A new flu variant called Subclade K is spreading in Japan and poses a significant risk to the United States as the cold and flu season arrives., Read MoreContinue Reading
This is a MedPage Today story. Public health officials are looking into reports of a small potential uptick in neurologic complications of influenza in children — particularly a rapidly progressing and dangerous condition called acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE). Adrienne Randolph, MD, MSc, of Boston Children’s Hospital, said she reported aboutContinue Reading
A judge has ruled that the U.S. government cannot stop people enrolled in the biggest food aid program from using benefits to buy candy and soda, Read MoreContinue Reading
Europe is sizzling under an early heat wave this week with millions of people experiencing extremely high temperatures, Read MoreContinue Reading
The Justice Department says it has charged a Texas doctor in an $89 million healthcare fraud scheme, accusing him of billing insurers for medically unnecessary cardiovascular screening tests for college student-athletes and then rubber-stamping the res…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Episode details Radio 4 , 23 Jun 2026 , 28 mins Available for over a year Are ADHD-like symptoms during perimenopause just down to hormonal changes or could they actually be revealing undiagnosed ADHD? Brain fog can be a key symptom of both, which means it’s not always easy toContinue Reading
Squeezed between their young children and aging parents, the sandwich generation is juggling a lot. KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony discusses embracing her identity as a caregiver and which resources are available to Washington, D.C., residents caring for family members…Read MoreContinue Reading
A new study finds preteens who own smartphones and use them regularly, are at greater risk of depression, obesity and insufficient sleep., Read MoreContinue Reading
Former Harvard Medical School professor, Dr. Martin Kulldorff, has been appointed to a senior role at the Department of Health and Human Services., Read MoreContinue Reading
What to do if you think someone has heat exhaustion or heatstroke 9 hours ago Michelle Roberts Digital health editor Getty Images During hot weather, it can be easy to overheat, sometimes resulting in heat exhaustion or heatstroke. Heat exhaustion is not usually serious as long as you can coolContinue Reading
Kenya’s High Court has found the health minister in contempt of court for failing to halt the construction of an Ebola quarantine facility intended for Americans, despite existing court orders, Read MoreContinue Reading
22 hours ago Nikki Fox East of England health correspondent MARTIN GILES/BBC Shane Newton is living with prostate cancer, which has spread to his bones after being diagnosed at a late stage. When 56-year-old Shane Newton, a father from Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire, finally decided to visit his GP, it wasContinue Reading
France is in the grips of a severe heat wave, leading to canceled trains, concerts and sports events, Read MoreContinue Reading