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James GallagherHealth and science correspondentGetty ImagesA screening programme for prostate cancer for all men in the UK is not justified, according to a hugely influential group of experts.Instead they say only men with specific genetic mutations that lead to...

Nvidia’s position as the dominant supplier of AI chips may be under threat from a specialised chip pioneered by...

“Gain a child, lose a tooth”, or so the saying goes. Pregnancy is known to be linked to a...

The New Scientist Book Club continued to think about the inner workings of the mind with our November read,...

We may have seen the first hints of strange stars powered by dark matter. These so-called dark stars could...

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An NHS resident doctor has been suspended by a medical tribunal for 15 months after posting alleged antisemitic comments on social media.Dr Rahmeh Aladwan, a 31-year-old trainee trauma and orthopaedic surgeon, was also alleged to have expressed support for...

Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham, a critic of COVID-19 vaccines, has been named second-in-command at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.While there has not been an official announcement about Abraham's role, a CDC spokesperson...

The Trump administration has negotiated lower prices for 15 widely used medications covered by Medicare, with the federal government saying the effort will cut spending on those drugs by 44%, or about $12 billion. So...

Juliette Parkin,in BrightonandHsin-Yi Lo,South EastFamily handoutChief nurse Dr Maggie Davies, spokesperson for UHST, said: "The loss of Ellame was a tragedy for her and for those who loved her."Colleagues involved in her care remain devastated by her death and...