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People in 50s urged to complete bowel cancer screening
Getty ImagesHarry Sekulich11 July 2026The NHS has urged people in their 50s to test for bowel cancer in response to "low numbers" taking part in screening.Official figures from NHS England suggest a little over half of 54-year-olds completed at-home testing kits last...
People in 50s urged to complete bowel cancer screening
Getty ImagesHarry Sekulich2 hours agoThe NHS has urged people in their 50s to test for bowel cancer in response to "low numbers" taking part in screening.Official figures from NHS England suggest a little over half of 54-year-olds completed at-home testing kits last...
Pioneering treatment saves twins in early pregnancy
Identical twins Nancy and Margo benefitted from the procedure while in the womb as part of a world-first medical trial. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
Pioneering treatment saves twins in early pregnancy
Identical twins Nancy and Margo benefitted from the procedure while in the womb as part of a world-first medical trial. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
‘People don’t realise how at risk they are’: A day with an ambulance service in a heatwave
Chloe Hayward, Health reporter and Hugh Pym, Health editor1 hour agoSuffering from asthma and a chronic lung condition, 55-year-old Andrew is distressed, overheating and struggling to breathe or talk. Exeter paramedics Connor Gilronan and Charlotte Sherston give him...
‘People don’t realise how at risk they are’: A day with an ambulance service in a heatwave
Chloe Hayward, Health reporter and Hugh Pym, Health editor10 July 2026Suffering from asthma and a chronic lung condition, 55-year-old Andrew is distressed, overheating and struggling to breathe or talk. Two Exeter paramedics give him medication and oxygen, and remind...
Vapes to have less enticing names and flavours to protect children
Getty ImagesMichelle RobertsDigital health editor10 July 2026Vapes with colourful packaging, or with names or flavours inspired by sweets and cocktails, could be banned as part of plans to stop them being marketed to children.The government is launching a 12-week...
A New Option for Long-Term Care Costs
Kelly Haggett figures that a mandatory surcharge added to Washington state’s payroll tax cost her about $500 last year. But she doesn’t really mind. “On a scale of 1 to 10 of my annoyance with taxes in general, this one is about a 2,” she said. “I see the benefits.”...
A New Option for Long-Term Care Costs
Kelly Haggett figures that a mandatory surcharge added to Washington state’s payroll tax cost her about $500 last year. But she doesn’t really mind. “On a scale of 1 to 10 of my annoyance with taxes in general, this one is about a 2,” she said. “I see the benefits.”...
Motherhood not all warm and fuzzy: Bollywood actor’s play spotlights messier side
Aadyam TheatreGeeta PandeyBBC Correspondent, Delhi7 hours agoThe birth of a baby is celebrated as a moment of joy. But motherhood is not always warm and fuzzy. It can also be messy and untidy.That's what Bollywood actor Kalki Koechlin and well-known theatre director...
Motherhood not all warm and fuzzy: Bollywood actor’s play spotlights messier side
Aadyam TheatreGeeta PandeyBBC Correspondent, Delhi9 July 2026The birth of a baby is celebrated as a moment of joy. But motherhood is not always warm and fuzzy. It can also be messy and untidy.That's what Bollywood actor Kalki Koechlin and well-known theatre director...
My Search for a Psychiatric Bed in an Overburdened Health System
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” Eight days before my 33rd birthday in April, a social worker at a crisis clinic near Denver determined I was an imminent...
My Search for a Psychiatric Bed in an Overburdened Health System
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” Eight days before my 33rd birthday in April, a social worker at a crisis clinic near Denver determined I was an imminent...
Why heatwaves hit women harder
Getty ImagesEmily Atkinson9 July 2026Overwhelmed, irritable, dizzy, bloated, exhausted.These are the words coming up frequently in comments sent to the BBC by women who, having barely recovered from the record-breaking heat in June, are bracing for more hot...
Children keep dying in a country that made huge progress on measles
Azadeh Moshiri, South Asia correspondent, Mymensingh and Aakriti Thapar8 hours ago"I have never seen an outbreak this huge," says paediatrician Dr Mohammed Golam Mawla, as we look around a measles ward in the Bangladeshi city of Mymensingh.Until March this year,...
A country that made huge progress on measles now reports 120,000 cases
Azadeh Moshiri, South Asia correspondent, Mymensingh and Aakriti Thapar8 July 2026"I have never seen an outbreak this huge," says paediatrician Dr Mohammed Golam Mawla, as we look around a measles ward in the Bangladeshi city of Mymensingh.Until March this year,...
MenB vaccine offers men no protection from gonorrhoea, claims major study
Getty ImagesSophie HutchinsonHealth correspondent8 hours agoThe Meningitis B vaccine does not prevent gonorrhoea infections despite being offered to at-risk men, scientists say. The NHS started offering the vaccine to men who have sex with men last year, after...
MenB vaccine offers men no protection from gonorrhoea, claims major study
Getty ImagesSophie HutchinsonHealth correspondent8 July 2026The Meningitis B vaccine does not prevent gonorrhoea infections despite being offered to at-risk men, scientists say. The NHS started offering the vaccine to men who have sex with men last year, after...
German doctor jailed for murder of 15 patients and suspected of more
Getty ImagesBethany BellGermany reporter8 July 2026, 14:04 BSTUpdated 2 hours agoA German palliative care doctor has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 15 of his patients.A court in Berlin found the 41-year-old man, named only as Johannes M. in line with...
German doctor jailed for murder of 15 patients and suspected of more
Getty ImagesBethany BellGermany reporter8 July 2026A German palliative care doctor has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 15 of his patients.A court in Berlin found the 41-year-old man, named only as Johannes M. in line with German privacy rules, guilty...
More protein or less? The foods to get you through a heatwave
Getty ImagesPhilippa RoxbyHealth reporter8 July 2026As temperatures exceed 30C (86F) in some parts of the UK this week, the last thing people want to do is turn on the oven.Not only can cooking in hot weather feel like a chore, but many of us find ourselves feeling...
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Most Distracted Drivers in the US
Getting behind the wheel of a car and driving off into the sunset is one of life's most fulfilling treasures. Operating a vehicle gives you an enormous sense of freedom because you aren't constrained by the limitations and schedules of others and don't have to be at...
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Modesto Car Accident Study
A recent study analyzed the car accidents in the city of Modesto and the surrounding cities in Stanislaus County. The findings give in sight to the most dangerous days and times to drive in the Modesto area. They also serve as a warning to all drivers. Traffic...
Causes of Increase in US Pedestrian Accidents
Since 2010, pedestrian deaths are up 77% according to the Governors Highway Safety Association data. Why did over 7,500 people die while walking or jogging on a roadway last year? Every day, on average, 20 Americans walk along a roadway and are killed by a vehicle. In...