A relatively old drug — metformin — may hold the key to preventing life-threatening illness and bolstering human longevity, researchers have found recently., Read MoreContinue Reading
A pea allergy almost killed my boy. It’s only right to add it to food labels Handout Nine-year-old Rex is allergic to peas and lentils One morning before school, Rex, aged nine, ate a hot cross bun. Minutes later, he was struggling to breathe and went into anaphylactic shock. RexContinue Reading
Call to end airport drop-off fees for blue badge holders Mitchell Labiak Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images All UK airports should stop charging blue badge holders for being dropped off close to terminals, a disability charity has said. Several people with blue badges got in touch with the BBCContinue Reading
A joint project of NPR and KFF Health News, Health Care Helpline helps you navigate the health system hurdles between you and good care. Send us your tricky questions, and we may tap a policy sleuth to puzzle them out. Here is what to do if your preventive care getsContinue Reading
Researchers say “immune youth” might increase seniors’ risk of developing autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, celiac disease and psoriasis…Continue Reading
Baby food firms told to make products healthier or face action Catrin Nye and Adam Eley BBC News Getty Images Baby food manufacturers must cut levels of salt and sugar in their products and stop promoting snacks for babies under the age of one, the government has said. The newContinue Reading
LGBTQ youth lost dedicated support on the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in July at a critical time. Advocates say mental health issues are rising in that population amid hostility from the The Traitor administration…Read MoreContinue Reading
Ruth Clegg Health and wellbeing reporter, BBC News Serena Williams, one of the most successful athletes of all time, has spoken out about using weight loss drugs – she says, to lift the “stigma” around using such medication. Will her outspoken comments instil a new sense of confidence in thoseContinue Reading
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has moved to strip thousands of federal health agency employees of their collective bargaining rights, Read MoreContinue Reading
People should not eat, sell or serve certain frozen shrimp products produced by Indonesia-based BMS Foods, the Food and Drug Administration has warned., Read MoreContinue Reading
The Alaska State Medical Board will be considering language that says medical professionals provide gender-affirming care for children could risk having their work considered unprofessional conduct, Read MoreContinue Reading
Michael Buchanan Social Affairs Correspondent BBC The review will look into cases at the Royal Sussex County Hospital Families calling for an inquiry into maternity care in East Sussex say they feel “ignored, exhausted and dismissed” after meeting the chair of a national review. The group met with Baroness AmosContinue Reading
A trainee surgeon in Australia has been released on bail after being charged with secretly recording hundreds of medical colleagues in hospital restrooms, Read MoreContinue Reading