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New York Child Dies of Measles, First State Fatality in 30 YearsHealth

New York Child Dies of Measles, First State Fatality in 30 Years

By Basant El-Faramawy A child in rural northern New York has died from measles, marking the state’s first fata...

Woman told she was too young for cancer later diagnosed with advanced breast cancerHealth

Woman told she was too young for cancer later diagnosed with advanced breast cancer

By Islam El-Sakka Beth Jenkins, a 42-year-old police officer from Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, was repeatedly told b...

105-Year-Old Credits Daily Siestas for Long LifeHealth

105-Year-Old Credits Daily Siestas for Long Life

By Basant El-Faramawy Dora Horsfall, a 105-year-old woman from London now living in Salisbury, celebrated her ...

England Childhood Obesity Hits Record High as Deprivation Gap WidensHealth

England Childhood Obesity Hits Record High as Deprivation Gap Widens

By Islam El-Sakka New government data reveals childhood obesity in England has reached record levels, with the...

Headstand Daily Wellness Hack: Shakira Akabusi's Week-Long ExperimentHealth

Headstand Daily Wellness Hack: Shakira Akabusi's Week-Long Experiment

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Fitness instructor and women's health expert Shakira Akabusi spent one week starting each ...

Zombie Skin Cells: What They Are and How to Treat ThemHealth

Zombie Skin Cells: What They Are and How to Treat Them

By Salma El-Sakka Dermatologists say senescent skin cells — often called "zombie cells" — accumulate with age ...

New York Reports First Measles Death in Over 30 YearsHealth

New York Reports First Measles Death in Over 30 Years

By Salma El-Sakka New York health officials confirmed Monday the state's first measles-related death in more t...

Older Voters Prioritize Healthcare Costs as Midterms ApproachHealth

Older Voters Prioritize Healthcare Costs as Midterms Approach

By Islam El-Sakka Rising healthcare expenses, including Medicare costs, prescription drug prices and long-term...

Ukraine Treats Wartime Infections as Biological Warfare ThreatHealth

Ukraine Treats Wartime Infections as Biological Warfare Threat

By Basant El-Faramawy Ukrainian doctors are adopting biological warfare protocols to combat severe infections ...

DR Congo Ebola Outbreak Kills Over 5,000, Deadliest in HistoryHealth

DR Congo Ebola Outbreak Kills Over 5,000, Deadliest in History

By Sohaib Shams More than 5,000 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo's deadliest Ebola outbrea...

Toddler Snack Recalled from Walmart, Target Over Choking RiskHealth

Toddler Snack Recalled from Walmart, Target Over Choking Risk

By Karim Hammam A popular toddler snack sold at Walmart and Target stores has been recalled due to a fatal cho...

Experts Suggest Letting Kids Self-Regulate Halloween Candy IntakeHealth

Experts Suggest Letting Kids Self-Regulate Halloween Candy Intake

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Halloween often leaves parents negotiating how much candy children can eat, but research i...

Toddler Snack Recalled Over Fatal Choking Risk at Walmart, TargetHealth

Toddler Snack Recalled Over Fatal Choking Risk at Walmart, Target

By Sohaib Shams The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned consumers not to buy or serve Once Upon A Far...

New ACOG Menopause Guidance Backs Hormone Therapy for Hot FlashesHealth

New ACOG Menopause Guidance Backs Hormone Therapy for Hot Flashes

By Sohaib Shams For the first time in 12 years, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)...

Experts Reveal Which Supplements Are Worth Your MoneyHealth

Experts Reveal Which Supplements Are Worth Your Money

By Fatma Younis The U.S. dietary supplement industry is valued at around $70 billion a year, and a Pew Researc...

Rising Health Costs Top Concern for Older Voters Ahead of ElectionHealth

Rising Health Costs Top Concern for Older Voters Ahead of Election

By Islam El-Sakka Rising healthcare costs are shaping the political priorities of older Americans as the midte...

Ebola Medics Dance as Final Patients Leave DR Congo FacilityHealth

Ebola Medics Dance as Final Patients Leave DR Congo Facility

By Fatma Younis Health workers at an Ebola treatment centre in Mongbwalu, the historic epicentre of the outbre...

