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NHS mental health trust plans £25m in cuts to jobs and services
East London mental health trust plans £25m in cuts affecting 330 jobs and at least 10 key services, sparking concerns about longer wait times and patients being forced toward private care.
Woman has pioneering surgery for unborn baby with intestines outside its body
Doctors successfully performed pioneering surgery on an unborn baby with gastroschisis, a birth defect where intestines develop outside the body, while the mother was 26 weeks pregnant.
Dr. Erica Schwartz confirmed as CDC director, filling a leadership vacuum
The U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director with a 51-44 vote, nearly a year after the previous permanent director was fired over vaccine policy disputes with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
New walk-in mental health centres to open in banks and libraries across England
England’s government plans to establish nearly 200 community mental health centres and mental health A&Es by 2029, including walk-in hubs in banks and libraries to provide immediate crisis support.
NHS must plan for heatwaves like it does for winter, health secretary says
England’s health secretary calls for the NHS to implement annual heatwave preparation plans comparable to winter planning, citing increased A&E attendance and equipment failures during recent extreme heat.
Covid can reactivate dormant viruses, according to study
A study published in Nature found that Covid-19 infections can reactivate dormant viruses like Epstein-Barr and cytomegalovirus, with reactivation correlated to disease severity in hospitalized patients.
U.S. moves to shut a Kentucky organ donation group, citing safety failures
The Trump administration announced plans to shut down a Kentucky organ procurement organization, citing persistent safety failures and cases where staff allegedly pressured hospitals to retrieve organs from patients showing signs of life.
Free NHS meningitis jab available for some teenagers – what you need to know
England is offering free meningitis B vaccines to approximately one million young people, primarily teenagers and first-year university students, following an outbreak in Kent earlier this year.
Endometriosis: I had to stop modelling because I kept passing out
A former model diagnosed with endometriosis at 25 had to leave her career after experiencing repeated collapses. The condition, which affects one in six women enough to leave work, often goes undiagnosed for years, causing severe complications.
Ebola kills 1,700 in eastern Congo as the fastest-growing outbreak surges
An Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo has killed more than 1,700 people across 3,802 recorded cases as of Tuesday, marking the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease on record.
NHS must prepare for annual summer heat pressures, says Yvette Cooper
UK health secretary warns NHS must prepare for annual summer heat crises with same intensity as winter pressures, as heatwaves become routine due to climate change.
Half of vaccines are binned – this plant could change that
UK scientists have successfully trialled a fridge-free vaccine for the first time, converting a tetanus-diphtheria vaccine into dry powder form that remains stable at room temperature, potentially addressing the global waste of approximately half of all vaccines annually.
‘It can make you psychotic or give you a cardiac arrest’: why are so many children vaping the ‘prison drug’ spice?
Scientists found that 13% of vapes confiscated from English schoolchildren contained spice, a synthetic cannabinoid far more potent and dangerous than cannabis, with usage among youth increasing through social media platforms.
How deep-rooted medical bias creates deadly consequences for addiction patients
A 26-year-old man with severe addiction was discharged from an Oregon hospital and died of overdose hours later, highlighting a national pattern of inadequate addiction care in American healthcare settings.
Biotech’s next big bet: A Tenax study of a heart failure treatment
Tenax Therapeutics will report Phase 3 results this month for an oral heart failure treatment targeting pulmonary hypertension, with stock potentially doubling or collapsing based on the outcome.
NI health: Consultants and specialist doctors take strike action
Consultants and specialist doctors in Northern Ireland conducted their first-ever strike over pay, with the Department of Health reporting 90% of routine and elective services continued despite the 24-hour action.
Existing care workers could be exempt from UK’s tough new immigration rules
UK officials are considering exempting hundreds of thousands of existing care workers from new immigration restrictions as part of broader social care reforms being advanced by the prime minister.
‘It was like something was crawling over me’ – the worrying rise of shingles among millennial women
Shingles cases among adults aged 30-49 have more than doubled since 1998, with a concerning rise particularly affecting millennial women, according to recent health data and medical experts.
England’s north-south life expectancy gap grows despite record longevity
England’s north-south life expectancy gap widened despite record longevity in 2025, with northern regions experiencing little improvement while southern areas gained years.
How a community in Maine is fighting to save their birthing center
A grassroots coalition in Maine is fighting to prevent closure of a coastal hospital’s labor and delivery unit, arguing the loss would create dangerous access gaps for pregnant patients in a rural region.
The main therapy used for children with autism faces changes under Medicaid
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released guidance aimed at changing how states approach applied behavior analysis, the primary therapy for children with autism, emphasizing stronger oversight and measurable outcomes.
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