UK healthy life expectancy has fallen to its lowest level since 2011, with Britons now living about a quarter of their lives in poor health, raising questions about NHS effectiveness.

Vaccinated women now have an almost zero chance of dying from cervical cancer before age 30, raising questions about whether cervical screening remains necessary.

Canadian psychologist Candice Odgers challenges the prevailing narrative that social media bans are the best solution to online harms for teenagers, citing mixed research evidence and arguing that multiple factors drive adolescent mental health crises.

Shift workers face significant health risks from disrupted sleep patterns, including higher dementia and heart disease risk. Researchers are exploring whether biphasic sleep—splitting rest into two blocks—may help mitigate these effects.

More than half of NHS midwives leaving England’s health service in 2025-26 were under 35, with experts warning early-career departures driven by burnout threaten maternity care quality and safety.

An Australian woman delivered rare naturally conceived identical quadruplets at 28 weeks via caesarean section on 14 July. The monozygotic quadruplets, sharing the same placenta, represent an extraordinarily uncommon occurrence estimated at one in every 15 million pregnancies.

A Sydney teenager died in 2022 from a tick-induced mammalian meat allergy after eating a beef sausage, marking the first known death from the condition worldwide.

A large Danish study found that prolonged exposure to road traffic noise is associated with increased risk of Parkinson’s disease, with risk rising 3% for every 11.5dB increase in noise levels.

An FDA advisory committee is evaluating whether compounding pharmacies should manufacture seven specific peptides, amid concerns about their safety and effectiveness in the absence of robust clinical evidence.

U.S. health officials are investigating a new cyclospora outbreak affecting 72 people as of Wednesday, though the source products have not yet been identified.

A study by London universities examines whether menstrual cycles worsen ADHD symptoms in women, with participants reporting difficulty concentrating and increased impulsivity during certain times of their cycle.

UK MPs call for restrictions on fast food outlets near schools and bans on junk food advertising to combat obesity, which costs the nation £74bn annually.