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Psychologists warn of harmful AI chatbot mental health adviceHealth

Psychologists warn of harmful AI chatbot mental health advice

By Basant El-Faramawy Psychologists have raised alarm over the growing use of AI chatbots for mental health ad...

Testosterone Insufficient for Menopause Brain Fog, Study FindsHealth

Testosterone Insufficient for Menopause Brain Fog, Study Finds

By Islam El-Sakka A new review by University College London researchers finds insufficient evidence that testo...

Patrick Stewart Dies at 86 After Battle With Alzheimer's and Lewy Body DementiaHealth

Patrick Stewart Dies at 86 After Battle With Alzheimer's and Lewy Body Dementia

By Fatma Younis Actor Sir Patrick Stewart, known for "Star Trek" and "X-Men," died Wednesday at age 86 followi...

Discarded Fruit and Vegetable Parts Hold High Fibre, Study FindsHealth

Discarded Fruit and Vegetable Parts Hold High Fibre, Study Finds

By Salma El-Sakka Only 4% of UK adults consume the recommended 30g of daily fibre, yet new research shows that...

Study links cold temperatures to longevity via muscle molecule BH2Health

Study links cold temperatures to longevity via muscle molecule BH2

By Fatma Younis Scientists have discovered a link between cold temperatures and increased lifespan, identifyin...

Patrick Stewart Dies at 86, Lewy Body Dementia CitedHealth

Patrick Stewart Dies at 86, Lewy Body Dementia Cited

By Basant El-Faramawy Actor Patrick Stewart, celebrated for his roles in "Star Trek" and the "X-Men" franchise...

Which? warns at-home vitamin D tests give unreliable resultsHealth

Which? warns at-home vitamin D tests give unreliable results

By Karim Hammam Consumer watchdog Which? has warned that rapid vitamin D tests sold for home use may return un...

Welsh Heart Patient, 83, Forced to Drive 140-Mile Round Trip for TestsHealth

Welsh Heart Patient, 83, Forced to Drive 140-Mile Round Trip for Tests

By Fatma Younis An 83-year-old heart attack patient in Ceredigion was forced to drive a 140-mile round trip fo...

UK obesity plan ‘doomed to fail’ without PM leadership, MPs warnHealth

UK obesity plan ‘doomed to fail’ without PM leadership, MPs warn

By Ahmed Abdelsalam A cross-party committee of MPs has warned that the UK government’s pledge to reverse risin...

US Judge Blocks Trump Medicaid Rule Requiring Ill to Prove ImpairmentHealth

US Judge Blocks Trump Medicaid Rule Requiring Ill to Prove Impairment

By Salma El-Sakka A US judge has blocked a Trump-era Medicaid rule that would have required recipients to prov...

Vitamin D Deficiency Rising Among UK Youth, Experts WarnHealth

Vitamin D Deficiency Rising Among UK Youth, Experts Warn

By Salma El-Sakka A 23-year-old teacher collapsed at work and was diagnosed with severe vitamin D deficiency, ...

FDA Proposes First Major Update to Infant Formula Standards in 30 YearsHealth

FDA Proposes First Major Update to Infant Formula Standards in 30 Years

By Basant El-Faramawy The FDA on Thursday proposed a rule to update nutrient requirements for infant formula, ...

Scientists Inject First AI-Designed Virus into Human PatientHealth

Scientists Inject First AI-Designed Virus into Human Patient

By Basant El-Faramawy Scientists have administered a virus designed by artificial intelligence to a human pati...

Signs of Dog Depression: Expert Advice for OwnersHealth

Signs of Dog Depression: Expert Advice for Owners

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Dog depression shares many hallmarks with human depression, and owners should watch for di...

Red Light Therapy May Improve Sleep Quality, Experts SayHealth

Red Light Therapy May Improve Sleep Quality, Experts Say

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Recent studies suggest that red light exposure before bedtime can improve sleep quality, t...

How to Treat and Prevent Runner's Toe, Doctors AdviseHealth

How to Treat and Prevent Runner's Toe, Doctors Advise

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Runner's toe, a common condition among distance runners, involves bleeding under the toena...

