4 h. ago What to expect at RFK Jr.'s first Senate hearing as health secretary

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22 h. ago RFK Jr and his grandchildren swam in DC creek contaminated by sewage

US health secretary went for dip in Rock Creek, which officials report is toxic due to bacteria and pathogensThe US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, has revealed that he went swimming with his children in a Washington DC creek that authorities have said is toxic due to contamination by an upstream, ageing sewer system.The “Make America healthy again” crusader attracted attention for the Mother’s Day dip in Dumbarton Oaks Park with his grandchildren Bobcat and Cassius, which he posted about on X. He was also accompanied by relatives Amaryllis, Bobby, Kick and Jackson. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Health Secretary Gray to abstain on initial assisted dying vote

The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill will face its first vote on Tuesday.

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52 h. ago RFK Jr’s autism comments place blame and shift research responsibility to parents, critics say

Head of US Department of Health told parents to ‘do their own research’ when deciding to vaccinate their childrenRobert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, has intimated that parents are to blame for their children’s autism, and that they are responsible for researching every aspect of their children’s lives that could affect their development.“We have to recognize we are doing this to our children, and we need to put an end to it,” Kennedy said at his first press conference as health secretary. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago Chris Packham says autism does not need a cure: ‘We are not broken’

The conservationist said he does not want a cure to autism following US Health Secretary RFK Jr’s pledge to find the causes of autism by September.

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64 h. ago Prioritise mental health of those affected by domestic abuse, charity urges

A recent report by Woman’s Trust found one in two women are seeking mental health support over domestic violence.

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3 d. ago Casey Means: influencer, RFK Jr favorite – and Trump’s pick for surgeon general

Means is popular in right-leaning wellness circles – but does her inactive medical license disqualify her from the top job?Donald Trump nominated Casey Means, a wellness influencer and medical doctor with an inactive license for US surgeon general this week – his second nominee to serve as “the nation’s doctor”.Trump abruptly withdrew his first nominee, Dr Janette Nesheiwat, before her Senate confirmation hearing, amid criticism from the right and confusion about her medical credentials. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Health Secretary Neil Gray facing fury over failure to deliver muscular dystrophy drug

Families say they are in a race against time to slow their children's symptoms.

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5 d. ago Mothers of patients of suspended surgeon seek meeting with Health Secretary

Ms Kuldeep Stohr, who specialises in paediatric surgery, was suspended earlier this year from her role at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge.

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6 d. ago Langbank surgery closure fears as Scottish Government health secretary urged to intervene

A decision to lock the doors on The New Surgery in the village would be "devastating" a campaigning councillor has said.

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6 d. ago Trump nominates Dr Casey Means, influencer close to RFK Jr, for surgeon general

President taps wellness influencer after withdrawing initial pick, former Fox News contributor Janette NesheiwatDonald Trump has tapped Dr Casey Means, a wellness influencer with close ties to Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, as nominee for surgeon general after withdrawing his initial pick for the influential health post.The US president said in a social media post on Wednesday that Means has “impeccable ‘MAHA’ credentials” – referring to the “make America healthy again” slogan – and that she will work to eradicate chronic disease and improve the health and wellbeing of Americans. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago US Health department will analyze data from autistic Medicare, Medicaid enrollees, RFK Jr. says

The U.S. Health and Human Services department will start a research project to examine medical data and records of Medicaid and Medicare enrollees who have been diagnosed with autism, health secretary Robert F

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7 d. ago Hunt urges Streeting to reconsider cuts to ringfenced funding for maternity care

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the changes will ‘give more freedom and more flexibility’ to independent care boards.

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8 d. ago Doctor ballot for strike action is ‘premature’ and ‘unnecessary’, says Streeting

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said doctors have now got a Government that is sympathetic to the pressures they are facing.

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8 d. ago ‘The best is still to come’ – Wes Streeting promises sweeping NHS improvements

The Government has announced £100 million to refurbish and expand GP surgeries.

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8 d. ago Winter fuel squeeze anger was factor in Labour election losses – Streeting

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the Government was ‘reflecting on what voters told us last Thursday’.

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8 d. ago Long A&E waits for people who have paid into NHS all their lives ‘appalling’

A report from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine shows that rising numbers of elderly and frail people are enduring very long waits.

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8 d. ago Allowing staff to refuse to take part in assisted dying ‘positive development’

But Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the amendment ‘does not change’ his view on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill as a whole.

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8 d. ago Rowback on winter fuel payment cuts not denied by Health Secretary Wes Streeting after Labour's election blows

But he said there was no ‘formal review’ under way in Government

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8 d. ago Streeting backs winter fuel cuts despite disastrous local elections for Labour

The health secretary said winter fuel payment cuts had allowed Labour to invest in the NHS

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