#theguardian.com. × US-funded ‘social network’ attacking pesticide critics shuts down after Guardian investigation. v-Fluence halts operations after widespread backlash over private portal profiling environmental health advocates
#Feb.10.2025
#theguardian.com. × Fears grow for health of social media influencer arrested on live TV in Sierra Leone. Hawa Hunt’s detention a month ago was politically motivated, say daughter and rights groups, who also raise concerns about her treatment in jail
#Feb.10.2025
#theguardian.com. × Air pollution causing 1,100 cases a year of main form of lung cancer in UK. Exclusive: Health experts and cancer charities say findings should serve as wake-up call to ministers
#Feb.09.2025
#theguardian.com. × ‘I’m picturing my death’: alarm as RFK Jr closes in on health secretary role. The Trump ally’s health plans have delighted his supporters – but others are horrified by the potential for harm
#Feb.09.2025
#theguardian.com. × Contraceptives and menopause treatments to be subsidised as federal government pledges $573m for women’s health. Birth control devices and HRT therapies to be listed on PBS alongside Medicare and bulk-billing changes, with Coalition immediately backing policy
#Feb.09.2025
#theguardian.com. × Trump administration to cut billions in medical research funding. National Institutes of Health said the $4bn loss will affect ‘indirect’ funding of buildings, equipment and staff
#Feb.08.2025
#theguardian.com. × Health minister Andrew Gwynne sacked over offensive WhatsApp comments. MP also suspended from Labour party after exposure of messages in which he hoped for pensioner’s death
#Feb.08.2025
#theguardian.com. × Mexico authorities order factory cleanup after Guardian toxic waste investigation. Inquiry uncovered health problems in neighborhood near Monterrey-area plant that processes US hazardous waste
#Feb.08.2025
#theguardian.com. × Children still being sent far from home for mental health care in England. Figures show practice continues eight years after pledge to end it, potentially impeding young people’s recovery
#Feb.08.2025
#theguardian.com. × ‘Really scary’: watchlist found of mostly Black federal health workers. Federal workers alarmed at Heritage Foundation-backed watchdog’s list of civil servants in health equity roles
#Feb.06.2025
#theguardian.com. × US health department condemns private equity firms for role in declining healthcare access. Government report says private equity investment in nursing homes led to 11% increase in patient deaths
#Feb.06.2025
#theguardian.com. × US officials detect second bird flu strain in dairy cattle. Experts say discovery raises questions about wider spread of virus and difficulty of controlling infections in animals
#Feb.06.2025
#theguardian.com. × One in five UK adults have diabetes or pre-diabetes, analysis shows. Charity urges ministers to fix ‘broken food environment’ as surge in type 2 diabetes drives record number of diagnoses
#Feb.06.2025
#theguardian.com. × California warns hospitals not to withhold trans youth healthcare. Attorney general Rob Bonta tells Guardian that health providers have duty to provide gender-affirming treatment amid Trump attacks
#Feb.05.2025
#theguardian.com. × Javier Milei announces Argentina to leave World Health Organization. Country’s president and Donald Trump fan follows US example in move criticized by health organisations
#Feb.05.2025
#theguardian.com. × After experts find ‘no medical evidence’ of murder, will Lucy Letby get a retrial?. Former nurse is serving 15 whole-life terms in prison yet an appeal is not guaranteed despite findings of expert panel
#Feb.05.2025
#theguardian.com. × Doctor faces inquiry after giving his cat a Cat scan at Italian hospital. Italian radiologist, who says injured pet was ‘between life and death’, also operated on animal at Aosta facility
#Feb.05.2025
#theguardian.com. × RFK Jr’s claim about Black people’s immune systems is ‘unscientific and terrifying’. Kennedy’s hearing signifies how close a man with medically racist beliefs is to becoming the US’s leading health official
#Feb.05.2025
#theguardian.com. × Flies in hospital wards may be spreading drug-resistant bacteria to patients. Scientists in Nigeria found the insects carry infections resistant to last-resort antibiotics, adding to fears about superbugs
#Feb.05.2025
#theguardian.com. × School phone bans do not improve grades or wellbeing, says UK study. Researchers find restrictive policies do not reduce time children spend on their phones throughout the day
#Feb.05.2025
#theguardian.com. × UK childhood mental health crisis to cost £1.1tn in lost pay, study finds. Researchers estimate lifetime earnings lost as charities call for independent review of causes of the crisis
#Feb.05.2025
#theguardian.com. × Labour MP to push for better maternal mental health care after friend’s suicide. Laura Kyrke-Smith says perinatal mental health care in England is ‘postcode lottery’, with disadvantaged women more likely to miss out
#Feb.04.2025
#theguardian.com. × Medical debt reforms threatened by Trump pause on new regulations. Treasury secretary paused all work at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, agency that was enacting reform
#Feb.04.2025
#theguardian.com. × RFK Jr clears crucial Senate committee vote to advance HHS secretary nomination. Republicans unanimously voted for the controversial cabinet pick; full Senate vote expected in coming days
#Feb.04.2025
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