Heart Health
Consistent Bedtime May Lower Blood Pressure
A small new study suggests that keeping bedtime consistent each night could help reduce blood pressure, particularly overnight readings.
Conditions
Heart Health
Two Cigarettes a Day Raise Heart Risk Over 50%
A new pooled analysis finds that even very light smoking sharply increases cardiovascular and overall mortality risk.
Autoimmune
Incorrect Penicillin Allergy Recorded as Penicillamine: Safety Alert
A joint National Patient Safety Alert has been issued by NHS England’s National Patient Safety team together with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Royal College of Physicians and…
Autoimmune
No Evidence Linking Vaccine Aluminum to Peanut Allergies
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently suggested that aluminum in childhood vaccines might be connected to the rise in peanut allergies.
Heart Health
Why Sleeping in Total Darkness Protects Your Heart
A recent study strengthens evidence that sleeping with even small amounts of light at night can harm cardiovascular health.
Heart Health
Sleeping in Complete Darkness Protects Your Heart
A recent study strengthens evidence that sleeping with ambient light increases cardiovascular risk.
Cancer
Ultra-Processed Foods and Early-Onset Colorectal Polyps in Women
A study published November 13, 2025 in JAMA Oncology reports an association between higher intake of ultra-processed foods and increased risk of precancerous colorectal polyps in women…
Cancer
High Ultra-Processed Food Intake Tied to Early Colon Polyps in Women
A analysis published November 13, 2025 in JAMA Oncology found an association between high intake of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and precancerous conventional adenomas in women under…
Cancer
NHS Expands Access to Glofitamab for DLBCL Patients
Hundreds more people with an aggressive blood cancer will be able to access a new treatment after NICE approved wider NHS use of glofitamab (Columvi®).
Cancer
NHS to pilot AI one-day prostate cancer diagnostics
The NHS is launching a pilot of an AI-driven “one-day diagnostics” pathway for prostate cancer that could reduce some men’s waiting times by as much as a month.
Cancer
Major NHS Reset to Speed Up Care
The NHS is launching its most significant overhaul in a generation to speed up care for millions of patients.
Heart Health
Waist-to-Height Ratio Better Than BMI for Heart Risk
A new study published in The Lancet Regional Health suggests that waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) predicts buildup of coronary artery calcium (CAC) and future heart disease risk better…