A large observational analysis of U.S. health records suggests that long-term use of some drugs prescribed for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is associated with a small but…
The NHS has widened its RSV vaccination programme, making the jab available to all adults aged 80 and over and to residents of older adult care homes — an expansion that extends…
A federal judge has struck down new childhood vaccination guidance issued in January by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under Health Secretary Robert F.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved leucovorin for treating cerebral folate transport deficiency caused by FOLR1 variants, a rare neurological condition marked by low folate…
A February 2026 ADAP Watch report from the National Association of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) finds that multiple states are cutting or restricting programs that…
Use of GLP-1 medications for weight loss has ballooned in recent years; a Kaiser Family Foundation poll found about one in eight adults reported trying a GLP-1 drug.
Ambulance handovers were more than two minutes faster on average in January, despite it being the busiest January since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
The NHS is under sustained winter strain as the country approaches another cold spell, with hospitals seeing their busiest mid‑January activity since before the pandemic.
Thousands of men with non-metastatic prostate cancer will be offered the drug abiraterone on the NHS in England within weeks.
In November the NHS waiting list fell by more than 86,000 to 7.31 million — the second largest monthly reduction in 15 years outside the early pandemic period.
Christmas and New Year gatherings, combined with a severe cold snap, appear to have driven a rebound in winter illnesses, the NHS has reported.
A CDC advisory panel voted to change the long-standing recommendation that all newborns receive a hepatitis B vaccine at birth, prompting sharp criticism from infectious disease…