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A woman holds her stomach at the last stages of her pregnancy in Bordeaux April 28, 2010. — Reuters US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr plans to announce a link between autism and prenatal exposure to the popular over-the-counter pain and fever medicine Tylenol, sold generically as acetaminophen in the United States and paracetamol in the UK, the Wall …

Is drinking milk good for us, or an unnecessary habit? Source link

People depart a Primary Health Care Center after receiving mpox vaccination, following the resurgence of mpox cases in Igabi, Kaduna, Nigeria, August 18, 2025.— Reuters Mpox is no longer an international health emergency, the World Health Organisation (WHO) chief said on Friday, after experts reported falls in infections from the dangerous disease in hot spots across Africa. The UN health …

Clutching their hungry babies, a group of mothers mix a semolina dish under the guidance of a teacher, an attempt to curb malnutrition which affects nearly one in two children in Sindh. Despite the province being home to the mega port city of Karachi, the financial centre of the country that sprawls along the Arabian coastline, children in rural areas …

Nat WrightHealth Producer Getty Images Errors by machines used to diagnose diabetes mean at least 55,000 people in England will need further blood tests, a BBC investigation has discovered. Some patients have been wrongly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and even prescribed medication they don’t need – and there could be more people affected say NHS England. NHSE has confirmed …

BBC An NHS vascular surgeon who had his own legs removed has admitted two counts of insurance fraud and three of possessing extreme pornography. Neil Hopper, 49, of Truro, Cornwall, carried out hundreds of amputation operations before having his own legs removed in 2019. Truro Crown Court heard he lied to insurers by claiming that injuries to his legs were …

Michelle RobertsDigital health editor, BBC News BBC Organ transplants certainly save lives but having surgery is a big undertaking with significant risks Is it possible to become immortal with the help of organ transplants? That was the unexpected topic of discussion this week between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin when they met at a military parade …

Sian Wicks from the children’s bowel and bladder charity, Eric, explains what to look for and how parents can help. Source link

US Consul General Charles Goodman addresses the launch event of endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty in Karachi, on September 1, 2025.  US Consul General Charles Goodman presided over the launch of a new therapy, endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG), developed by US company Boston Scientific. ESG will be available in Pakistan exclusively at the Sindh Institute of Advanced Gastroenterology (SIAG) in Karachi. The September …

Smitha Mundasad and Judith BurnsBBC News Merope Mills Martha Mills died aged 13 after developing sepsis. Martha’s rule, a way for families to seek an urgent second opinion if they are concerned about the care their loved ones receive, will be rolled out across all English hospitals delivering acute or short-term treatment. The telephone helpline, the result of a campaign …