People in clinically at-risk groups are being urged to get their free Covid-19 and flu vaccinations this winter. NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough said only 27% of those eligible for the Covid vaccine, and 35% of those eligible for a flu vaccine in the two areas – plus Royston, in HertfordshireContinue Reading
The World Health Organization says mpox cases in the region of Congo where a new and more infectious variant was first detected appear to be “plateauing,” even as the virus continues to increase in other regions of the country, as well as in Burundi an…, Read MoreContinue Reading
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on whether a law that legislators adopted more than a decade before the Civil War bans abortion and can still be enforced, Read MoreContinue Reading
Deaths from cardiovascular disease have surged among adults ages 25 to 64 living in rural areas, a new study shows., Read MoreContinue Reading
Voters backed abortion rights in seven of the 10 states where the issue appeared on ballots Tuesday, including in Missouri, among the first states to ban abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal abortion protections with its 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization…Read MoreContinue Reading
Four-year-old Hussein Mikdad survived an Israeli airstrike on his home in a Beirut suburb last month, Read MoreContinue Reading
After working at a crowded and dangerous internment camp in Iraq, Air Force Staff Sgt. Heather O’Brien brought home with her anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder, Read MoreContinue Reading
Getty Images Health assessment body NICE has stressed to GPs hormone replacement therapy (HRT) should be offered as the first treatment option to ease menopause symptoms. In its updated guidance, the use of talking therapy is set out as an additional method of help. After a detailed analysis of dataContinue Reading
Vermont has one of the lowest uninsured rates in the U.S., even though its residents pay some of the highest health insurance costs. Still, most of its hospitals are losing money and patients often face long waits for care…Read MoreContinue Reading
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Australia’s government says it will introduce “world-leading” legislation to ban children under 16 from social media. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the proposed laws, to be tabled in parliament next week, were aimed at mitigating the “harm” social media was inflicting on Australian children. “This one is for the mumsContinue Reading
The majority of strokes could be prevented, according to new guidelines aimed at helping people and their doctors do just that, Read MoreContinue Reading
A new randomized controlled trial out of the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute has found that combining structured exercise training with reductions in sitting time protects against heart damage and declines in cardiovascular fitness in adults receiving stem cell transplantation for blood cancers…Read MoreContinue Reading