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Failures within the system have been known about, and reported on, for years. The BBC has spent more than a decade speaking to bereaved and harmed families following poor care at Morecambe Bay, Shrewsbury & Telford, East Kent, Nottingham, Leeds and a number of other NHS Trusts, gathering evidence of failing maternity services.
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Olive oil has long been shown to benefit heart health — but a new Spanish study from Universitat Rovira i Virgili revealed that extra virgin olive oil may also protect brain health. The study found that people who consumed virgin olive oil — rather than refined olive…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Health experts are warning that the 2025-26 flu season isn’t over yet. In fact, people should prepare for the virus to linger well into the warmer months, according to Dr. Michael Glazier, chief medical officer and pediatrician at Bluebird Kids Health in Florida. The current season is…
Understanding the seasonal patterns of sperm could improve fertility treatments, by optimising the timing of treatment, the reasearchers say.
London — If you’ve been struggling to stay active, there’s a trend that one gym chain is hoping will make working out feel a lot more like playtime. “Welcome to kidulting! Come in, come in!” trainer Rachel Dennis said recently as she greeted people bounding through the door at the David Lloyd gym in Enfield, North…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A single spritz could eventually offer simultaneous protection against several infectious diseases. Researchers at Stanford Medicine have developed a new vaccine that could prevent multiple viruses at once, including COVID-19, influenza and pneumonia. The vaccine is administered “intranasally” through a nasal spray, which provides “broad protection in…
Nam Hyun-jin takes care of her baby at her home in Seoul, South Korea on February 17, 2025. — Reuters South Korea’s birthrate rose for a second-straight year in 2025, government data showed on Wednesday, in a further sign that a country facing a demographic crisis for nearly a decade may be starting to turn…
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. Novo Nordisk isn’t catching a break this year. Shares of the Danish drugmaker plummeted on Monday after it released data showing that its next-generation obesity drug failed…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Living at high altitudes may lower the risk of diabetes, and scientists believe they have finally figured out why. A new study from the Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco examined how red blood cells behave in low-oxygen environments. The findings, published in the journal Cell Metabolism, reveal…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Living at high altitudes may lower the risk of diabetes, and scientists believe they have finally figured out why. A new study from the Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco examined how red blood cells behave in low-oxygen environments. The findings, published in the journal Cell Metabolism, reveal…