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‘Manosphere’ influencers pushing testosterone tests are convincing healthy young men there is something wrong with them, study finds

7h ago

Kingston drug sample sold as cocaine contained fentanyl, animal tranquillizer

7h ago

Tower Hamlets mayor acted unlawfully in attempted removal of LTN schemes

8h ago

Use of ADHD medication in UK more than tripled in 13 years, study finds

21h ago

mRNA cancer vaccine shows protection at 5-year follow-up, Moderna and Merck say

22h ago

How Being a Good Dad Makes for Healthier Children

Wed

Scientific rigour and the dangers of microplastics | Letters

Wed

Coroner calls for more guidance on doulas after baby’s death in Hampshire

Wed

Flesh-eating flies are eating their way through Mexico, CDC warns

Tue

Respiratory therapists’ union calls on Manitoba to address shortage at hospitals

Tue

Toronto hospital to double housing program that reduces ER visits

Tue

NDIS tool to determine support not tested on variety of disability types – including diverse autism, experts warn

Tue

Huge amounts of extra land needed for RFK Jr’s meat-heavy diet guidelines

Tue

Prostate cancer is most commonly diagnosed cancer across UK, study finds

Tue

Don’t rely on BMI alone when diagnosing eating disorders in children, says NHS England

Tue

Positive thinking could boost immune response to vaccines, say scientists

Mon

Doctors in FIFA World Cup cities worry about ER capacity, strain on health system

Mon

Scottish health board admits hospital water system linked to fatal infections

Mon

Mass UK study debunks Covid vaccine myth

Mon

‘Jess’s rule’ posters remind GPs in England to re-examine patients’ symptoms

Mon

Women ‘being failed by underfunded and understaffed’ UK postnatal care

Mon

Tribunal upholds $10,000 fine against B.C. ostrich farm at centre of avian flu outbreak

The Vancouver Sun

Sun

The Guardian view on microplastics research: questioning results is good for science, but has political consequences | Editorial

Sun

Cancer charity to offer nutrition lessons to UK patients

Sun

Simple blood test can predict which breast cancer treatment will work best, study finds

Sun

Charter to tackle sexual harassment across NHS in England has failed, say unions

Sun

Weight-loss drugs do nothing to address the troubled relationships we have with our bodies | Susie Orbach

Sun

RFK Jr’s new diet guidelines pose risks for health and the environment, experts say

Sat

Zahawi defection pushes Reform’s vaccine scepticism into spotlight

Sat

Study debunks Trump claim that paracetamol causes autism

Fri

This may be the grossest eye pic ever—but the cause is what’s truly horrifying

Fri

This may be the grossest eye pic ever—but the cause is what’s truly horrifying

Fri

Virginia voters to decide on amendment to protect abortion rights

Fri

Some Doctors Are Using Emojis With Patients More Often

Fri

US mixed messaging on flu shots alarms experts: ‘Children should not be dying’

Fri

Are our bodies full of microplastics or not? There’s a way to resolve this debate, and scientists must hurry | Debora MacKenzie

Fri

What went right this week: the good news that matters

Fri

What went right this week: the good news that matters

Fri

Death of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s son prompts calls for overhaul of Nigeria’s healthcare sector

Fri

“I am very annoyed”: Pharma execs blast RFK Jr.’s attack on vaccines

Thu

Australia news live: court challenge over Melbourne stop-and-search powers continues

Thu

NHS limiting ADHD assessments to save money despite soaring demand

Thu

Australia teen social media ban closes 4.7M accounts in 1st month

Thu

US health officials reverse course and reinstate $1.9bn to mental health and substance use

Thu

‘Not regulated’: launch of ChatGPT Health in Australia causes concern among experts

Thu

Abortions at record high in England and Wales ‘driven by cost of living’

Thu

Person taken to hospital after ingesting hand sanitiser supplied by Australia’s largest privately owned hotel chain

Thu

NHS corridor care is ‘torture’ leading to patient deaths and staff nightmares

Thu

SC measles outbreak has gone berserk: 124 cases since Friday, 409 quarantined

Wed

Jamie-Lynn Sigler Was “Thrilled” For Eric Dane’s ‘Brilliant Minds’ Role Amid ALS Diagnosis: “That’s A Gift”

