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NHS to review prostate cancer testing after Chris Hoy call for change

NHS to review prostate cancer testing after Chris Hoy call for change

His news prompted a near eight-fold increase in NHS searches for prostate cancer symptoms over the following days. “It’s been the toughest year of our lives so far by some stretch,” he told the BBC. “Maybe people seeing this or hearing about my story – just by them asking their GP – will create enough […]

How will weight-loss drugs change our relationship with food?

How will weight-loss drugs change our relationship with food?

Now one in four adults in the UK is obese. Wegovy can help people lose around 15% of their starting body weight before the benefits plateau. Despite constantly being labelled a “skinny drug” this could take someone weighing 20 stone down to 17 stone. Medically, that would improve health in areas like heart attack risk, […]

McConnell: Harris-backed filibuster rule change would 'turn America into California'

McConnell: Harris-backed filibuster rule change would 'turn America into California'

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Thursday warned that if Democrats follow through on Vice President Harris’s pledge to eliminate the filibuster to codify abortion protections, it would “turn America into California” by unleashing a flood of liberal reforms. He said Democrats would expand the Supreme Court once they eliminated the 60-vote threshold for […]

NHS junior doctors to be known as resident doctors after job-title change

NHS junior doctors to be known as resident doctors after job-title change

After qualifying as a doctor, Dr Huang completed two years of foundation training, two of core surgical training, three of speciality training and has three years’ training left. Some patients were confused by the term “junior”, she says, as she is often responsible for a lot of care. “For example if someone comes into the […]

Assisted dying law change backed by 'citizens' jury'

Assisted dying law change backed by 'citizens' jury'

The jury spent eight weeks listening to experts and campaigners and reviewing evidence. It was drawn up to be representative of the general public, both in terms of demographics and age as well as attitudes to assisted dying. This meant a majority – 17 – of those who took part were in favour of assisted […]

Senate Finance chair says hearing on Change Healthcare cyberattack is coming

Senate Finance chair says hearing on Change Healthcare cyberattack is coming

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), chair of the Senate Finance Committee, said a hearing on the Change Healthcare cyberattack that disrupted health care system payments across the country will be coming soon. Speaking at the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Annual Membership Meeting, Wyden said, “We’ll be heading towards a hearing under the system of how we […]

Florida's abortion law will change: Here's when

Florida's abortion law will change: Here's when

The Florida Supreme Court upheld the state’s abortion law Monday, setting up a change to the law in the coming months that will likely be a focus for the November election. The court upheld the state’s current 15-week ban on abortion in the Monday ruling, allowing it to continue to be enforced. The conservative majority […]

Senators stand up for potatoes as a vegetable amid reports of USDA change

Senators stand up for potatoes as a vegetable amid reports of USDA change

Fourteen senators are calling on the departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) to keep the potato classified as a vegetable, amid reports that a joint advisory committee is considering “the interchangeability of starchy vegetables and grains.” In a letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, the senators […]

Lyme disease cases up 70 percent due to reporting change: CDC

Lyme disease cases up 70 percent due to reporting change: CDC

Cases of Lyme disease were up about 70 percent nationwide in 2022 compared to years prior, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), but the agency said there is no cause for alarm because it changed how cases were reported. About 62,500 cases of Lyme disease were reported in 2022, […]