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Two Forever Chemicals Linked to Aggressive Breast Cancer RiskHealth

Two Forever Chemicals Linked to Aggressive Breast Cancer Risk

By Salma El-Sakka Women with higher blood levels of two common “forever chemicals” face a significantly increa...

Viral Beauty Hacks Could Damage Your Scalp and HairHealth

Viral Beauty Hacks Could Damage Your Scalp and Hair

By Karim Hammam Social media is flooded with viral hair care trends promising thicker, longer, and healthier h...

Nicole Eggert Reveals Financial Struggles During Breast Cancer TreatmentHealth

Nicole Eggert Reveals Financial Struggles During Breast Cancer Treatment

By Sohaib Shams Former Baywatch star Nicole Eggert has disclosed the severe financial strain she endured while...

Trichologist Debunks Popular Hair Growth MythsHealth

Trichologist Debunks Popular Hair Growth Myths

By Salma El-Sakka Trichologist Anabel Kingsley has debunked a series of viral hair growth hacks, separating sc...

Extreme Heat Risks for Pregnant Women Demand UK Health ActionHealth

Extreme Heat Risks for Pregnant Women Demand UK Health Action

By Sohaib Shams Britain's record-breaking temperatures are creating overlooked dangers for pregnant women, wit...

Hormone Therapy Use Rises, But Breast Cancer Risk Concerns PersistHealth

Hormone Therapy Use Rises, But Breast Cancer Risk Concerns Persist

By Basant El-Faramawy As more women turn to hormone therapy to relieve menopausal symptoms like hot flashes an...

Big John Fisher loses seven stone after Eddie Hall warningHealth

Big John Fisher loses seven stone after Eddie Hall warning

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Social media personality Big John Fisher has revealed he lost seven stone (98 pounds) afte...

Trichologist Debunks Viral Hair Hacks: What Works and What Doesn'tHealth

Trichologist Debunks Viral Hair Hacks: What Works and What Doesn't

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Trichologist Anabel Kingsley, author of the new book "Haircare: The Ultimate Guide," has e...

Glasgow Children's Hospital Pioneers Robot-Assisted Surgery for ChildrenHealth

Glasgow Children's Hospital Pioneers Robot-Assisted Surgery for Children

By Sohaib Shams Glasgow's Royal Hospital for Children has become the first dedicated children's hospital in th...

Scientists Invent Coffee Cup Coating to Block MicroplasticsHealth

Scientists Invent Coffee Cup Coating to Block Microplastics

By Fatma Younis Scientists have invented a new coffee cup coating that prevents harmful microplastics from lea...

New Coffee Cup Coating Prevents Microplastics Leaching, Study FindsHealth

New Coffee Cup Coating Prevents Microplastics Leaching, Study Finds

By Fatma Younis Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a plant-based coating for disposable ...

Parents Urge Stem Cell Donor for Baby with Rare Blood DisorderHealth

Parents Urge Stem Cell Donor for Baby with Rare Blood Disorder

By Ahmed Abdelsalam The parents of a 10-month-old baby boy from North Devon have issued an urgent appeal for a...

Cancer diagnoses in England hit record 1,000 a day as NHS misses targetsHealth

Cancer diagnoses in England hit record 1,000 a day as NHS misses targets

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Cancer diagnoses in England have surpassed 1,000 per day for the first time, with 373,574 ...

Hawaii Launches Medicaid Program Prescribing Fresh Food as MedicineHealth

Hawaii Launches Medicaid Program Prescribing Fresh Food as Medicine

By Sohaib Shams Hawaii is preparing to launch a federally funded Medicaid program that will allow doctors to p...

Susan Wojcicki's Family Launches YouTube Channel for Lung Cancer AwarenessHealth

Susan Wojcicki's Family Launches YouTube Channel for Lung Cancer Awareness

By Basant El-Faramawy The family of former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has launched a YouTube channel dedicated...

Wisconsin's First Measles Death in Decades, Third in U.S. This WeekHealth

Wisconsin's First Measles Death in Decades, Third in U.S. This Week

By Islam El-Sakka An infant in Wisconsin has died of measles, marking the state's first measles-related death ...

Infant Dies of Measles in Wisconsin, First Death Since 1990Health

Infant Dies of Measles in Wisconsin, First Death Since 1990

By Fatma Younis An infant in southwestern Wisconsin has died from measles, marking the state's first death fro...

