Over 200 patients experienced harm under an NHS surgeon’s care at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, with 41 cases classified as severe and one death reported.

Reynolds American is selling new fruit-flavored Vuse vapes in several states without FDA authorization, following the agency’s May enforcement guidance shift that critics say invited noncompliance from major tobacco manufacturers.

A bureaucratic gap between FDA approval and insurance coverage leaves pancreatic cancer patients unable to access a newly approved breakthrough medication, forcing some families to crowdfund treatment.

A vaccination programme targeting one million teenagers and young adults is launching to address concerns about meningitis B infections, which can cause life-threatening illness if left untreated.

England’s obesity rates have doubled since 1993, rising from 15% to 30% by 2024, resulting in 14 million adults now living with obesity despite 14 separate government strategies over three decades.

The UK Health Security Agency is investigating a salmonella outbreak linked to imported eggs, primarily affecting people who ate at restaurants and food service venues rather than at home.

Autism researchers and advocacy groups have raised concerns about a federal research roadmap developed by advisers selected by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., warning it promotes unproven therapies over evidence-based genetic research.

A large study links xylitol, a common artificial sweetener in chewing gum and yogurt, to increased risk of strokes, heart attacks and death.

The world’s four leading cardiovascular health groups have agreed on the first universal definition of a heart attack, expected to improve diagnosis and treatment for women who have historically received less effective care.

An NHS watchdog warns that AI scribes transcribing doctor-patient consultations frequently misrecord drug names and diagnoses, potentially compromising patient safety by introducing errors into medical records.

A 31-year-old woman died from a cardiac event during childbirth, but her newborn son Tommy was delivered safely and is now home. The family describes him as their ‘light’ during grief.

The NHS has rolled out an updated flu vaccine targeting last year’s subclade-K strain, with schoolchildren and pregnant women eligible to receive doses beginning this week.