Wed

Alberta looks to test water in all government-owned buildings for lead, copper

Jan 14

Australia news live: data hack on Victorian public schools; SA premier defends criticism of Randa Abdel-Fattah

Jan 14

Maternal death rate in UK rose by 20% over 14 years despite Tory pledge

Jan 14

‘People will die’: Trump administration cancels up to $1.9bn for substance use and mental health

Jan 14

EPA to stop calculating money and lives saved by curbs on air pollution

Jan 14

Man got $2,500 whole-body MRI that found no problems—then had massive stroke

Jan 14

Why an Ontario couple is leading MAID lawsuit before B.C. Supreme Court

Jan 14

Circumcision kits found on sale on Amazon UK

Jan 14

Saskatchewan’s first wellness centre of its kind to open doors in fall

Jan 14

One in four UK teenagers in care have attempted to end their lives, study says

Jan 14

FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.‘s allies

Jan 13

Australia news live: Adelaide writers’ week fiasco was ‘masterclass in poor governance’, outgoing director Louise Adler says

Jan 13

Health care, trade tensions dominate Kingston’s annual State of the City event

Jan 13

Regina citizen website aims to link residents with family doctors taking patients

Jan 13

Louisiana officials seek to extradite abortion provider from California

Jan 13

‘A bombshell’: doubt cast on discovery of microplastics throughout human body

Jan 13

Wild mushrooms keep killing people in California; 3 dead, 35 poisoned

Jan 13

How to sleep well in 2026 – podcast

Jan 13

The pulmonaut: how James Nestor turned breathing into a 3m copy bestseller

Jan 13

Poor mental health, harmful alcohol use persists post-pandemic: report

Jan 12

Google removes some AI health summaries after investigation finds “dangerous” flaws

Jan 12

Australia news live: Anthony Albanese to give more details about hate speech legislation; Victoria police issue $1m cold case reward

Jan 12

Ford government makes progress on primary care, but 2 million still unattached

Jan 12

‘People are desperate’: ADHD clinicians in England on a system in chaos

Jan 12

NHS ADHD spending over budget by £164m as unregulated clinics boom

Jan 12

New research shows how shunning ultraprocessed foods helps with aging

Jan 12

How Childbearing Leaves Its Imprint on Mothers’ Biological Age

Jan 12

New York City expects biggest nurses strike as nearly 15,000 set to walk off job

Jan 12

Energy and health optimism help lift civil service morale under Labour

Jan 12

Evidence shows benefit of RSV vaccines as Trump officials push restrictions

Jan 11

Almost twice as many Australian GP clinics bulk billing since Medicare incentive changes, analysis suggests

Jan 11

This made-in-B.C. preventive surgery lowers ovarian cancer risk

The Vancouver Sun

Jan 11

Parents of critically ill children ‘crushed’ by lack of support, say campaigners

Jan 11

Calls for SMA screening ignored before Jesy Nelson campaign, say families

Jan 11

How common is violence against NHS staff in England and what is being done to stop it?

Jan 11

Circumcision classed as possible child abuse in draft CPS document

Jan 10

STARS patient proud to be namesake of new Lethbridge show home

Jan 10

Measles continues raging in South Carolina; 99 new cases since Tuesday

Jan 9

Conversations That Matter: The social media warning paradox

The Vancouver Sun

Jan 9

Could egg defect breakthrough help stop the IVF rollercoaster?

Jan 9

Thousands of New York City nurses set to strike amid contract dispute over pay

Jan 9

Alzheimer’s therapies should target a particular gene, researchers say

Jan 9

Face masks ‘inadequate’ and should be swapped for respirators, WHO advised

Jan 9

Attempt to overturn the Gambia’s ban on FGM heard by supreme court

Jan 9

What went right this week: the good news that matters

Jan 9

How Financial Hardship Shows Up in Baby Brains

Jan 9

Neurology services curtailed at Kelowna hospital amid specialist shortage

Jan 9

These Pills Talk to Your Doctor

Jan 9

Thousands of offenders in England to get health support at probation meetings

Jan 9

How Some People Get Drunk Without Drinking

Jan 8