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Muscle Quality Called Overlooked Vital Sign for LongevityHealth

Muscle Quality Called Overlooked Vital Sign for Longevity

By Fatma Younis On Nov. 4, 2026, an international team of kinesiologists and nutrition experts urged doctors t...

Pennsylvania Reports Sixth Measles Death Amid Growing OutbreakHealth

Pennsylvania Reports Sixth Measles Death Amid Growing Outbreak

By Sohaib Shams Pennsylvania health officials confirmed Wednesday a sixth measles-associated death in the stat...

NYC Marathon runner's death highlights rare muscle condition rhabdomyolysisHealth

NYC Marathon runner's death highlights rare muscle condition rhabdomyolysis

By Karim Hammam The death of 24-year-old New York City Marathon runner Rachel Apa has brought renewed attentio...

Ebola Bundibugyo Strain Lacks Approved Treatments Amid Congo OutbreakHealth

Ebola Bundibugyo Strain Lacks Approved Treatments Amid Congo Outbreak

By Salma El-Sakka Global health authorities are racing to develop medical interventions for an Ebola outbreak ...

UK National Tests Positive for Ebola in DR CongoHealth

UK National Tests Positive for Ebola in DR Congo

By Sohaib Shams A British national in the Democratic Republic of Congo has tested positive for Ebola, the UK g...

Could Ebola Reach UK? Microbiologist Assesses RiskHealth

Could Ebola Reach UK? Microbiologist Assesses Risk

By Fatma Younis A British healthcare worker in the Democratic Republic of Congo has tested positive for Ebola,...

Cyberattack on French Blood Banks Thwarted Before DamageHealth

Cyberattack on French Blood Banks Thwarted Before Damage

By Basant El-Faramawy French authorities said a cyberattack on several blood banks attempted to raise storage ...

British healthcare worker with Ebola evacuated from DRC to UKHealth

British healthcare worker with Ebola evacuated from DRC to UK

By Fatma Younis A British healthcare worker infected with Ebola is being medically evacuated from the Democrat...

British health worker tests positive for Ebola in DR CongoHealth

British health worker tests positive for Ebola in DR Congo

By Basant El-Faramawy A British health worker has tested positive for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Cong...

Healthier Salt Substitute Could Save Millions of Lives AnnuallyHealth

Healthier Salt Substitute Could Save Millions of Lives Annually

By Karim Hammam A healthier form of salt enriched with potassium could prevent nearly three million deaths and...

British citizen tests positive for Ebola in DR CongoHealth

British citizen tests positive for Ebola in DR Congo

By Salma El-Sakka A British citizen in the Democratic Republic of Congo has tested positive for Ebola, the UK ...

Cocaine Surpasses Heroin as Top Cause of Drug Deaths in England, WalesHealth

Cocaine Surpasses Heroin as Top Cause of Drug Deaths in England, Wales

By Karim Hammam Cocaine has overtaken heroin as the leading cause of drug-related deaths in England and Wales,...

Experts assess Ebola risk to UK, microbiologist explains likelihoodHealth

Experts assess Ebola risk to UK, microbiologist explains likelihood

By Karim Hammam Experts have evaluated the likelihood of Ebola spreading to the United Kingdom, with a microbi...

French blood banks hit by cyber attack after European supermarket hacksHealth

French blood banks hit by cyber attack after European supermarket hacks

By Fatma Younis French blood banks were targeted by a cyberattack on Monday, the French health ministry said, ...

NHS Trials Blood Tests for Early Detection of Multiple CancersHealth

NHS Trials Blood Tests for Early Detection of Multiple Cancers

By Karim Hammam More than 20,000 NHS patients at 200 GP surgeries across England will be offered cutting-edge ...

Ebola outbreak in Africa raises questions about UK riskHealth

Ebola outbreak in Africa raises questions about UK risk

By Sohaib Shams The fastest-spreading Ebola epidemic on record is expanding in the Democratic Republic of the ...

Drug-Free Diabetes Implant Shows Promise, Scientists SayHealth

Drug-Free Diabetes Implant Shows Promise, Scientists Say

By Karim Hammam Scientists say a potential new drug-free diabetes implant could offer a promising future for p...

