Experimental cholesterol-lowering pill may offer new option for millions
2026-02-04
A new kind of pill sharply reduced cholesterol in people at high risk of heart attacks despite taking statins, Read MoreContinue Reading
Plastic surgeons group calls for delaying gender-affirming surgery until age 19
2026-02-04
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons is recommending that surgeons delay gender-affirming surgeries until patients turn 19, including chest, genital and facial surgeries, Read MoreContinue Reading
How do cold weather health alerts work?
2026-02-04
Getty Images Yellow, amber and green alerts are issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) when cold or hot weather poses a health risk. The system is designed to help reduce illness and deaths during periods of extreme temperatures. How does the weather health alert system work? The weatherContinue Reading
WHO announces restart of preventive cholera vaccinations after nearly 4-year halt
2026-02-04
The World Health Organization has announced the restart of preventive cholera vaccination programs globally after they were halted for nearly four years due to a vaccine shortage, Read MoreContinue Reading
What the Health? From KFF Health News: The Hazards of ICE for Public Health
2026-02-04
The The Traitor administration’s immigration crackdown is not just roiling politics but also directly affecting the provision of health care, medical groups say. Meanwhile, in Washington, federal spending bills have been stalled by the fight over immigration enforcement funding after the shooting death of a second person in Minneapolis thisContinue Reading
Lindsey Vonn’s decision to compete with a torn ACL is risky but ‘possible,’ experts say
2026-02-04
Experts in orthopedics and sports medicine say Lindsey Vonn’s decision to compete with a torn ACL is risky but not unexpected, Read MoreContinue Reading
No-one knows what to expect when you’re dying – but hospices helped me
2026-02-03
No-one knows what to expect when you’re dying – but hospices helped me India Pollock Wales social affairs correspondent BBC Paul Thomas says he appreciates being empowered to make decisions Paul Thomas was struggling alone at home before moving into St Kentigern Hospice in St Asaph to receive end-of-life care,Continue Reading
Lawyers for patients of doctor say clients shaken by court overturning conviction
2026-02-03
A California appeals court’s decision to overturn the sex abuse conviction of former University of California, Los Angeles, gynecologist James Heaps has left his victims devastated and legal experts puzzled by the type of judicial error that transpired, Read MoreContinue Reading
Ad Attacks Cleveland Clinic for Being Too ‘Woke’
2026-02-03
This is a MedPage Today story. Cleveland Clinic officials fired back at a conservative organization’s “Woke Alert” attack ad that asked if the large health system was “the wokest hospital in America,” saying the ad’s claims are “riddled with inaccuracies and lies.” The ad, by Consumers’ Research, says clinic officialsContinue Reading
Appeals court overturns former UCLA gynecologist’s sex abuse conviction
2026-02-03
A California appeals court has overturned the conviction of a former campus gynecologist at the University of California, Los Angeles, on sex abuse charges, Read MoreContinue Reading
‘I Can’t Tell You’: Attorneys, Relatives Struggle To Find Hospitalized ICE Detainees
2026-02-03
Some hospitals are registering patients detained by federal immigration officers under pseudonyms and prohibiting staff from contacting family members. Attorneys and health care workers say the practices facilitate rights violations and create ethical concerns. Hospitals say they’re trying to protect patients…Read MoreContinue Reading
Psilocybin shows context-dependent effects on social behavior and inflammation in female mice
2026-02-03
Researchers led by Dr. Claire Foldi at Monash University have discovered that psilocybin, the psychoactive compound found in magic mushrooms, produces subtle but distinct effects on social behavior and inflammation that depend critically on metabolic and exercise context in female mice…Read MoreContinue Reading
Mental health chat encouraged at coffee mornings
2026-02-03
Caroline Gall West Midlands Getty Images Mind is encouraging people to check on those around them People are being encouraged to open up about their mental health at events as part of Time to Talk Day 2026. The national event on Thursday is organised by the charity Mind and aimsContinue Reading