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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the approval of the first hematopoietic stem cell transplant therapy to treat patients with rare but severe aplastic anemia., Read MoreContinue Reading

A multidisciplinary medical team in Peru successfully managed an ectopic pregnancy in which a placenta adhered to the mother’s liver was delivered as a full-term baby after 40 weeks of gestation., Read MoreContinue Reading

Deborah James Prince William has praised the “incredible milestone” for Dame Deborah James’ Bowelbabe fund, which has surpassed £20m A cancer research fund set up by Dame Deborah James has reached an “incredible milestone” after it hit the £20m mark, the Prince of Wales says. The Bowelbabe Fund, set upContinue Reading

Federal officials have arrested eight people they say were involved in various health care fraud schemes totaling $50 million in and around Los Angeles, Read MoreContinue Reading

Congo has declared the end of a two-year mpox outbreak, which is believed to have caused over 2,200 deaths, Read MoreContinue Reading

Men’s group hopes to ease strain on NHS services John Fairhall/ BBC The Moreton Men Sports Group have added yoga as one of their activities to combat isolation, loneliness and mental health struggles A men’s mental health group that runs sport sessions such as yoga, football and darts, has beenContinue Reading

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time, a step that could eventually lead to new limits on those substances for water utilities, Read MoreContinue Reading

Mississippi lawmakers have passed a bill that could imprison people for up to 10 years for distributing abortion-inducing medication, Read MoreContinue Reading

3 hours ago Michelle Roberts Digital health editor BBC Weather Watchers Summer 2025 saw four heatwaves grip the UK The number of heat-related deaths recorded during summer 2025 – the UK’s warmest – was much lower than expected, officials have said. Around 1,504 heat-associated deaths were reported in England, accordingContinue Reading

A legal battle over a small advertisement a lawyer paid for at an upstate New York airport has been resolved, and the same ad now takes up two walls at the facility, Read MoreContinue Reading

A post-mortem examination shows a New Zealand professional rugby player who died by suspected suicide last year had advanced chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a brain abnormality linked to repeated concussions, Read MoreContinue Reading