Misleading Weight Loss Jab Results on Social Media Fool UsersHealth

Misleading Weight Loss Jab Results on Social Media Fool Users

By Salma El-Sakka A 2026 UK study of 684 adults, including 544 current or former users of weight-loss medicati...

Shorter Days Trigger Seasonal Depression: Ways to Fight BackHealth

Shorter Days Trigger Seasonal Depression: Ways to Fight Back

By Basant El-Faramawy As winter approaches and daylight hours shrink, millions of people prone to seasonal aff...

Drug-Free Diabetes Implant Shows Promise in Mouse TrialsHealth

Drug-Free Diabetes Implant Shows Promise in Mouse Trials

By Basant El-Faramawy A wireless electronic implant that removes excess glucose directly from the bloodstream ...

Christina Applegate Shares Health Update After MS MisdiagnosisHealth

Christina Applegate Shares Health Update After MS Misdiagnosis

By Islam El-Sakka Actress Christina Applegate has shared a health update revealing possible new medical diagno...

Jenny McCarthy Defends Breast Implants Amid Toxic Mold PoisoningHealth

Jenny McCarthy Defends Breast Implants Amid Toxic Mold Poisoning

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Model, actor, and "Masked Singer" judge Jenny McCarthy has defended her decision to keep b...

NHS trials new blood tests for early cancer detectionHealth

NHS trials new blood tests for early cancer detection

By Karim Hammam The NHS will trial four new blood tests designed to detect early signs of cancer among more th...

Routine Eye Test Leads to Hospital for Sight-Threatening ConditionHealth

Routine Eye Test Leads to Hospital for Sight-Threatening Condition

By Basant El-Faramawy A woman who suffered from years of unexplained headaches discovered a sight-threatening ...

Sad Nipple Syndrome: Symptoms, Causes and Expert InsightsHealth

Sad Nipple Syndrome: Symptoms, Causes and Expert Insights

By Salma El-Sakka A little-known condition colloquially called sad nipple syndrome triggers intense negative e...

NHS Launches Blood Test Trial for Early Cancer DetectionHealth

NHS Launches Blood Test Trial for Early Cancer Detection

By Basant El-Faramawy The NHS is launching a new blood test trial aimed at detecting cancer in its earliest st...

Woman's Routine Eye Test Leads to Emergency Brain Pressure DiagnosisHealth

Woman's Routine Eye Test Leads to Emergency Brain Pressure Diagnosis

By Islam El-Sakka Dami Amoo, 28, from West Bromwich, Birmingham, visited a Boots Opticians branch in August fo...

Pesticides on Citrus Fruit Raise Health Concerns, Experts WarnHealth

Pesticides on Citrus Fruit Raise Health Concerns, Experts Warn

By Basant El-Faramawy An Instagram post showing "peel unfit for consumption" warnings on packs of limes and or...

Three Health Checks That Could Save Your Life, Cardiologist SaysHealth

Three Health Checks That Could Save Your Life, Cardiologist Says

By Basant El-Faramawy Cardiologist Dr Francesco Lo Monaco has urged people to undergo three simple health chec...

ASA Bans Four Ads Promoting Prescription Weight Loss PillsHealth

ASA Bans Four Ads Promoting Prescription Weight Loss Pills

By Karim Hammam The UK Advertising Standards Authority has banned four advertisements that promoted prescripti...

UK Bans Four Weight Loss Adverts for Prescription Pill PromotionHealth

UK Bans Four Weight Loss Adverts for Prescription Pill Promotion

By Basant El-Faramawy The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned four advertisements for promotin...

NHS to trial multi-cancer blood tests at 200 GP surgeries in EnglandHealth

NHS to trial multi-cancer blood tests at 200 GP surgeries in England

By Sohaib Shams New blood tests designed to detect multiple cancers simultaneously will be offered to NHS pati...

UK watchdog bans weight-loss drug ads for promoting prescription-only medicinesHealth

UK watchdog bans weight-loss drug ads for promoting prescription-only medicines

By Karim Hammam The UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned advertisements from three weight-los...

