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First drug to delay onset of type 1 diabetes made available on NHS

First drug to delay onset of type 1 diabetes made ...

2 weeks ago 21

Doctors Thought It Was Asthma. A.I. Flagged a Serious Heart Problem.

Doctors Thought It Was Asthma. A.I. Flagged a Seri...

2 weeks ago 20

More drug companies are taking their clinical trials to China and Australia. U.S. officials are making moves to keep them at home.

More drug companies are taking their clinical tria...

2 weeks ago 17

Kenya's health minister found in contempt of court over US-backed Ebola facility

Kenya's health minister found in contempt of court...

2 weeks ago 25

Pakistan Plans to Cut Tax on Menstrual Pads, but Many Say It’s Not Enough

Pakistan Plans to Cut Tax on Menstrual Pads, but M...

2 weeks ago 23

Doctors say that GLP-1 medications can prevent lifelong obesity and Type 2 diabetes in children—but there are some worries

Doctors say that GLP-1 medications can prevent lif...

2 weeks ago 21

Swim club calls for more school water safety lessons

Swim club calls for more school water safety lesso...

2 weeks ago 23

France restricts public alcohol consumption and outdoor sports as heat wave bakes parts of Europe

France restricts public alcohol consumption and ou...

2 weeks ago 23

How can we help our fathers live longer?

How can we help our fathers live longer?

2 weeks ago 20

Jeremy Clarkson in remission from prostate cancer

Jeremy Clarkson in remission from prostate cancer

2 weeks ago 24

We’ve come a long way in combating Alzheimer’s disease over the past decade. The next decade will show even more stunning advances.

We’ve come a long way in combating Alzheimer’s dis...

2 weeks ago 26

Utah marks a year of battling measles, with no clear end in sight

Utah marks a year of battling measles, with no cle...

2 weeks ago 24

Africa CDC chief says continent needs to invest own funds in Ebola response, vaccine

Africa CDC chief says continent needs to invest ow...

2 weeks ago 20

How to keep children cool in the heat

How to keep children cool in the heat

3 weeks ago 25

Can sunlight make you sneeze?

Can sunlight make you sneeze?

3 weeks ago 18

New cancer care centres set to be built

New cancer care centres set to be built

3 weeks ago 20

Five tips to keep your kids cool this weekend

Five tips to keep your kids cool this weekend

3 weeks ago 12

A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee voted that the benefits of a seasonal flu vaccine from Moderna outweigh its risks, part of the agency’s review of a potential new treatment

A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee ...

3 weeks ago 22

Utah is testing out AI doctors for prescription refills and actual doctors aren’t happy about it

Utah is testing out AI doctors for prescription re...

3 weeks ago 19

Young women now have 'close to zero' risk of cervical cancer death after HPV jab

Young women now have 'close to zero' risk of cervi...

3 weeks ago 16

How many Americans can afford high-quality healthcare? A new poll finds the number has fallen

How many Americans can afford high-quality healthc...

3 weeks ago 29

The pressure to have baby boys can harm African mothers' health

The pressure to have baby boys can harm African mo...

3 weeks ago 27

'Game-changing' cancer service approved for rollout

'Game-changing' cancer service approved for rollou...

3 weeks ago 20

Mental Health Can Complicate Family Planning

Mental Health Can Complicate Family Planning

3 weeks ago 21

Ancient teeth rewrite the plague's timeline, dating back to over 5,500 years ago

Ancient teeth rewrite the plague's timeline, datin...

3 weeks ago 24

Can we grow a third set of teeth?

Can we grow a third set of teeth?

3 weeks ago 19

'We travel 530 miles so our son can have a haircut'

'We travel 530 miles so our son can have a haircut...

3 weeks ago 19

Flesh-eating bug made my skin look like roadkill

Flesh-eating bug made my skin look like roadkill

3 weeks ago 19

RFK Jr. overrules experts to keep hantavirus cruise ship passenger in quarantine

RFK Jr. overrules experts to keep hantavirus cruis...

3 weeks ago 20

How an ovary syndrome led to Bake Off star's fame

How an ovary syndrome led to Bake Off star's fame

3 weeks ago 17

Witnessing joy amid the death: BBC travels to epicentre of Ebola outbreak

Witnessing joy amid the death: BBC travels to epic...

3 weeks ago 16

Cuba quantifies impact of US oil blockade on children's health and daily life

Cuba quantifies impact of US oil blockade on child...

3 weeks ago 21

FDA-cleared blood tests for Alzheimer’s aren’t designed for healthy, symptom-free people, but many people want this information anyway

FDA-cleared blood tests for Alzheimer’s aren’t des...

3 weeks ago 19

Congo reports record one-day increase in Ebola cases

Congo reports record one-day increase in Ebola cas...

3 weeks ago 23

Why is it so hard to show yourself compassion?

Why is it so hard to show yourself compassion?

3 weeks ago 16

The Pain of Caring for a Parent Who Abused You

The Pain of Caring for a Parent Who Abused You

3 weeks ago 20

Taboo subjects on the table at women's health event

Taboo subjects on the table at women's health even...

3 weeks ago 23

'I won't have another baby after breastfeeding trauma'

'I won't have another baby after breastfeeding tra...

3 weeks ago 24

Why you might not be buying the right pain relief for period cramps

Why you might not be buying the right pain relief ...

3 weeks ago 24

A&E to remain open as doctors' strike called off

A&E to remain open as doctors' strike called off

3 weeks ago 23

New scientific advances are poised to shift healthcare toward earlier disease prediction and prevention within the next five to 10 years.

New scientific advances are poised to shift health...

3 weeks ago 19

The world wants more high-protein products, but there's not enough whey to go around

The world wants more high-protein products, but th...

3 weeks ago 22

How parents can talk to their kids about vaping as FDA authorizes some flavored e-cigarettes

How parents can talk to their kids about vaping as...

3 weeks ago 10

Around three-quarters of Americans over 50 want to age at home, according to AARP, but many of their current homes aren’t suitable for aging. How one couple plans to make it work.

Around three-quarters of Americans over 50 want to...

3 weeks ago 23

These 20-somethings are turning to double mastectomies, scientists documented a DNA-editing feat and there’s a giant new wellness center in New York. Read more in this week’s WSJ Health newsletter:

These 20-somethings are turning to double mastecto...

4 weeks ago 26

'Amazing' toy scanner eases children's MRI anxiety

'Amazing' toy scanner eases children's MRI anxiety...

4 weeks ago 25

Our brains can multitask by rewiring to do one task subconsciously, new research reveals

Our brains can multitask by rewiring to do one tas...

4 weeks ago 12

College opens lifelike hospital training ward

College opens lifelike hospital training ward

4 weeks ago 16

Major A&E changes announced amid strikes

Major A&E changes announced amid strikes

4 weeks ago 11

Can you do the 'Asian squat'?

Can you do the 'Asian squat'?

4 weeks ago 12