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Opinion: My oncologist recommended active surveillance for prostate cancer. Life insurers called it ‘untreated cancer’
“I reject the idea that a man who keeps every prostate cancer surveillance appointment has ‘untreated cancer,’” writes…
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New global guidelines warn against obesity drugs for children under 10
Care should focus on healthy eating and exercise, not medicines such as weight-loss injections, says the World Health…
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‘The nurse used the torch on her phone to do the op’: hospitals stripped of resources in Ukraine’s occupied territories
Clinics and hospitals in affected areas lack staff, power and medicines, with supplies redirected to the Russian…
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COVID-19 vaccination to become part of Singapore’s national immunisation schedules from Oct 12
COVID-19 vaccination will be recommended for people aged 60 and above, medically vulnerable people aged six months and…
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Hindi Words On Coimbatore, Karur Hospitals' Medicine Covers Dropped After Row
The Health Minister KG Arunraj said Karur would use covers with details printed only in Tamil, while Coimbatore would…
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Daddy Healthbucks Strolls the Midway
Americans do not buy longevity. They buy the right to be seen NOW. Source
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Former nursing student jailed for stealing from hospital patients and colleagues
A former nursing student at a leading private hospital in Hong Kong has been jailed for two years and four months for…
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Women behind the lens: ‘I felt suspended between hope and giving up’
The Ethiopian photographer Sosina Mengistu’s self-portraits draw on personal experience to reflect young people’s…
Read at source →'Extremely unsafe environment': Ambos fears another record ramping month
South Australia's ambulance employees union is fearing another record month of ramping, saying up to 16 ambulances were…
Read at source →A second execution attempt for Christa Pike would be 'highly problematic'
As Christa Pike wakes in hospital following two doses of lethal injection drug, experts say Tennessee could still try…
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Kenya Sees First Ebola Case Imported From Congo
Health authorities in Kenya confirmed an Ebola infection in a traveler who recently arrived from the Democratic…
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Baby termination was 'our most loving choice'
Rosanna Brown was advised to end her pregnancy because her baby had a life-threatening condition.
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Phony NYC doctor hit with upgraded murder charge after patient died from trendy anti-aging injection
Unlicensed Bronx spa operator Luis Rojas Cabrera, 55, was slapped with the upgraded charge of depraved indifference…
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The generation raised on sugar rations – and what their health reveals 70 years later
From blood pressure to ageing, research suggests the first 1,000 days of sugar exposure could leave a decades-long mark…
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US firm ArriVent’s plunge shows risks facing China’s biotech expansion into global markets
US firm ArriVent BioPharma’s shares plummeted after a late-stage trial failure involving a cancer drug licensed from…
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What’s left to say about Australia’s ball-tampering? The answer is everything | Geoff Lemon
The story from the 2018 Test in South Africa will stay alive for years more, unless it is finally put to sleep with the…
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Prettifying Executions Does Not Make Them Quicker or More Reliable
Lethal injection aims to disguise the brutal reality of capital punishment by dressing it in medical garb.
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University of Arizona Suspends Fraternity Activities, Citing Misconduct Reports
The university said it was putting its fraternity chapters on “activities suspension” while it investigated allegations…
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From lab to life: Why cell and gene therapies need global efforts
From repairing faulty genes to reprogramming cells to fight disease, cell and gene therapy, also known as CGT, is…
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Medical experts on plague risks after reported death of lab worker in Russia
A scientist in Siberia died after possible exposure to the plague bacteria during a lab accident, according to Russian…
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Christa Pike survived her execution. A 1947 case could shape what comes next.
With the astonishing news that Christa Pike is conscious, talking and making a "medically unprecedented" recovery…
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'Against all odds': Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike awake after failed execution
Christa Pike, a death row inmate in Tennessee, is recovering at a hospital following a failed execution attempt. Her…
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Tropical depression forms in Gulf, expected to intensify to potential hurricane
Tropical Depression 9 is expected to become named Tropical Storm Isaias in the next 24 hours.
Read at source →Millions of seniors receiving $90 deposits from Social Security Administration
Roughly 20 million Medicare enrollees are receiving $90 checks this week from the Social Security Administration as…
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Plague in Russia sparks concern, COVID-19 pandemic memories: 5 things to know
The death of Russian lab technician researching the plague has set off alarms abroad and at home as observers note…
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‘When prevention disappears, infections rise’: can the world still end AIDS?
Nature, Published online: 07 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03127-7 The United Nations’ deadline for eliminating…
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Why we must advocate for proper care on the frontlines of the Ebola outbreak
Nature, Published online: 07 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02983-7 As the Bundibugyo virus public-health crisis…
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A preinvasive regulatory T cell axis for lung cancer interception
Nature, Published online: 07 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11066-6 An effector regulatory T cell circuit is…
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Man living in Congo who went back to Kenya is country's 1st confirmed Ebola case and death
A Kenyan citizen who had been living in Congo before returning to Nairobi over the weekend became Kenya's first…
Read at source →New birthing suite lays dormant as hospital fails to find staff
Women are unable to give birth at a new birthing suite in northern New South Wales as the sector struggles with a…
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Braxton Berrios undergoes season-ending surgery in surprise Giants blow
He finishes the season with four punt returns, five kickoff returns and zero catches on one target. He will be a free…
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Opinion: Infectious disease expert: The mysterious pneumonia in Russia deserves attention, not panic
Chill out about reports about plague in Siberia, writes infectious disease doctor Krutika Kuppalli.
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Personal injury law firm screwing NYC out of ‘millions’ in bogus lawsuit scheme: ‘The lawyers get richer’
One person claimed they tripped over a sidewalk metal plate, but they were actually beaten with a lead pipe during a…
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Christa Pike ‘conscious and speaking’ in hospital after surviving botched Tenn. execution
Death row inmate Christa Pike is reportedly conscious and speaking nearly a week after her failed execution in…
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'That nagging feeling of dread': Is 'hang-xiety' a real thing?
For some, a hangover can start an anxious spiral. We spoke to experts about the reasons why.
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