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A large quantity of weight loss drug Mounjaro has been stolen from a medical distributer. Hertfordshire Police said the drug was taken from Phoenix Healthcare Distribution, on Handley Page Way in St Albans, shortly before 18:40 GMT on Saturday. People are being urged to make sure they are only buying the product from reputable companies…
The American Academy of Pediatrics released its own recommendations for childhood vaccinations Monday. The list differs significantly from the reduced vaccine schedule released earlier this month by the CDC. Dr. Amanda Kravitz, pediatrician at Weill Cornell in New York City, joins CBS News to discuss.
Michelle RobertsDigital health editor Getty Images The menopause is linked to changes in the brain similar to those seen in Alzheimer’s, according to a large UK study. The loss of grey matter in areas involved with memory and emotion might partly explain why women are generally at greater risk of dementia than men, researchers speculate….
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Drinking heavily and consistently over an adult’s lifetime could lead to a higher risk of colorectal cancer, according to a study published in the journal Cancer by the American Cancer Society (ACS). The study analyzed 20 years of data from more than 88,000 U.S. adults to determine…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A mysterious hum is reportedly plaguing the residents of Cincinnati, keeping people up at night and even disturbing them psychologically. Residents of the Northside, Clifton and Camp Washington neighborhoods have been reporting the disturbances since December. The noises are said to be louder and more noticeable at…
The UK has lost its measles elimination status, the World Health Organization has announced. The move was based on the spread of cases in 2024 when there were nearly 3,000 cases in England and Wales. Elimination status means there is no sustained transmission so this decision was largely expected, given the scale of the outbreaks…
In a recent survey, 72% of prison officers say they are frequently stressed at work, 45% say they have been assaulted at least once. So what motivates them – and how do they cope? Made by BBC Ideas in partnership with The Open University, external Film contains descriptions of self-harm and attempted suicide. If you’ve…
In 2019 the Football Association and Professional Footballers’ Association jointly funded the ‘Field’ study, which found footballers were 3.5 times more likely to die from neurodegenerative diseases. The FA also jointly funds the Brain Health Fund, which provides up to £1m a year for families affected by neurological illness in footballers. In 2022, the FA…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Consumption of death cap mushrooms — often mistaken for safe, edible lookalikes — has been linked to a deadly outbreak in California. The mushrooms, officially called Amanita phalloides, contain toxins that can cause amatoxin poisoning, which can lead to severe illness or even death. In the California…
BBC Allana Falconer has competed in 20 different Hyrox races since taking it up in 2023 Hyrox is a fitness craze that shows no signs of dying out – with 1.3m people expected to compete in an event somewhere in the world this year. The competition, which is split between running and fitness exercises, has…