Herbal Supplement Kudzu May Curb Binge Drinking, Study FindsHealth

Herbal Supplement Kudzu May Curb Binge Drinking, Study Finds

By Fatma Younis A new study from the University of California, San Francisco suggests that a supplement made f...

Wisconsin Infant Dies of Measles, First State Death Since 1990Health

Wisconsin Infant Dies of Measles, First State Death Since 1990

By Fatma Younis An infant in Wisconsin has died from measles, marking the state's first measles death since 19...

British Healthcare Worker with Ebola Returns to UK for TreatmentHealth

British Healthcare Worker with Ebola Returns to UK for Treatment

By Salma El-Sakka A British healthcare worker who tested positive for Ebola has been flown back to the United ...

NHS England Cancer Diagnoses Hit Record High at 1,000 DailyHealth

NHS England Cancer Diagnoses Hit Record High at 1,000 Daily

By Basant El-Faramawy Cancer diagnoses in England reached a record high in 2024, with more than 1,000 people d...

British healthcare worker with Ebola arrives in UK for treatmentHealth

British healthcare worker with Ebola arrives in UK for treatment

By Islam El-Sakka A British healthcare worker who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has...

Mother says government fobbing off SEND reform after daughter's suicideHealth

Mother says government fobbing off SEND reform after daughter's suicide

By Islam El-Sakka Shelley White, whose 13-year-old daughter Eivie took her own life in March 2023, has accused...

Toxic Cadmium Detected in Jewelry from Major Online RetailersHealth

Toxic Cadmium Detected in Jewelry from Major Online Retailers

By Salma El-Sakka A BBC Watchdog investigation has found that jewelry advertised as sterling silver and sold o...

British Ebola patient arrives in UK for treatmentHealth

British Ebola patient arrives in UK for treatment

By Ahmed Abdelsalam A British health worker who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been ...

Experts Warn Against 'Sun, Sea and Surgery' Cosmetic Tourism PackagesHealth

Experts Warn Against 'Sun, Sea and Surgery' Cosmetic Tourism Packages

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Experts are urging caution over “sun, sea and surgery” cosmetic tourism packages, warning ...

BBC Doctor Recommends Boots Vitamin D for WinterHealth

BBC Doctor Recommends Boots Vitamin D for Winter

By Fatma Younis A BBC doctor has recommended a specific vitamin D supplement for winter use, highlighting its ...

Cold Weather Worsens Joint Pain: Tips to Ease DiscomfortHealth

Cold Weather Worsens Joint Pain: Tips to Ease Discomfort

By Basant El-Faramawy As temperatures drop, joint pain often intensifies, particularly for the 58.5 million Am...

Judge Rules Alexa Qualifies as Disability Aid in PIP CaseHealth

Judge Rules Alexa Qualifies as Disability Aid in PIP Case

By Salma El-Sakka A UK judge has ruled that Amazon's Alexa voice assistant and noise-cancelling headphones cou...

Rubicon Juice Recalled Over Undeclared SulphitesHealth

Rubicon Juice Recalled Over Undeclared Sulphites

By Salma El-Sakka Rubicon Yuzu & Pink Grapefruit Still 1L cartons have been recalled due to undeclared sulphit...

Hackers Heat Blood Bank Fridges to 110°C in CyberattackHealth

Hackers Heat Blood Bank Fridges to 110°C in Cyberattack

By Sohaib Shams Hackers targeted blood bank refrigerators in a cyberattack, raising temperatures to 110 degree...

Nutritionist rates healthiest milk after study flags plant-based nutrient gapsHealth

Nutritionist rates healthiest milk after study flags plant-based nutrient gaps

By Sohaib Shams A study published in the Lancet Planetary Health journal has warned that replacing dairy milk ...

Big John Fisher Loses Seven Stone After Eddie Hall WarningHealth

Big John Fisher Loses Seven Stone After Eddie Hall Warning

By Fatma Younis Social media personality Big John Fisher has disclosed he lost seven stone (98 lbs) following ...

FDA Recalls Toddler Snack Bars Over Choking Hazard ReportsHealth

FDA Recalls Toddler Snack Bars Over Choking Hazard Reports

By Ahmed Abdelsalam The Food and Drug Administration has warned consumers to stop using all flavors of Tractor...

