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In recent extraordinary moves, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired and replaced a team that makes vaccine recommendations for the country. Apoorva Mandavilli, a science and global health reporter at The New York Times, explains how this...

Getty ImagesKerry Nicol, external affairs manager at the CTSI, said she was "genuinely shocked by the scale of potential harm facing the public due to the alarming lack of regulation in the aesthetic industry".She added that "action is urgently...

The Republican's "big beautiful" budget package would add new work requirements for millions of Americans who rely on Medicaid and food stamps. Tying federal aid in exchange for work is "common sense," according to House Speaker Mike...

Even memories that we have forgotten seem to guide our actions, which could tell us more about how they...

Philippa Roxby and Smitha MundasadHealth reportersGetty ImagesPollen levels are forecast to be high or very high in many parts of the UK over the coming days.The fine powder released by certain grasses, trees and plants can cause chaos for...

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official who led the agency's network to study hospitalization trends from infectious diseases like COVID-19 has resigned in protest following Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy...

The drilling rig rises several stories above a field normally full of grazing cattle. Though we’re in Kansas, the...

Patients in Jersey will receive a more personalised cervical screening service from July, health bosses have said.The Government of Jersey said it would be following recommendations from the UK National Screening Committee due to more accurate human papillomavirus (HPV)...

Eve JonesTom Quinn, a spokesman for eating disorder charity Beat, welcomed the ban of "skinnytok" but said TikTok and other social media platforms "must now take steps to ensure their platforms are free of all harmful content". Mr Quinn...

The government has written to Sainsbury's and Morrisons asking them to stop "advertising and promoting" heated tobacco products, which it says is against the law.The BBC reported in February the supermarkets were displaying posters and video screens showing devices...