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Medicaid Rule on Frailty ProofHealth

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Medicaid Rule on Frailty Proof

By Karim Hammam A federal judge in Boston ruled Thursday that chronically ill Medicaid recipients will not be ...

Judge Blocks Trump Medicaid Rule Requiring Frailty ProofHealth

Judge Blocks Trump Medicaid Rule Requiring Frailty Proof

By Fatma Younis A federal judge in Boston ruled Thursday that chronically ill Medicaid recipients will not be ...

Eleven Insurers Leaving ACA Marketplaces in 2027, Premiums RiseHealth

Eleven Insurers Leaving ACA Marketplaces in 2027, Premiums Rise

By Sohaib Shams Eleven health insurers have announced plans to exit Affordable Care Act marketplaces in 2027, ...

US Bird Flu Cases Spike, Mutation Fears GrowHealth

US Bird Flu Cases Spike, Mutation Fears Grow

By Karim Hammam Bird flu cases are rising again across the United States, prompting concerns among health offi...

Scotland Bans Under-18s from Buying Nicotine and Herbal Smoking ProductsHealth

Scotland Bans Under-18s from Buying Nicotine and Herbal Smoking Products

By Basant El-Faramawy Scotland has implemented a ban on the sale of all nicotine and herbal smoking products t...

Nearly Half of US Teens Gambled in Past Year, Survey FindsHealth

Nearly Half of US Teens Gambled in Past Year, Survey Finds

By Salma El-Sakka More than 40% of American teenagers ages 13 to 17 reported gambling in the past year, accord...

Hundreds of GP surgeries lose online services after tech firm collapseHealth

Hundreds of GP surgeries lose online services after tech firm collapse

By Fatma Younis Hundreds of GP practices across England and Wales have lost access to their online services af...

Bird Flu Cases Spike Across US, Over 1.3 Million Birds AffectedHealth

Bird Flu Cases Spike Across US, Over 1.3 Million Birds Affected

By Fatma Younis H5N1 bird flu activity is surging at poultry farms across the United States, with 1.32 million...

NHS Staff Suspended Over Inappropriate Access to Southport Attack RecordsHealth

NHS Staff Suspended Over Inappropriate Access to Southport Attack Records

By Islam El-Sakka Two NHS staff members at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital have been suspended after a retr...

Ebola Outbreak in Congo Reaches 10,000 Cases, Experts Warn of Wider SpreadHealth

Ebola Outbreak in Congo Reaches 10,000 Cases, Experts Warn of Wider Spread

By Fatma Younis The Ebola outbreak in Congo has surpassed 10,000 confirmed cases, a grim milestone that has in...

Scientists Unveil New Food Pyramid Urging Less Red Meat, Countering RFK Jr. and TrumpHealth

Scientists Unveil New Food Pyramid Urging Less Red Meat, Countering RFK Jr. and Trump

By Karim Hammam Top scientists have released a first-of-its-kind food pyramid carrying an international seal o...

Tech firm collapse disrupts GP online services across England and WalesHealth

Tech firm collapse disrupts GP online services across England and Wales

By Salma El-Sakka Thousands of patients have lost access to GP online services after the technology firm Silic...

Study Reveals Science Behind Unforgettable HugsHealth

Study Reveals Science Behind Unforgettable Hugs

By Basant El-Faramawy A scientific study has identified the reasons why certain hugs become lasting memories, ...

GP Surgery Websites Crash After Provider Enters AdministrationHealth

GP Surgery Websites Crash After Provider Enters Administration

By Karim Hammam Hundreds of GP surgery websites have gone offline after their service provider entered adminis...

NHS Paramedic Suspended for Affair During ShiftsHealth

NHS Paramedic Suspended for Affair During Shifts

By Ahmed Abdelsalam A senior NHS paramedic has been suspended for a year after a misconduct tribunal found he ...

Hundreds of GP Surgery Websites Crash After Provider AdministrationHealth

Hundreds of GP Surgery Websites Crash After Provider Administration

By Fatma Younis Hundreds of GP surgery websites across England and Wales have gone offline after their online ...