Democratic Doctors, Scientists Win Big in 2026 Midterms, Rebuking MahaHealth

Democratic Doctors, Scientists Win Big in 2026 Midterms, Rebuking Maha

By Islam El-Sakka Democratic doctors and scientists scored sweeping victories in the 2026 U.S. midterm electio...

British Ebola Patient Evacuated from Congo to UK for TreatmentHealth

British Ebola Patient Evacuated from Congo to UK for Treatment

By Fatma Younis A British man being treated for Ebola in Congo is being evacuated to the UK, the government an...

Kenyan pharmacists warn against using allergy drug for vaginal tighteningHealth

Kenyan pharmacists warn against using allergy drug for vaginal tightening

By Islam El-Sakka Kenyan pharmacists have warned women against inserting cetirizine tablets into their vaginas...

Ketamine Deaths Double in a Year Amid Rising Use by Young PeopleHealth

Ketamine Deaths Double in a Year Amid Rising Use by Young People

By Karim Hammam Ketamine-related deaths have doubled in a year, reaching a record high as use of the drug amon...

One in Three Babies Diagnosed with Peanut Allergy May Not Have It, Study FindsHealth

One in Three Babies Diagnosed with Peanut Allergy May Not Have It, Study Finds

By Basant El-Faramawy A landmark Australian study has found that more than a third of infants suspected of hav...

Ketamine Deaths Hit Record High as Cases Double in a YearHealth

Ketamine Deaths Hit Record High as Cases Double in a Year

By Salma El-Sakka Ketamine-related deaths in England and Wales have nearly doubled in a year, reaching a recor...

Study warns plant-based milk swaps may raise iodine deficiency riskHealth

Study warns plant-based milk swaps may raise iodine deficiency risk

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Swapping dairy products for plant-based alternatives such as oat or almond milk could incr...

Plant-based milk swaps may risk nutrient deficiencies, study findsHealth

Plant-based milk swaps may risk nutrient deficiencies, study finds

By Salma El-Sakka A study published in The Lancet Planetary Health suggests that replacing dairy products with...

Gut-Brain Pathway Explains Coffee's Appeal Despite BitternessHealth

Gut-Brain Pathway Explains Coffee's Appeal Despite Bitterness

By Fatma Younis Scientists have discovered a slow dopamine signal that travels from the gut to the brain, teac...

Woman Learns She Carries Gene for Early-Onset Alzheimer'sHealth

Woman Learns She Carries Gene for Early-Onset Alzheimer's

By Fatma Younis Laura Sides faced a life-altering choice when offered a genetic test for the rare early-onset ...

US-Funded Hepatitis B Vaccine Trial on Newborns Cancelled in Guinea-BissauHealth

US-Funded Hepatitis B Vaccine Trial on Newborns Cancelled in Guinea-Bissau

By Karim Hammam A proposed hepatitis B vaccine trial on newborn babies in Guinea-Bissau has been cancelled aft...

NHS relies more on charities, sparking sustainability and inequality concernsHealth

NHS relies more on charities, sparking sustainability and inequality concerns

By Salma El-Sakka The NHS is increasingly relying on charities to deliver frontline health services, a trend t...

Democrats Eye Five Healthcare Fights After Midterm SweepHealth

Democrats Eye Five Healthcare Fights After Midterm Sweep

By Fatma Younis Democrats' midterm election victories have given them significant leverage to reshape U.S. hea...

Plant-based milk swaps may risk nutrient deficiencies, study findsHealth

Plant-based milk swaps may risk nutrient deficiencies, study finds

By Basant El-Faramawy A study published in the Lancet Planetary Health journal suggests that replacing dairy p...

NGO: Israel Restricts Treatment for 1,100 Child Amputees in GazaHealth

NGO: Israel Restricts Treatment for 1,100 Child Amputees in Gaza

By Salma El-Sakka An NGO has accused Israel of restricting medical treatment for approximately 1,100 child amp...

Rhabdomyolysis Linked to NYC Marathon Runner's Death: What to KnowHealth

Rhabdomyolysis Linked to NYC Marathon Runner's Death: What to Know

By Karim Hammam Health experts are highlighting the signs of rhabdomyolysis following the death of a New York ...