Autism Diagnoses Rise Among Adults with ADHD, Anxiety, DepressionHealth

Autism Diagnoses Rise Among Adults with ADHD, Anxiety, Depression

By Basant El-Faramawy New research shows autism diagnoses in the UK and Sweden are increasingly linked to pre-...

Swiss Study Finds Cold Showers Reduce Sick Days by 31%Health

Swiss Study Finds Cold Showers Reduce Sick Days by 31%

By Basant El-Faramawy A new 12-week trial involving 719 Swiss adults found that taking regular cold showers la...

Dermatologists Highlight Common Retinol Mistakes in New GuideHealth

Dermatologists Highlight Common Retinol Mistakes in New Guide

By Fatma Younis Dermatologists have identified the worst mistakes people make when using retinol, according to...

Three Health Checks That Could Save Your Life, Cardiologist SaysHealth

Three Health Checks That Could Save Your Life, Cardiologist Says

By Ahmed Abdelsalam A leading cardiologist has urged the public to undergo three simple health checks after of...

Stroke Rates Rising Sharply Among Younger AmericansHealth

Stroke Rates Rising Sharply Among Younger Americans

By Karim Hammam Strokes are increasing among younger Americans, a trend highlighted by the recent hospitalizat...

Experts Explain Why Joint Pain Increases in WinterHealth

Experts Explain Why Joint Pain Increases in Winter

By Salma El-Sakka Colder weather frequently coincides with aching joints, prompting questions about whether th...

British Grandmother, 105, Credits Daily Naps for Long LifeHealth

British Grandmother, 105, Credits Daily Naps for Long Life

By Salma El-Sakka British grandmother Dora Horsfall, who turned 105 on Monday, says her secret to a long life ...

Men urged to prioritize health checks across age groupsHealth

Men urged to prioritize health checks across age groups

By Salma El-Sakka Men in the UK die nearly four years earlier than women from largely preventable diseases, a ...

Patient-Centric Clinical Trials Cut Dropout RatesHealth

Patient-Centric Clinical Trials Cut Dropout Rates

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Pharmaceutical and biotech companies invest billions developing new treatments, yet clinic...

Expert Explains Why Social Media Weight Loss Stories MisleadHealth

Expert Explains Why Social Media Weight Loss Stories Mislead

By Sohaib Shams People scrolling through social media encounter dramatic weight-loss results from medications ...

Duchess of Edinburgh wears heart-shaped glasses at Antigua eye health summitHealth

Duchess of Edinburgh wears heart-shaped glasses at Antigua eye health summit

By Fatma Younis The Duchess of Edinburgh wore heart-shaped novelty glasses on Monday to highlight the global d...

Kenya Releases Five Ebola Patients After Negative TestsHealth

Kenya Releases Five Ebola Patients After Negative Tests

By Basant El-Faramawy Kenya released five Ebola patients on Tuesday after they tested negative for the virus a...

Rosemary Linked to Better Memory, Lower Anxiety and Alzheimer's ProtectionHealth

Rosemary Linked to Better Memory, Lower Anxiety and Alzheimer's Protection

By Salma El-Sakka Rosemary, an aromatic herb native to the Mediterranean, is gaining scientific recognition fo...

US Medical Debt Tops $220 Billion Despite Relief ProgramsHealth

US Medical Debt Tops $220 Billion Despite Relief Programs

By Karim Hammam Millions of Americans remain burdened by medical debt even as nonprofit organizations and stat...

Boys in England More Likely to Be Obese Than Girls, Data ShowsHealth

Boys in England More Likely to Be Obese Than Girls, Data Shows

By Sohaib Shams New data reveals that boys in England are more likely to be obese than girls, highlighting a g...

Queensland Mater Hospitals Close Pathology Labs Over Formaldehyde ConcernsHealth

Queensland Mater Hospitals Close Pathology Labs Over Formaldehyde Concerns

By Fatma Younis Pathology services at Mater's Brisbane and Springfield hospitals will permanently close follow...

Eight-Hour Sleep Rule Challenged by New ResearchHealth

Eight-Hour Sleep Rule Challenged by New Research

By Karim Hammam Growing scientific evidence suggests the long-standing recommendation of eight hours of sleep ...