MPs call for ban on fast food outlets opening near schools to tackle obesity
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.
Nobby Stiles died with brain condition caused by repeatedly heading a football, coroner rules
England’s 1966 World Cup winner Nobby Stiles died with a brain condition caused by repeatedly heading a football, a coroner has ruled. Brain analysis showed he had chronic traumatic encephalopathy linked to heading a ball approximately 140,000 times during his career.
Reducing ultra-processed foods could prevent thousands of heart disease deaths, study suggests
A modeling study suggests ultra-processed foods could account for up to a third of heart disease cases and deaths, with researchers calling for policy interventions to reduce consumption.
Black doctors in England four times less likely to get training places than white counterparts
Black doctors in England are four times less likely to be offered specialist training placements than white counterparts, according to NHS data analysis published in the BMJ.
Relationship OCD convinced me I’d cheat on my boyfriend
Relationship OCD causes sufferers to experience persistent doubts about their romantic relationships, triggering compulsive behaviors and significant distress that extends beyond typical relationship concerns.
Lampard Inquiry: Manager says trust wanted 4,000 reports ‘gone’
A clinical manager at an NHS mental health trust testified that he was instructed to process thousands of unresolved patient safety reports during a public inquiry, which he described as a cover-up attempt.
Teenagers from 15 should be given free meningitis B vaccine, say experts
UK health experts recommend free meningitis B vaccination for all teenagers around age 15, following concerns about a deadly outbreak in Kent earlier this year and changing evidence about disease risk in young people.
Energy drinks to be banned for under-16s in England from April
England will ban the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to children under 16 starting in April, prohibiting products with more than 150mg of caffeine per litre.
Twelve days nursing my father in the ‘dying room’ taught me the value of planning for death
An author reflects on her father’s 12-day unconscious decline, examining how advance care directives and end-of-life planning can ease the dying process and prevent family conflict over medical treatment decisions.
Trump’s deep public health cuts hinder response to record US cyclosporiasis outbreak
A cyclosporiasis outbreak across five US states has become a major public health crisis, with Michigan reporting over 5,000 cases amid significant federal and state funding cuts that have strained response efforts.