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Dr. Joe Whittington, 47, has been an emergency room physician for two decades, but he can still find it tough to quiet his mind after leaving the hospital. As he tried to doze off after one particularly chaotic shift, he kept thinking about a victim of a motorcycle crash whose vital signs had tanked, a patient who developed sepsis and …

Getty Images Spending time in space and having an unrivalled view of planet Earth is an experience many of us dream of. However, the human body evolved to function in the gravity of Earth. So time in the weightlessness of space can take years to fully recover from. Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are back on Earth after their …

Matt Hancock has defended government deals to buy personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic, saying the country was in a “desperate situation” at the time. In a bad-tempered session at the Covid inquiry, the former health secretary repeatedly criticised the line of questioning describing it as “naive”, “hostile” and “inappropriate”. He said he was “not at all surprised” when …

In the last few years, foodborne pathogens have had devastating consequences that alarmed the public. Bacteria in infant formula sickened babies. Deli meat ridden with listeria killed 10 people and led to 60 hospitalizations in 19 states. Lead-laden applesauce pouches poisoned young children. In each outbreak, state and federal officials connected the dots from each sick person to a tainted …

Three deaths are being investigated as part of a listeria outbreak linked to desserts supplied to NHS hospitals and care homes. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed it is investigating the deaths as well as two non-fatal cases between May and December of last year. One death was recorded as listeriosis. Two other people were known to be infected …

A representational image of friends. — Canva Geo.tv illustration Dear Haya, I’m writing to share about a concern that has kept me overwhelmed for a while. I work a super demanding content writing job with tight deadlines and remain busy most days of the week. This, however, has really affected my friendship with some of my closest friends. While my …

Nikki Fox Health correspondent, BBC East Nikki Fox/BBC Senior sister Lauren Jakes has worked in the critical care department of the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital for almost 14 years Five years on, Senior Sister Lauren Jakes still vividly remembers the moment she was told her ward was to expect the arrival of its very first Covid patient. “You could …

Although Bronze was only diagnosed as autistic in 2021, the news did not come as a huge surprise to her. “It was something I always knew about in a way,” she says. “My mum had spoken about it from a very young age and noticed things in me.” At school her condition manifested itself in her struggle to read and …

A collage showing US President Donald Trump (left) and Microsoft co-founder and tech billionaire Bill Gates. — Reuters/File LONDON: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is personally lobbying Trump administration officials to keep funding health programmes worldwide, from childhood vaccination to HIV treatment, and warning that his foundation cannot step in to fill gaps, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. …

Arguments about benefits always revolve around a single concept: fairness. There are timeless questions – who is deserving and who is not? It provokes sharp opinions and so is among the sharpest of domestic political decisions a government ever has to make. There is a direct if not immediate consequence of a decision taken in Westminster on the money in …