Why a US-funded vaccine trial on babies was cancelled in Guinea-Bissau
The trial was condemned as "unethical" and "neocolonial" because half of the babies would not be given the vaccine.
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Health checks offered to residents near one of England's worst illegal waste sites
Dedicated health checks, including asthma and blood pressure assessments, are being offered to people living near one of England's worst illegal waste sites.
Humans evolved to be surprisingly fat – no wonder we struggle with dieting
We have an unprecedented choice of food, yet our diets are worse than ever, says palaeoanthropologist Daniel Lieberman. So what can evolution tell us about how to eat better?
Nap schedules at childcare may not fit children’s sleep needs
Most young children in countries like the UK, the US and Australia attend childcare, where their napping patterns often differ to when they are at home. But we don't know if this affects their development
A third of babies with peanut allergy grow out of it by 1 year old
A significant proportion of babies with peanut allergies quickly grow out of the condition, a finding that could lift a large burden off children, parents and healthcare systems
Blood tests that could spot early signs of cancers to be trialled on thousands of NHS patients
Blood tests that could spot the early signs of a range of the most common cancers are to be trialled on thousands of NHS patients.
Trans row nurse Sandie Peggie appeals tribunal
Nurse Sandie Peggie will appeal against a ruling by an employment tribunal that a nursing union did not discriminate against her because of her beliefs about gender, her legal team has said.
A moment that changed me: I was terrified of my own body – until a surprising 20-mile bike ride
I grew up with spinal conditions that solidified my sense of being ‘weak and weird’. By my late 30s, I was feeling burnt out. But an invitation from a colleague set me on an unexpected and exhilarating new path In 2023, I was in the Alps trekking the 80-mile Tour du Mont Blanc when there came a moment I was no longer trekking, exactly. I was on my hands and knees. Frozen. And then I started to…
Why pharma firms are going to Earth’s orbit in search of new cancer drugs
A space capsule 300 miles above us is growing the tiny crystals of a potential cancer drug in microgravity Roughly 300 miles above our heads, three washing machine-sized capsules are orbiting the Earth. Inside one of them, tiny crystals of a potential cancer drug are being grown in the weightlessness of space. The others are testing heat protection materials and navigation systems for when the…
The next global pandemic could be brewing on a mink farm in Utah – and little is being done to stop it | George Monbiot
Mink farms are the perfect petri dishes for deadly flu strains to emerge. Yet officials appear to be protecting business interests over human lives Could this be ground zero? Could it be the spot where the next pandemic begins? It’s certainly a candidate, not least because the chain of events that could trigger a plague far worse than Covid-19 looks like the opening sequence of a disaster movie.…
Problems at health trust buildings could cost additional £20m
The maternity building on the Royal Victoria Hospital site is already tens of millions of pounds over budget.
British healthcare worker tests positive for Ebola in DR Congo 'and will be treated in UK'
A British healthcare worker in the Democratic Republic of Congo has tested positive for Ebola and will reportedly be treated in the UK.
'Multi-cancer' blood tests coming to some GP surgeries soon
The aim is to detect hard-to-diagnose abdominal cancers, including liver, ovarian and pancreatic cancer, much sooner.
Feet-stiffening socks could help you run further for longer
The next leap in activewear technology may be socks that squeeze parts of our feet, increasing the efficiency of our gait
Rural health board shake-up opposed as locals fight cuts to hospital beds
The plans would see inpatient beds reduced from 146 to either 90 or 60 in the county.
I was told I was too young to have cancer
Beth Jenkins' cancer was initially missed after told she was "too young" to have the disease.
‘The nipple touch of doom’: what is sad nipple syndrome and what causes it?
People everywhere are searching for the reason behind their sudden bursts of anguish or homesickness Women: was your autoimmune condition misdiagnosed? Some say it feels like a sudden burst of anguish; others liken it more to homesickness. The sudden onset of a sinking, upsetting feeling due to nipple stimulation is anecdotally known as Sad Nipple Syndrome (SNS), and for Sandra, it can be…
No babies to be born at hospital from end of November
A pregnant woman is to lodge Judicial Review papers to attempt to delay the implementation of the plan.
Binet 'embarrassed' by cancelled appointments
Drone disruption, cancelled appointments and the new hospital. Jersey's health minister, Senator Tom Binet, was in the Hot Seat with Alison Moss.
‘The output of a lunatic asylum’: what the Bloomsbury group can tell us about mental health
From Virginia Woolf’s horrifying views on eugenics to James Strachey’s seminal translations of Freud, the Bloomsbury set didn’t only experience mental illness, they shaped how society thinks about it ‘As an experience,” Virginia Woolf wrote in 1930, “madness is terrific and not to be sniffed at … In its lava, I still find most of the things I write about.” Woolf’s 1941 suicide by drowning in the…
'Quiet quitting' could be hitting the economy - here's why
Britons have become less engaged with the jobs they do and are less willing to put in extra effort, a report has found.