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A potentially lethal food poisoning bug found in chicken could be driving a disturbing rise in late stage colon cancer cases, concerning research suggests.  While red and processed meat have …

President Donald Trump has suggested there must be “something artificial” during a Cabinet meeting US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced a large-scale federal initiative …

It has been two months since the ceasefire started in Gaza. Palestinians are still being killed by the Israeli army, but the relentless bombardment has stopped – at least for …

When Dr Curtis Welch checked on a very sick three-year-old patient who had been admitted to his tiny hospital on January 20, 1925, his worst fears were realised. A thick, …

The loss of his 21-year-old daughter Georgina – who took her own life in 2019 after developing severe mental health problems – was a profound personal tragedy for consultant orthopaedic …

An aspirin-a-day may slash the risk of colon cancer, a major study suggests.  Those who took the anti-inflammatory pill were a third less likely to develop the killer disease in …

NewsFeed A polio ‘epidemic’ is sweeping through Gaza according to local health officials. The disease is easily prevented through vaccination, but Israel’s war has made that difficult. Published On 1 …

Antonio Guterres urges countries to shift away from fossil fuels to tackle the climate crisis driving extreme heat. The head of the United Nations has called on countries to take …

Such violence accounted for 20 percent of all reported crime in England and Wales from 2022 to 2023, report says. Women and girls in the United Kingdom are suffering “epidemic” …

Gen Z faces severe loneliness, worsened by social media and the pandemic. What are the solutions to this growing mental health crisis? The loneliness epidemic profoundly affects Gen Z. Despite …