Ultrasound delays putting pregnant women and cancer patients at risk, sonographers say Philippa Roxby Health reporter Getty Images Pregnant women and cancer patients are facing delays having vital ultrasound scans due to a shortage of staff which is risking lives, experts say. NHS sonographers, who carry out scans at 12Continue Reading
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Two Americans explain how the skyrocketing cost of health insurance influenced their decision to buy — or skip — health insurance in 2026…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
Vanessa Clarke Senior education reporter BBC New government guidance suggests “screen swaps” to encourage more reading together or playing games Children under the age of five should be limited to one hour of screen time a day, while under-twos should not be watching screens alone, new government guidance says. ItContinue Reading
Adults ages 50 through 64 faced some of the steepest increases in out-of-pocket costs for Obamacare plans after a set of federal subsidies expired at the end of December. Some say they are putting off care or considering dropping health insurance coverage until Medicare picks up the bill…Read MoreContinue Reading
Health officials say nine people, including children, have been sickened in an expanding outbreak of E, Read MoreContinue Reading
A Colorado woman whose son died from a fentanyl-laced pill he bought through social media is celebrating a pair of verdicts this week against Meta and YouTube, Read MoreContinue Reading
Getty Images Resident doctors are to stage a six-day strike in England in April after talks broke down between the union, the British Medical Association (BMA), and government. The union says not enough has been done to address their pay demands and concerns about job shortages, while the government saysContinue 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
After more than a decade living with chronic kidney failure, Mexican activist Samara Martínez has turned her personal struggle into a campaign to decriminalize euthanasia, Read MoreContinue Reading
Julia Gregory Channel Islands Chris Craddock/BBC Runners celebrate the 10th anniversary Parkrun in Jersey Jersey has ranked 28th in a Better Life survey of wellbeing in 41 countries, Jersey Statistics said. The bailiwick is placed below the UK and France in the 2025 survey and its overall score was unchangedContinue Reading