Philippa Roxby Health reporter Getty Images A drug for treating hot flushes and night sweats during the menopause is now available on the NHS in England when HRT (hormone replacement therapy) isn’t suitable. The non-hormonal treatment, called Veoza, is a daily pill which blocks nerve pathways in the brain thatContinue Reading
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances…Read MoreContinue Reading
Something happens when a rat starts running. Not just the obvious things, the faster heart, the warming muscles, the rhythmic percussion of paws against the wheel. Something quieter. Something that begins in the coiled darkness of the gut and travels, through blood and biochemistry, all the way to the hippocampus…ReadContinue Reading
Maternity inquiry chair named in government U-turn Divya Talwar and Natalie Truswell, BBC News Investigations BBC Donna Ockenden will lead the review The health secretary has made a U-turn over who will lead an independent inquiry into “repeated maternity failures” at an NHS trust. Wes Streeting has appointed Donna Ockenden,Continue Reading
A new study in the journal Nature Cities shows that as temperatures rise aboveground, the number of subway riders reporting uncomfortable heat belowground increases, Read MoreContinue Reading
Cuban officials are preparing to withdraw a medical brigade from Guyana after it moved to provide full salaries to the doctors and nurses instead of mostly paying the Cuban government, Read MoreContinue Reading
BBC A woman who had a vaginal mesh implant to treat a prolapse and urinary incontinence has said she lives in “constant pain” and is calling for the government to commit to a deadline for a redress scheme. Susan McLarnon, from Belfast, is one of several women travelling to DowningContinue Reading
Cancer treatments, disease outbreaks, addiction science: Scientists say an exodus from the National Institutes of Health will harm the nation’s ability to respond to illness…Read MoreContinue Reading
Sent 90 miles after giving birth while ‘soaked in urine’ BBC Lizzy Berryman was sent from York to Derby for specialist treatment lasting two months A new mother is calling for better access to specialist units caring for women and babies after she was forced to travel 90 miles forContinue Reading
Skip to content Watch Live British Broadcasting Corporation Home News Sport Business Technology Health Culture Arts Travel Earth Audio Video Live Documentaries Watch Live More on this story. 2 days ago Endometriosis Women’s health Health, from the BBC Read MoreContinue Reading
President Traitor 47’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis forced families into hiding and catalyzed informal medical networks to deliver critical health care services…Read MoreContinue Reading
James Gallagher Health and science correspondent Getty Images Weight loss injections mimic the body’s hormones that make you feel full Relying on weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Mounjaro to tackle obesity would be a societal and medical failure, Prof Sir Chris Whitty says. England’s chief medical officer says the drugsContinue Reading
Some Republican state lawmakers and state health associations are pushing back against spending plans under the The Traitor administration’s $50 billion federal rural health fund. Federal administrators already approved states’ plans, but in many cases, state lawmakers must greenlight spending…Read MoreContinue Reading