3 h. ago Texas sees massive spike in whooping cough cases as vaccination rates decline

Whooping cough cases are rising as national vaccination rates drop, with 92.1 percent of kindergarteners vaccinated in the 2024-2025 school year, down from 95 percent pre-COVID-19 pandemic

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3 d. ago ‘I thought my daughter had a migraine at new year – hours later, she collapsed and died’

There is a decline in infant and teenage vaccination rates which is leaving youngsters vulnerable to the disease, UKHSA warns

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2 w. ago The US obesity rate is declining thanks to weight loss drugs, survey finds

There are now 7.6 million fewer American adults living with obesity

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2 w. ago ‘Drinking was big!’ Pub landlords – one gen Z, one 66 – discuss how they stay open in an age of sobriety

Last year, more than 400 pubs closed in England and Wales, as rising costs kept customers at home and drinking rates among young people declined. Can any remain afloat? Two landlords from different generations discuss the problems and possibilitiesThirty-eight years separate pub landlords Coby Morton, 28, who runs the Dolphin Inn in Shrewsbury, and Jason Osborne, 66, who operates four pubs across the country, including the Raven in central London. In that time, our drinking habits and the fate of our pubs have changed dramatically. After a stagnant period in the 1980s, alcohol consumption soared in the late 1990s until, by 2004 – a year termed “peak booze” by The New Statesman – Britons drank 9.5 litres of alcohol per person.In recent years, our appetite for drinking has dwindled, especially among young people. Earlier this year, a survey carried out by Savanta found nearly half (43%) of 18-34-year-olds in Britain do not drink alcohol. This, combined with rising costs, has had a hug...

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3 w. ago Brexit impact on UK economy will be negative for foreseeable future, Bailey warns

The Bank of England governor, speaking at the G30 International Banking Seminar, highlighted a decline in the UK’s potential growth rate.

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3 w. ago Brexit impact on UK economy ‘negative for foreseeable future,’ Bailey says

The Bank of England governor, speaking at the G30 International Banking Seminar, highlighted a decline in the UK’s potential growth rate.

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3 w. ago RFK Jr uses platform during Trump event to go on rant about teenager’s sperm

Health secretary again warns of declining fertility rate and claims teens less fertile than men approaching 70

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4 w. ago Dementia risk for people who quit smoking in middle age ‘same as someone who never smoked’

Research finds kicking the habit halves rate of decline in verbal fluency and slows memory loss by 20%People who stop smoking in middle age can reduce their cognitive decline so dramatically that within 10 years their chances of developing dementia are the same as someone who has never smoked, research has found.Kicking the habit halves the rate of decline in verbal fluency and slows the loss of memory by 20%, according to a study of 9,436 people in England, the US and 10 other European countries. Continue reading...

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