including infection and tissue damage from botched treatments.
I was abused as a child – and thought I had healed. Then I began drinking in lockdown
Dr. Frank Spinelli, a sexual abuse survivor and author, struggled with hidden alcohol dependence during lockdown after initially believing he had healed from childhood trauma inflicted by his Boy Scout leader.
‘Biased’ Channel 4 programme on ADHD misrepresented my views, says expert
A King’s College London neuroscience professor has withdrawn support for a Channel 4 documentary on ADHD, claiming it misrepresented her views and could encourage parents to stop medicating their children.
FDA plans to regulate generative AI
The FDA is developing a regulatory framework for medical devices using generative artificial intelligence, seeking to provide clarity to the healthcare industry on oversight of this emerging technology.
Penn State bust put focus on cocaine but on most campuses the big risk is alcohol
A cocaine trafficking ring at Penn State drew national headlines, but research shows cocaine use among young adults has declined over the past five years, with alcohol remaining the most prevalent substance on campuses.
Largest review of its kind confirms benefits of tai chi and other Chinese exercises
A comprehensive review of 1,744 clinical trials found that traditional Chinese exercises like tai chi significantly improve physical function, pain, mental health, and bone density in people with musculoskeletal disorders.
HPV home-testing kits now available for women who have missed cervical screening
The NHS is offering free HPV self-testing kits to nearly four million women in England who have missed cervical screening appointments, enabling them to test for the virus at home.
How Trump’s cuts are reshaping America’s health system
Republican-led cuts to Medicaid funding and insurance subsidies are forcing rural health systems, particularly in Maine, to reshape operations through service consolidations, closures, and increased telehealth adoption.
‘World-first’ vaccine designed by artificial intelligence
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed an AI-designed vaccine targeting multiple coronaviruses, marking the first time such a vaccine component was created by artificial intelligence and tested in humans.
NI health: Resident doctors begin strike action over pay
Resident doctors in Northern Ireland began a 24-hour strike on Monday over pay disputes, with consultants and specialist doctors having struck the previous week in the first such action for these groups in the region.
‘It can make you psychotic or give you a cardiac arrest’: why are so many children vaping the ‘prison drug’ spice?
Scientists found that 13% of vapes confiscated from children in English schools contained spice, a synthetic cannabinoid far more potent and dangerous than cannabis, with risks including psychosis and cardiac arrest.
‘Babies will be born in laybys’: maternity cuts leave women with stark choices in Devon
North Devon district hospital suspended maternity services due to unsafe staffing levels, forcing pregnant women to travel up to two hours to Exeter or Taunton for births.
Leading doctor rebukes NHS chiefs over transplant crisis
A senior NHS doctor has criticized the health service’s management of transplant services in England, citing workforce burnout, poor accountability, and cancelled operations in a leaked letter to BBC.
All aboard the cervical screening bus: how NHS clinic-on-wheels is saving lives
The NHS has launched mobile cervical screening buses across northern England, offering walk-in clinics to increase cancer screening rates among women who face barriers to traditional healthcare access.
IVF staff accused of misleading UK parents about donors at northern Cyprus clinics
At least 30 British children may have been conceived using wrong donors at a northern Cyprus IVF clinic, with DNA tests suggesting parents received donors other than those they selected.
Lindsay Clancy begged for help before her children’s killings, mother-in-law testifies
Lindsay Clancy’s former mother-in-law testified that Clancy was “begging for help” before allegedly killing her three children, citing insomnia, appetite loss, and anxiety as signs of deteriorating mental health.
Record cyclosporiasis outbreak tests the response of a ‘weakened’ health system
A record cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to contaminated Mexican lettuce has sickened over 15,700 people, occurring amid significant cuts to federal and state food safety programs.
‘Billy’s thriving’: family’s joy as boy who helped legalise cannabis medicine in UK turns 21
Billy Caldwell, who helped legalize cannabis medicine in the UK, has reached his 21st birthday seizure-free and thriving after surviving severe childhood epilepsy that doctors initially said would be fatal.
UK men with heart disease at higher risk of developing and dying from cancer
Men with heart disease face substantially higher lifetime cancer risk compared with women, according to a 25-year UK study of 22,000 participants examining cardiovascular and cancer outcomes.
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