Browsing: Health

A new report reveals early onset cancer is increasing in people under 50 across three countries, challenging the assumption that cancer is primarily a disease of old age.

A government review warns the NHS faces system failures as waits for ADHD and autism assessments soar, urging a shift to a needs-led care model.

A new study reveals that just seven days of strength training reduces visceral fat cell size in mice, activating fat breakdown pathways before any weight loss occurs.

A government review in England warns that rising diagnosis rates for ADHD and autism may exceed expected population levels, urging reforms to support systems and private assessment regulations.

The NHS waiting list for routine hospital treatment in England rose to 7.37 million in August, prompting warnings from senior health leaders about mounting winter pressures.

Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu becomes the first African to lead the UICC, pledging to address the sharp rise in cancer cases and deaths in low-income countries.

A researcher’s death in Siberia has sparked questions about pneumonic plague. Learn how this airborne form of the disease spreads, its symptoms, and treatment options.

A 19-year-old in Edinburgh has received the UK’s first testicular tissue transplant, a procedure designed to restore fertility after chemotherapy caused infertility.

The CDC is partnering with state epidemiologists to create a standardized definition for measles deaths, ending a period where state health departments made individual determinations.

Los Angeles County health officials confirmed the first rabid raccoon in more than 50 years, prompting warnings after four people and a dog were potentially exposed.