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NHS cancer screening reporting errors led to mother’s death

NHS cancer screening reporting errors led to mother’s death

Family handout Louise Gleadell died aged 38 from cervical cancer after being wrongly told her tests were negative in both
Why Measles Outbreaks May Be the New Normal

Why Measles Outbreaks May Be the New Normal

As the Trump administration moves to dismantle international public health safeguards, pull funding from local health departments and legitimize health
How a home DNA test finally revealed the truth

How a home DNA test finally revealed the truth

Family handout Susan was no more than puzzled when she saw the first results from her home DNA testing kit.
A Federal Lab That Tracked Rising S.T.I.s Has Been Shuttered

A Federal Lab That Tracked Rising S.T.I.s Has Been Shuttered

Drug-resistant gonorrhea, a form of the widespread sexually transmitted infection, is considered an urgent health threat worldwide. The United States
Trump Rejects Proposal for Medicare to Cover Wegovy and Other Obesity Drugs

Trump Rejects Proposal for Medicare to Cover Wegovy and Other

The Trump administration on Friday rejected a Biden plan that would have required Medicare and Medicaid to cover obesity drugs
Trump’s Next Tariffs Target Could be Foreign-Made Pharmaceuticals

Trump’s Next Tariffs Target Could be Foreign-Made Pharmaceuticals

Newer and more expensive medications are more likely to be made in the United States or Europe. Ireland, in particular,
‘I could live 30 years

‘I could live 30 years

Fergus Walsh Medical editor Camilla Horrox Global health producer BBC April Hubbard sits on the theatre stage where she plans
Senate Confirms Dr. Oz to Ovrsee Medicare and Medicaid

Senate Confirms Dr. Oz to Ovrsee Medicare and Medicaid

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity TV doctor, 53-45 and mostly along party lines to lead
What to Know About Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

What to Know About Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Carbon monoxide gas, which is invisible and odorless, can be fatal. It can kill people in their homes as they
Overlooked No More: Katharine McCormick, Force Behind the Birth Control Pill

Overlooked No More: Katharine McCormick, Force Behind the Birth Control

This article is part of Overlooked, a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths, beginning in 1851, went unreported