Canadian from cruise ship tests positive for hantavirus

The senior health officer for British Columbia, Dr. Bonnie Henry, emphasized that the four individuals who returned to Canada have had no direct contact with the general public since their…

Life with PMDD: ‘Like the Grim Reaper coming every month’

The morning after she attempted to end her life, Annika Waheed’s period began. The crushing despair that had consumed her vanished, and the "weight of the world," as she vividly…

UK alcohol deaths fall for first time since Covid pandemic

The number of deaths directly attributable to alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom has registered a decline for the first time since the unprecedented disruptions of the Covid-19 pandemic, offering…

Hantavirus: How are countries responding to the cruise virus?

The last passengers and some crew members have now departed the Dutch cruise ship at the epicenter of a hantavirus outbreak, having disembarked at Granadilla port in southeastern Tenerife. Dozens…

How worried should we be about getting Hantavirus?

Passengers evacuated from the cruise ship MV Hondius, which has been struck by a hantavirus outbreak, have been flown to their home countries to undergo isolation and receive necessary medical…

Palantir under fire for X ‘manifesto’ from co-founder Alex Karp.

The viral manifesto of ‘anti-woke’ tech boss with NHS and defence contracts has ignited a firestorm of criticism, with experts and campaign groups raising alarm bells about the implications of…

Assisted dying bill runs out of time but supporters vow to try again

A landmark bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales has dramatically run out of parliamentary time, a mere 17 months after it first secured a crucial vote in…

Senior midwife Donna Ockenden to lead Sussex maternity review.

Renowned senior midwife Donna Ockenden has been appointed to lead an independent statutory review into maternity services at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust, a move heralded as a significant step…

Covid jabs huge success, but work needed on trust in vaccines – key findings from Covid report.

The largest immunisation programme in UK history, the rollout of Covid vaccines, has been hailed as an "extraordinary feat" that demonstrably saved hundreds of thousands of lives, according to a…

NHS tracker: are hospital surgery wait times improving near you?

The National Health Service (NHS) in England is under significant pressure to alleviate mounting waiting lists for planned surgeries, with every hospital trust mandated to demonstrate progress in reducing patient…