Entomologist Sleeps With Bedbugs for Research in GloucestershireHealth

Entomologist Sleeps With Bedbugs for Research in Gloucestershire

By Karim Hammam Entomologist Dr Richard Naylor has spent the past five years sleeping with bedbugs to test pes...

Strongman Stars Share How Exercise Eases Anxiety, Boosts Mental HealthHealth

Strongman Stars Share How Exercise Eases Anxiety, Boosts Mental Health

By Islam El-Sakka At the Rogue Invitational in Aberdeen, top strongman competitors revealed that their greates...

NHS Warns of Rising Fireworks Injuries After Teen BlindedHealth

NHS Warns of Rising Fireworks Injuries After Teen Blinded

By Karim Hammam Health leaders have issued a fireworks safety warning after NHS England data revealed a sharp ...

Nearly Half of Young Remote Workers Feel Lonely, Bupa Data ShowsHealth

Nearly Half of Young Remote Workers Feel Lonely, Bupa Data Shows

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Nearly half of young adults aged 18 to 24 who work from home report feeling lonely, accord...

Trump Pushes Permanent Daylight Saving Time Despite Child Safety RisksHealth

Trump Pushes Permanent Daylight Saving Time Despite Child Safety Risks

By Islam El-Sakka President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers are renewing efforts to make daylight saving...

Nearly Half of US Teens Gambled Last Year, Study FindsHealth

Nearly Half of US Teens Gambled Last Year, Study Finds

By Karim Hammam A new national survey from Rutgers University reveals that nearly half of American teenagers a...

US Removes Black Box Warnings from Menopause Patches Amid ShortagesHealth

US Removes Black Box Warnings from Menopause Patches Amid Shortages

By Fatma Younis The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has approved the removal of the most stringen...

Creatine Linked to Mental Health Benefits in New ReviewHealth

Creatine Linked to Mental Health Benefits in New Review

By Basant El-Faramawy Creatine, long popular among fitness enthusiasts for its proven benefits to strength and...

Jenny McCarthy Lives in Tent Due to Toxic Mold PoisoningHealth

Jenny McCarthy Lives in Tent Due to Toxic Mold Poisoning

By Sohaib Shams Television personality and "Masked Singer" judge Jenny McCarthy has revealed she is living in ...

FDA Removes Black-Box Warnings from Three Menopause Estrogen PatchesHealth

FDA Removes Black-Box Warnings from Three Menopause Estrogen Patches

By Basant El-Faramawy The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Friday that three additional estro...

Microplastics Rain on Everest Year-Round, Pose Health ThreatsHealth

Microplastics Rain on Everest Year-Round, Pose Health Threats

By Basant El-Faramawy A Chinese study monitoring Mount Everest's northern slope has found that the mountain re...

Mutated Swine Flu Sparks Deadly US WaveHealth

Mutated Swine Flu Sparks Deadly US Wave

By Salma El-Sakka Nearly 50 people have died across the United States in recent days as a mutated strain of sw...

Eleven Expert Tips to Maintain Fitness Through Winter SlumpHealth

Eleven Expert Tips to Maintain Fitness Through Winter Slump

By Basant El-Faramawy As daylight hours shrink and temperatures drop, maintaining workout motivation becomes a...

Nearly 50 Flu Deaths Reported Across US as Season Starts EarlyHealth

Nearly 50 Flu Deaths Reported Across US as Season Starts Early

By Salma El-Sakka Nearly 50 people have died from influenza across the United States in the past week as cases...

Masked Singer Judge Jenny McCarthy Lives in Tent Due to Mold PoisoningHealth

Masked Singer Judge Jenny McCarthy Lives in Tent Due to Mold Poisoning

By Basant El-Faramawy Television personality and Masked Singer judge Jenny McCarthy says she is living in a te...

Consumer Reports Warns Against Millie Moon Diapers Over Skin ReactionsHealth

Consumer Reports Warns Against Millie Moon Diapers Over Skin Reactions

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Consumer Reports has urged parents to stop using Millie Moon diapers after more than 600 i...

