Yes, hang-xiety is a real thing
2026-10-09
Read our article on hang-xiety and what alcohol does to your brain. Subsection Health Published 13 hours ago Related topics Alcohol Anxiety Health Human body, from the BBC Read MoreContinue Reading
Before Saying Yes to the Medical Test, Know the Risks and Benefits
2026-10-09
Tests like full-body scans marketed directly to consumers are pitched as a way to detect diseases early and establish a baseline of health markers. But there are financial, physical, and psychological risks to all medical tests — and in some cases, not getting a test could be better for yourContinue Reading
From the workplace to pop culture – why how we view women’s anger is changing
2026-10-09
Life coach Yann Dang, who coaches senior women in male-dominated fields, says constructive anger can actually boost women’s standing in the workplace. Women who people-please and don’t show negative emotion can progress to a certain level on the career ladder, but to make it to the top you need toContinue Reading
Stigma, funding cuts and Iran war put contraception out of reach for Africa’s girls
2026-10-09
Zimbabwean teenager Kelly Nhedega once dreamed of finishing school and starting a career before having a family, Read MoreContinue Reading
‘Ominous signs’ of winter pressures as NHS waiting list grows
2026-10-08
There are “ominous signs” that winter pressures are already affecting the NHS in England, according to senior health leaders. The warning comes as new data reveals the waiting list for routine hospital treatment in England rose for the second month in a row. An estimated 7.37 million treatments were waitingContinue Reading
These 100 Nursing Homes Face Perilous Flood Risk. Minnesota Shows What Can Happen.
2026-10-08
Staff raced against rising floodwater to evacuate 36 residents from a nursing home in New Richland, Minnesota. It’s one of 100 facilities KFF Health News identified as facing some of the nation’s worst flood risk…Read MoreContinue Reading
Gruesome injuries throw spotlight on France’s policing of high school protests
2026-10-08
Police have arrested thousands of young people in France during protests demanding better school funding, Read MoreContinue Reading
FDA says its safety review of abortion pill will continue into next year
2026-10-08
The Food and Drug Administration says its ongoing safety review of the nation’s main abortion pill will continue into next year, Read MoreContinue Reading
FDA says its review of abortion pill will continue into next year
2026-10-07
The Food and Drug Administration says its ongoing safety review of the nation’s main abortion pill will continue into next year, Read MoreContinue Reading
Texas carries out nation’s first execution since Christa Pike’s failed lethal injection
2026-10-07
A Texas man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk in 2000 has been executed, a week after a failed lethal injection in Tennessee, Read MoreContinue Reading
New global guidelines warn against obesity drugs for children under 10
2026-10-07
Estimates suggest 170 million children and adolescents worldwide are obese. That includes 70 million children aged 5–9. Obesity prevalence in this age group has quadrupled since 1990, rising from 2% to 8%. In 2024, 35 million children under the age of five were overweight. Obesity increases the risk of manyContinue Reading
The plague never went away. Cases are reported in parts of Africa and the US nearly every year
2026-10-07
The plague, a rare bacterial infection known for its deadly impact in 14th-century Europe, still exists today, Read MoreContinue Reading
Lawyers seek to block Texas man’s execution, citing failed execution of Christa Pike
2026-10-07
Lawyers for a Texas man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk are asking a judge to stay his execution by lethal injection, citing the recent failed attempted execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee, Read MoreContinue Reading