#theguardian.com. × Produce in home gardens near PFAS plant in US contain dangerous levels of chemicals. Research provides more evidence that food is a potentially overlooked exposure route to toxic ‘forever chemicals’
#Jan.28.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Queensland halts prescription of puberty blockers and hormones for children with gender dysphoria. Pause comes as Crisafulli government launches independent review after reports gender-affirming hormones were given without proper consultation
#Jan.28.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon to get psychiatric testing amid double murder charge. Defence team of 29-year-old yet to review ‘extraordinary volume’ of evidence compiled by prosecutors
#Jan.28.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Prostate cancer becomes most common cancer diagnosis in England. There were 55,033 diagnoses of prostate cancer in England in 2023 compared with 47,526 diagnoses of breast cancer
#Jan.28.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Coca-Cola recalls drinks in Europe over ‘higher levels’ of chemical chlorate. Cans and bottles containing the chemical, which can cause health issues, were distributed in Britain at the end of last year
#Jan.27.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × CDC health officials in US ordered to stop working with WHO immediately. Senior leaders at agency told to ‘await further guidance’ in stoppage that upends expectations of extended withdrawal
#Jan.27.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Doctors say they’ve apprehensively taken on job of preventing patients’ medical debt. New toolkit helps doctors address patients’ financial needs – a role doctors say they feel thrust into amid worsening crisis
#Jan.27.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Increase regulation of online sale of weight-loss jabs, pharmacists say. Current rules leave door open for medicines to be supplied without appropriate patient consultation, association says
#Jan.27.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × ‘It’s a death sentence’: US health insurance system is failing, say doctors. Firms including United Healthcare have denied basic scans and taken months to reconsider, physicians say
#Jan.26.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk rebuked by watchdog over failure to disclose payments to UK health groups. Danish drug giant found to have failed to accurately report spending even after admitting to errors
#Jan.26.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Neale Daniher, former AFL player and motor neurone disease advocate, named Australian of the Year. Indigenous scientist Dr Katrina Wruck awarded Young Australian of the Year, and charity co-founder Brother Olly Pickett named Senior Australian of the Year
#Jan.25.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Sydney woman in intensive care after suspected botulism case linked to anti-wrinkle injection. NSW Health urges community to only receive cosmetic injections from authorised practitioners
#Jan.24.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Wes Streeting to criticise Nigel Farage’s ‘miserabilist, declinist’ vision of Britain. Health secretary will say it is time to fight battle of ideas against populist right and repairing NHS is vital for success
#Jan.24.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Family of man killed by police in Redditch say officers ‘had no mercy’. Relatives say Marcus Meade’s mental health deteriorated before standoff and call for ‘full accountability’
#Jan.24.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Travel, grant and funding cuts ‘stifling’ US health agencies in new Trump era. Halts to external communications, publishing reports and reviewing and approving research a ‘dramatic shift’
#Jan.24.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Bundle of Joy, a game about the frantic monotony of early parenthood. The relentless sudden challenges of caring for his newborn baby reminded developer Nicholas O’Brien of his day job. He explains how turning it all into a game helped him cope
#Jan.24.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × ‘Opportune’ Queensland ads lure resigning NSW psychiatrists interstate. Public hospital psychiatrists who have quit over pay and conditions targeted with job-ad blitz in major Sydney newspapers
#Jan.24.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Women paying up to £11,000 for a hysterectomy amid NHS delays. Claims private sector taking advantage of long waits as cost of procedure rises sharply
#Jan.24.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Trump’s health department cancels meetings and pauses communications. Health and Human Services is expected to be overhauled as Robert F Kennedy Jr waits to take department’s reins
#Jan.23.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Bournemouth woman’s killer was not referred for support after prison release, inquest told. Inquest into Marta Elena Vento’s killing by Stephen Cole, who had psychosis, told of ‘crisis’ on mental health team at Winchester prison
#Jan.23.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Gender-diverse Australians could face US visa delays due to Trump executive order on gender. Experts say order could cause issues for people applying for long-term stays in the US and have a severe impact on mental health
#Jan.23.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × More than 60 NSW mental health beds close as leaked memos reveal hospitals’ plan for mass psychiatrist resignations. Insider says back-up arrangements are ‘dangerous’ as health officials rush to fill staffing gaps
#Jan.23.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Child mental health admissions to acute wards in England rise 65% in a decade. Hospital wards struggle to cope with rising cases of self-harm and eating disorders, the study warns
#Jan.22.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Closing UK parliament’s bars could put MPs at risk, says Commons leader. Lucy Powell said MPs and their aides would be ‘less well protected’ if they drank outside the Palace of Westminster
#Jan.22.2025 ×
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