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Younger U.S. women of color face rising breast cancer deaths, new study finds

Checks reveal young women with deadly 'silent' heart risk Sudden cardiac death can happen without warning, and it's not just a problem for sporty young men, say experts. https://ift.tt/94mRtOu 2026-05-31T23:21:41Z

TikTok content supports 'illicit vape subculture' among teens, study finds

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Why renaming my health condition could help other women Rochelle Lewis is among more than 170 million woman globally to be diagnosed with PCOS. https://ift.tt/oYNSTkL 2026-05-31T06:13:43Z

How a remarkable trial on bedrest during the Korean War led to evidence‑based medicine

Murray Valley encephalitis can be fatal. With no vaccine, here's how to stay safe

Autoimmune disease linked to poor outcomes with myelodysplastic syndrome

Hidden harm online: One in four vulnerable youth faced abuse, few reported it

Better patient–nurse relationships can transform mental health care—and make hospital stays shorter

Abolishing patient watchdog leaves NHS 'marking own homework', councils warn The plans are part of a government bill to modernise the NHS in England, which is currently going through parliament. https://ift.tt/sE5vH3h 2026-05-30T00:08:23Z

New brain scan detects Alzheimer's tau earlier than current standard

Study: AI may help identify cancer survivors at risk for emergency visits, worsening symptoms

Weight-loss program helps women battling breast cancer

Hundreds of children die within months as measles cases soar in Bangladesh The country has recorded more than 60,000 suspected cases of measles in just over two months. https://ift.tt/jzkg9hc 2026-05-27T01:34:42Z

AI may speed up cultural adaptation of psychological treatment for migrants

Regular guava juice consumption may help lower women's anemia risk, evidence suggests

How does your body lose weight? An obesity doctor explains why one size doesn't fit all in weight loss

Chronic liver disease in Europe: A preventable crisis going undetected

Dread and denial at heart of deadly DR Congo Ebola outbreak

Is baby talk bad? Why 'parentese' actually helps babies learn language

How making children laugh can help brains become more resilient to struggle and open to learning

How state laws can stymie research into your ancestors' psychiatric records

How a distinct communication subspace in the brain turns goals into actions

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Community-based baby hip screening successfully reduces late diagnosis of developmental dysplasia

Excessive social media 'negatively impacts wellbeing' The World Happiness Reports finds the more time spent on social media the greater loss of wellbeing. https://ift.tt/N2XsvEx 2026-05-23T06:27:17Z

Efforts to understand the nation's drugged driving problem stall under Trump

Sunscreen confusion puts more Americans at risk for Melanoma

New study could improve testing and treatment for rare brain, spinal cord, and eye cancers

Riskiest skin cancer cases hit UK record high The number of melanoma skin cancer cases has risen above 20,000 a year for the first time in the UK. https://ift.tt/wgtzj5Q 2026-05-21T23:15:18Z

Mental disorders have nearly doubled since 1990, now affecting 1.2 billion people worldwide

Calcium and vitamin D supplements offer little to no meaningful benefit on fracture, fall prevention, review concludes

Health care is facing a moral emergency, argue experts

Why illegal children's homes are being paid up to £2m per child by councils A ban was meant to bring an end to the practice - but councils continue to fund illegal placements. https://ift.tt/Iyz40JX 2026-05-20T23:10:10Z

Low vitamin D levels linked to more pain after breast cancer surgery

Automation cuts prostate cancer drug candidate production from 6 hours to 38 minutes

Why teen health visits still lack privacy, even when most parents support it

AI-driven wearable patches help identify undetected hormone disruption in unexplained infertility

What is a 'digital detox' and will it make me healthier?

'New cancer test makes me feel women's health matters' A patient praises a new test for womb cancer being trialled at hospitals in Suffolk and Norfolk. https://ift.tt/W1HcQVN 2026-05-17T05:37:49Z

Stronger regulation needed to address injectable peptide craze

Living with PMDD is like having the Grim Reaper visit every month Women diagnosed with premenstrual dysphoric disorder discuss how it impacts their lives. https://ift.tt/M2QWLB8 2026-05-16T23:17:02Z

Harshly parented children show poorer development of stress regulation

Analysis shows how using obesity drugs for weight loss is associated with a clinically relevant drop in blood pressure

New obesity guidance urges dietitian-led care as GLP-1 drugs reshape treatment

I tried the UK's 'saltiest' sandwich - here's what I learned Health correspondent James Gallagher absorbs more than the recommended daily limit in just one meal to find out how salt affects our bodies. https://ift.tt/ebrPMDK 2026-05-15T23:56:15Z

Trial shows rapid weight loss is much more effective than gradual weight loss, challenging prevailing beliefs

Illegal gold mining causes surges in malaria in the Amazon, and the association is far worse than suspected

Screening modestly reduces prostate cancer deaths, review finds

Antidepressant use in pregnancy shows no clear autism or ADHD link

Personalized mRNA vaccine targets osteosarcoma relapse in first human use

How one drug could lower dangerous bleeding in high-risk cesarean births

Novel vision-language model to support diagnosis using CT scans

Daily pill to help keep weight off after stopping obesity jabs The tablet - orforglipron - is available in the US and could soon launch in the UK. https://ift.tt/q0eQZaU 2026-05-12T23:06:23Z

Why do heights make your feet feel strange?

Bitter herbal extracts spur stomach acid in human gastric cells, study finds

2 passengers, French and American, test positive for hantavirus after cruise ship evacuation

'We have to respond to women's health needs more easily' Groups in Liverpool are trying to remedy the historical under-resourcing of women's healthcare. https://ift.tt/XpVB06h 2026-05-11T05:23:29Z

What endometriosis means for pregnancy: Data show small rise in babies' congenital anomaly risk

Protecting pollinating insects could improve diets and livelihoods worldwide

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Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship arrives at Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands

New tool measures whether lactating mothers' psychological needs are being met

'Decision fatigue' could be hurting your health. A nutritionist explains

RFK Jr. launches plan to curb antidepressant 'overprescription'

A new Medicare option for weight loss drugs: What older Americans should know

Does 432 Hz tuning improve well-being? Music psychologist unpacks the evidence

Wildfire smoke risks are understudied, review paper warns

Clinical trials that are actually marketing ploys targeting doctors: How seeding trials put profit over patients

Postpartum pain: Causes and how to find relief

Newer migraine drugs reduce headache days with fewer side effects

When natural disasters strike, another crisis hits those recovering from opioid addiction

FDA grants expanded access to the pancreatic cancer drug daraxonrasib

Maternal RSV vaccination and infant nirsevimab immunization found safe and effective

ASBrS: Robotic nipple-sparing mastectomy safe, effective in early breast cancer

Exercise is one of the most effective ways to treat Parkinson's disease

Creatine is claimed to benefit body and mind: The potential benefits and limitations of the popular supplement

NHS cancer jab could mean patients spend hours less in hospital Thousands of patients will be offered a new injectable form of an immunotherapy drug that takes minutes. https://ift.tt/FWM6SPn 2026-05-03T23:10:56Z

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Scientists cautiously suggest GLP-1s are safe to use around pregnancy

What do people mean when they say their nervous system is overloaded or needs a reset?

What death doulas can teach us about dying Death doulas or soul midwives have increased in popularity in recent years. What do they do? https://ift.tt/nOHhwaC 2026-05-02T23:10:38Z

Cold skin, hot heart, one gene: Hidden temperature switch decides where disease appears

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FDA approves once-daily Idvynso tablet for treating HIV

Dietary fats shape pancreatic cancer risk via ferroptosis