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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

Results of a new study show that patients with major depressive order who have not been helped by antidepressants could benefit from nitrous oxide., Read MoreContinue Reading

Getty Jeremy Clarkson attending the British Grand Prix in 2025. Jeremy Clarkson has announced he is in remission from prostate cancer, days after he shared that he was living with the disease. During the latest episode of his show Clarkson’s Farm, the TV presenter said he had been diagnosed withContinue Reading

Covid vaccinations were related to the deaths of at least 10 children between 2021 and 2024, an official with the Food and Drug Administration said., Read MoreContinue Reading

This is a MedPage Today story. A western New York health insurance provider for seniors and the CEO of its medical analytics arm have agreed to pay a total of up to $100 million to settle Justice Department allegations of fraudulent billing for health conditions that were exaggerated or didn’tContinue Reading

24 hours ago Alison Holt Social affairs editor Getty Images Gender-questioning children will have to be at least 11 years old to take part in a clinical trial assessing the risks and benefits of puberty-blocking drugs. The planned Pathways Trial was paused in February 2026 after the Medicines and HealthcareContinue Reading

This is a MedPage Today story. Erica Hayes, 40, has not felt healthy since November 2020 when she first fell ill with COVID. Hayes is too sick to work, so she has spent much of the last 4 years sitting on her beige couch, often curled up under an electricContinue Reading