Measles Outbreak in Amish Country Kills 5, Cases Exceed 1,350Health

Measles Outbreak in Amish Country Kills 5, Cases Exceed 1,350

By Islam El-Sakka A measles outbreak centered in Amish communities has claimed five lives and infected more th...

Toxic Chemicals Found in Counterfeit Beauty Products Seized Across UKHealth

Toxic Chemicals Found in Counterfeit Beauty Products Seized Across UK

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Trading Standards has warned that counterfeit beauty products seized across the UK contain...

Counterfeit Beauty Products Found to Contain Mercury, Lead, MethanolHealth

Counterfeit Beauty Products Found to Contain Mercury, Lead, Methanol

By Karim Hammam Counterfeit beauty products seized by Trading Standards have been found to contain dangerous l...

Psychologists warn of harmful AI chatbot mental health adviceHealth

Psychologists warn of harmful AI chatbot mental health advice

By Salma El-Sakka Nine in ten psychologists have sounded the alarm over what they describe as harmful mental h...

Experts weigh testosterone for menopause symptomsHealth

Experts weigh testosterone for menopause symptoms

By Islam El-Sakka Experts are addressing claims that testosterone can help with menopause symptoms. The discus...

MPs urge Burnham to make obesity crisis 'personal mission'Health

MPs urge Burnham to make obesity crisis 'personal mission'

By Salma El-Sakka British MPs have expressed no confidence in the government's strategy to tackle the obesity ...

Scientists Link Cold Temperatures to Increased LongevityHealth

Scientists Link Cold Temperatures to Increased Longevity

By Salma El-Sakka Scientists have identified a link between cold temperatures and longevity, suggesting that e...

Colorectal Cancer Rates Rise Across All Adults, Environmental Threat SuspectedHealth

Colorectal Cancer Rates Rise Across All Adults, Environmental Threat Suspected

By Karim Hammam Colorectal cancer incidence is increasing across nearly all adult age groups in the United Sta...

Menopause Brain Fog: Expert Tips and Testosterone StudyHealth

Menopause Brain Fog: Expert Tips and Testosterone Study

By Salma El-Sakka A new study from University College London found insufficient evidence that testosterone imp...

Measles Outbreak in Amish Country Kills 5, Tops 1,350 CasesHealth

Measles Outbreak in Amish Country Kills 5, Tops 1,350 Cases

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Pennsylvania has recorded more than 1,350 measles cases this year, the highest total of an...

France Recalls Faulty Condoms Over Manufacturing DefectsHealth

France Recalls Faulty Condoms Over Manufacturing Defects

By Sohaib Shams France's consumer protection watchdog has ordered a recall of hundreds of thousands of condoms...

Doctor struck off over fatal alternative cancer treatmentHealth

Doctor struck off over fatal alternative cancer treatment

By Sohaib Shams British doctor David De Clive-Lowe, 70, has been erased from the UK medical register after a t...

US families seek earlier measles shots as cases doubleHealth

US families seek earlier measles shots as cases double

By Basant El-Faramawy Measles cases in the United States have doubled compared with the previous year, driving...

British Military Issues Emoji and Screen Break Guidance for PersonnelHealth

British Military Issues Emoji and Screen Break Guidance for Personnel

By Basant El-Faramawy British military personnel have been instructed to take regular screen breaks and use em...

Counterfeit Cosmetics Found to Contain Mercury, LeadHealth

Counterfeit Cosmetics Found to Contain Mercury, Lead

By Salma El-Sakka Counterfeit beauty products have been found to contain potentially deadly chemicals includin...

Scientists Urge 'Root to Tip' Eating to Boost Fiber and Cut Disease RiskHealth

Scientists Urge 'Root to Tip' Eating to Boost Fiber and Cut Disease Risk

By Fatma Younis Scientists are recommending that people adopt a "root to tip" approach to eating vegetables an...

Measles Outbreak Hits Pennsylvania Amish Community HardHealth

Measles Outbreak Hits Pennsylvania Amish Community Hard

By Islam El-Sakka Lancaster County, home to the largest Amish population in the U.S., has become the epicenter...