by News Feed Editor | Aug 25, 2026 | Health
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.
by News Feed Editor | Aug 25, 2026 | Health
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.
by News Feed Editor | Aug 24, 2026 | Health
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.
by News Feed Editor | Aug 24, 2026 | Health
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.
by News Feed Editor | Aug 24, 2026 | Health
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.
by News Feed Editor | Aug 24, 2026 | Health
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.