Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota is bringing hazardous air quality alerts across multiple U.S. regions. Health experts compare the exposure to smoking significant amounts of cigarettes daily and warn of increased emergency room visits for respiratory issues.

An Australian family’s 12-day vigil in a hospital dying room highlights the importance of advance care planning, with only 6% of Australians having formally completed end-of-life directives despite potential legal and emotional consequences.

UK fire services have recorded a 78% increase in fires involving hoarding since 2020. A peer support group and national housing pledge aim to address the mental health condition through empathy rather than enforcement.

A former bodybuilder describes his decade-long struggle with steroid and performance-enhancing drug abuse, including a hospitalization and near-collapse that finally prompted him to quit.

The NHS in England and Wales will offer rapid, non-invasive endometriosis tests, addressing a condition that previously required surgery for diagnosis and has historically taken over nine years to identify.

A vaccination programme targeting one million teenagers and young adults is launching in response to concerns about meningitis B infections. The campaign aims to protect those at highest immediate risk.