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Kinshasa, Congo - Congo's health minister said Thursday the country's government was on alert over a mystery flu-like disease that has killed dozens of people in recent weeks, nearly half of whom...

GettyWeight-loss drugs will be offered to millions of people on the NHS, to help them manage their health.One jab, Wegovy, is already available to some people and a second, Mounjaro, will soon be available - although it could be...

Brands that make unhealthy foods will be able to get round the government's junk food advertising ban if their adverts don't show products that break the rules.From October 2025, foods that are high in fat or sugar will not...

Federal officials are urging people not to eat recalled cucumbers, as well as salads and wraps that could contain the product, amid an investigation into an outbreak of salmonella that has sickened at least 68 people in 19 U.S....

The MIT K. Lisa Yang Center for Bionics and Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health (MOH) have launched...

I have been in a slump the past few weeks, largely due to my ADHD drugs running out. This...

It is now five years since clinicians in Wuhan, China, first encountered covid-19 cases in December 2019. Hindsight makes...

This year's winter surge of influenza and COVID-19 has yet to arrive for most of the country, data published this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows, with trends so far a fraction of what they...

BOSTON - A new program in Boston is trying to improve the labor and delivery experience for expectant Black mothers and mothers of color, who often find their voices aren't always heard by hospital staff.Harder for Black moms to...