3 h. ago Boy, 12, with rare genetic skin disorder can now play football after breakthrough medical trial

Gabrielius Misurenkovas can finally play football with his friends after being diagnosed with a rare genetic condition as a baby

Science

4 h. ago Government teams up with TikTok influencers over cosmetic surgery warnings

The initiative is part of a wider Government drive to tackle so-called medical tourism

Events

4 h. ago Abortion drug could help reduce risk of breast cancer, group of medics says

Stigma around mifepristone is stopping studies, experts in reproductive health claim in Lancet opinion pieceA drug used in medical abortions could help prevent women at high risk of breast cancer from developing the disease, according to an international group of doctors and scientists.However, “stigma” around mifepristone is stopping pharmaceutical companies from investigating its potential as a new treatment doctors could offer to reduce the risk of breast cancer, they say. Continue reading...

Events

5 h. ago Priscilla Presley spent years fighting her former business partners over money. Then they dropped a medical bombshell

Priscilla Presley has been locked in a multi-year legal battle with her former business partners

Economics

7 h. ago Judge orders RFK Jr.'s health department to stop sharing Medicaid data with deportation officials

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to stop sharing personal data of Medicaid enrollees with deportation officials

Politics

11 h. ago NHS Lanarkshire welcomes 103 new foundation year one doctors

Group recently graduated from medical school and will spend the next two years rotating through various specialties across the area's acute hospitals as part of the UK Foundation Programme.

Politics

11 h. ago Drug that slows onset of type 1 diabetes licensed for use in UK

The cost-effectiveness of the drug for NHS roll-out will now be assessed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.

Events

12 h. ago Hidden sign of deadly chikungunya virus sweeping UK that Brits often overlook

The UKHSA has warned of record chikungunya cases in Brits returning home from abroad, with symptoms often being mistaken for the flu or other common viruses

Events

13 h. ago London hospital forced to evacuate 150 people after chlorine gas leak

Firefighters rushed to scene as patients and medical staff told to leave Guy’s Hospital in Southwark

Politics

13 h. ago Maine clinics hope to get blocked Medicaid funds restored as they sue Trump administration over cuts

A network of clinics that provides health care in Maine is expected to ask a judge to restore its Medicaid funding while it fights a Trump administration effort to block federal money for abortion providers

Politics

14 h. ago Car owners warned over common reason for getting penalty points

If you rack up 12 in a three-year period, you may be banned from driving for a period of time

Events

14 h. ago Eli Lilly raises UK price of weight loss drug Mounjaro by up to 170%

Pharmaceuticals group seeks to address US complaints about ‘foreign freeloaders’ who rely on Americans to pay more for medicines

Economics

14 h. ago Eli Lilly raises UK price of obesity drug by up to 170% after Trump ‘freeloading’ gripe

Pharma group seeks to address US concerns over reliance on Americans to pay more for medicines

Politics

15 h. ago Sudan cholera outbreak kills 40 in a week as health centres overwhelmed

MSF charity calls situation ‘beyond urgent’ as thousands seeking refuge from war rely on contaminated waterThe “worst cholera outbreak in years” has killed at least 40 people in the last week in Sudan, according to the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières.Overwhelmed medical centres are resorting to treating patients on mattresses on the floor, MSF said, as the country’s two-year civil war aids the spread of the disease. Continue reading...

Events

15 h. ago US medical journal rejects call from RFK Jr to retract vaccine study

Health secretary claimed that study, showing safety of aluminum ingredients in vaccines to be safe, was flawedAn influential US medical journal is rejecting a call from the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F Kennedy Jr, to retract a large Danish study that found that aluminum ingredients in vaccines do not increase health risks for children, the journal’s editor told Reuters.Kennedy has long promoted doubts about vaccines’ safety and efficacy, and as health secretary has upended the federal government’s process for recommending immunization. A recent media report said he has been considering whether to initiate a review of shots that contain aluminum, which he says are linked to autoimmune diseases and allergies. Continue reading...

Politics

16 h. ago Drinking coffee daily could help you live longer as expert says it's healthier than tea

Green tea has long been praised for its healthy properties - but a morning cup of coffee (or two) has some surprising benefits.

Society

16 h. ago Chemical explosion at major hospital sparks mass evacuation: Engineer 'accidentally mixed up chlorine and sulphuric acid' in basement

Firefighters rushed to St Guy's and Thomas' Hospital in central London this morning after the London Fire Brigade received a call at 8.49am.

Science

16 h. ago New vape warning after scientists make horror discovery about germ risks

The study, which was conducted by researchers at the University of Florida, took samples from the vapes of 25 participants and found they were teeming with more than 35 different types of fungi

Events

16 h. ago Doctor brands over the counter remedy relied by millions as a scam: 'No evidence they work'

A UK-based GP has revealed a common over-the-counter remedy is one of the 'biggest scams out there'.

Economics

16 h. ago Palestinian children in urgent need of medical treatment land in Italy

Palestinian children who are in need of urgent medical care have been evacuated from Gaza to Italy.

Politics