UK urged to regulate LED face mask claims before ChristmasHealth

UK urged to regulate LED face mask claims before Christmas

By Karim Hammam UK health officials have been called upon to review regulations governing advertisements for a...

Arizona reports first screwworm case in dog, third US state affectedHealth

Arizona reports first screwworm case in dog, third US state affected

By Basant El-Faramawy A dog in Arizona has been infested with New World screwworm, a parasitic fly that consum...

RFK Jr. Allows Unapproved Injections Against FDA GuidanceHealth

RFK Jr. Allows Unapproved Injections Against FDA Guidance

By Sohaib Shams Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced he will lift restrictions on unapproved injec...

Coroner urges TGA review of unapproved peptides after actor's deathHealth

Coroner urges TGA review of unapproved peptides after actor's death

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Victorian coroner David Ryan has recommended the Therapeutic Goods Administration review t...

Congo Chief Battles Ebola Prejudice as Outbreak Kills RelativesHealth

Congo Chief Battles Ebola Prejudice as Outbreak Kills Relatives

By Salma El-Sakka Village chief Alphonse bin Kitobi Achou Taibo in eastern Congo is fighting a dual battle: th...

Last Ebola patient leaves treatment center in DR CongoHealth

Last Ebola patient leaves treatment center in DR Congo

By Karim Hammam The last Ebola patient has been discharged from a treatment center in the Democratic Republic ...

US Health Secretary RFK Jr Plans to Expand Access to Unapproved PeptidesHealth

US Health Secretary RFK Jr Plans to Expand Access to Unapproved Peptides

By Ahmed Abdelsalam US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. has announced plans to loosen restrictions on six...

Mother denied hospital meals as baby fights for lifeHealth

Mother denied hospital meals as baby fights for life

By Basant El-Faramawy A first-time mother from Newport was refused hospital meals while her critically ill bab...

RFK Jr. Allows Unapproved Peptide Injections Despite FDA WarningsHealth

RFK Jr. Allows Unapproved Peptide Injections Despite FDA Warnings

By Basant El-Faramawy Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday that the Department of Health ...

Weight-loss drug boom increases needle hazards at recycling centersHealth

Weight-loss drug boom increases needle hazards at recycling centers

By Fatma Younis The surge in injectable weight-loss medications such as Mounjaro and Wegovy is causing more us...

Scotland Bans Sale of Nicotine Products to Under-18sHealth

Scotland Bans Sale of Nicotine Products to Under-18s

By Karim Hammam Scotland has introduced a ban on the sale of all nicotine and herbal smoking products to anyon...

Scotland bans nicotine sales to under-18sHealth

Scotland bans nicotine sales to under-18s

By Islam El-Sakka Scotland has implemented a ban on the sale of all nicotine and herbal smoking products to an...

HHS Allows Six Peptides for Compounded PrescriptionsHealth

HHS Allows Six Peptides for Compounded Prescriptions

By Salma El-Sakka The Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday it will temporarily permit c...

Texas Investigates E. Coli Cluster at State Fair Petting ZooHealth

Texas Investigates E. Coli Cluster at State Fair Petting Zoo

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Health officials in Dallas are investigating a cluster of E. coli cases potentially linked...

Scientists Test Earwax as Insect Repellent in New StudyHealth

Scientists Test Earwax as Insect Repellent in New Study

By Islam El-Sakka Scientists have discovered that human earwax, known medically as cerumen, can effectively st...

LA fire smoke exposed millions to toxic heavy metals, study findsHealth

LA fire smoke exposed millions to toxic heavy metals, study finds

By Ahmed Abdelsalam Smoke from the 2025 Los Angeles fires exposed approximately 7 million residents to airborn...

Texas Officials Probe State Fair Petting Zoo in E. Coli OutbreakHealth

Texas Officials Probe State Fair Petting Zoo in E. Coli Outbreak

By Fatma Younis Texas health officials are investigating whether a petting zoo at the State Fair of Texas serv...

FDA Scientists Oppose Trump Administration Plan to Ease Peptide Drug AccessHealth

FDA Scientists Oppose Trump Administration Plan to Ease Peptide Drug Access

By Salma El-Sakka Food and Drug Administration scientific staff members opposed an effort by the Trump adminis...