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New York State Seasonal Respiratory Virus Dashboard
Influenza, COVID-19, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) are contagious respiratory illnesses that circulate year-round and caus…
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Diabetes and ADHD drugs to be tested on Alzheimer's patients in new study
1 hour ago Fergus Walsh Medical editor BBC A clinical trial has been launched in the UK which scientists hope could cut years from…
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Drinking tea every day has a surprise health benefit, study finds
Drinking tea is beneficial for heart health , according to Chinese researchers. A study investigating tea consumption and vascular…
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Fast-moving Ebola outbreak spreads to another Congo province
Congo 's Ebola outbreak has reached an eighth province, according to authorities. The two new cases were recorded in Nord-Ubangi, …
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What is XFG Covid strain? Symptoms to look out for as UK cases grow
Covid cases have more than doubled and hospital admissions are up five-fold this month, latest figures show. The UK Health Securit…
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Bradford skin cancer waiting times cut by new AI technology
Staff at an NHS clinic using artificial intelligence (AI) to detect skin cancer sooner have said the technology could be a "game c…
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Patient-zero drill put health facilities to the test—40% of them failed
In the drill, which ran between January and June 2026, actors visited 73 healthcare facilities. Most were in New York City (52), w…
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Lincoln dig to unearth the lost world of medieval leprosy
Image caption, Samantha Tipper during investigations at the site in 2025 By Amber Macey It has long been thought of as one of the …
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'Lump on head was cancer eating hole in my skull'
26 minutes ago Peter Whittlesea, in Rochester and Nathan Bevan, South East Katrina Fox Katrina Fox had even joked with friends abo…
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CDC reports first measles death in 2026 amid confusion over Pennsylvania cases
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention acknowledged Wednesday that one measles death has occurred so far in 2026 but provi…
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Children suffering severe bladder damage from ketamine use, study reveals
Skip to content All News Sport Culture Lifestyle Children as young as 13 are being referred to a specialist Liverpool clinic for k…
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'Shocking' 1940s and 50s litter found on west Dorset beaches
10 minutes ago Weymouth and Portland Marine Litter Project The Elastoplast lid is believed to date back to World War Two, while th…
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Cold and flu symptoms? These are the nutrients you need – and it’s not vitamin C
It’s the season of coughs and sneezes, but will daily vitamins help fight off the symptoms of flu , the common cold – and even Cov…
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Draft guidance aims to improve identification of OCD and body dysmorphic disorder
People with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) could be identified earlier and offered more ap…
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What most people get wrong about GLP-1s
By Bo Evans Homegrown in Northern California, just east of San Francisco, Bo grew up spoiled with the best weather on the planet.
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Benedict's Law campaigners say Welsh children 'more at risk' than English peers
Children in Wales 'more at risk' than in England say allergy law campaigners Image caption, Katie Hutt would like to see further s…
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‘It makes you feel helpless’: patients and doctors cast doubt on standard treatment for endometriosis
“It’s really frustrating to be in this cycle of continuous surgery. It makes you feel helpless,” says Natalie Greenwood, of a cond…
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Legionnaires’ disease outbreak kills one and infects others in the South Bronx
One person has died from legionnaires’ disease, and four more have been sickened in New York City amid a new cluster of cases only…