by News Feed Editor | Sep 20, 2026 | Health
A UK Covid inquiry found NHS staff lacked adequate protective equipment during the pandemic, with £9.9bn of the £14.9bn spent on PPE ultimately wasted through poor procurement decisions.
by News Feed Editor | Sep 20, 2026 | Health
Researchers warn that social media promotion of Alzheimer’s blood tests is misleading healthy people into testing, potentially causing unnecessary anxiety over biological markers that may never develop into dementia.
by News Feed Editor | Sep 20, 2026 | Health
A major inquiry into Lucy Letby’s crimes at an NHS hospital found systemic failures across England’s health service, not just at the individual facility, with widespread issues in regulation, management accountability, and learning from past scandals.
by News Feed Editor | Sep 20, 2026 | Health
An Arizona medical examiner is developing innovative strategies to accurately count heat-related deaths, an effort that could reshape how the U.S. understands climate change’s human toll.
by News Feed Editor | Sep 20, 2026 | Health
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed eight new members to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, marking a shift toward medical specialists after months of vacancies and canceled meetings.
by News Feed Editor | Sep 20, 2026 | Health
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivered a keynote address at a Children’s Health Defense conference, spending over 20 minutes questioning vaccine safety and suggesting links between vaccines and chronic illness.