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FDA authorizes Novavax Covid booster for Americans 12 and up

The FDA and CDC have signed off on a third dose of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine despite waning interest in the jabs among Americans. The agency issued the emer... read more

Boy, 10, has to SCREW his jawbone each morning to help him eat and talk

A baseball-loving 10-year-old needs his jaw screwed in by a quarter of an inch every morning to help him breathe and speak properly. Brycen Wright, from Peoria,... read more

Everything you need to know about the East Kent maternity scandal

A damning report into maternity care at East Kent Hospitals Trust today revealed how a string of failures led to 45 needless baby deaths, with mothers sometimes... read more

Pictured: fetus cell tissue in its first nine weeks – a point when abortion is banned in 14 states 

A fetus at nine weeks’ gestation appears smaller than a cotton ball in a petri dish in new photos showing the course of nine weeks’ gestation. In photos rev... read more

How East Kent shares chilling similarities with other inquiries into appalling maternity cases

Forty-five babies have died needlessly at the East Kent Hospitals Trust, a damning review revealed today as investigators tore into a string of ‘deplorabl... read more

FDA panel votes to pull only drug approved to prevent premature births

A leading panel has advised US officials to pull the only drug approved to prevent premature birth from the market. By a near unanimous 14-1 vote, the Food and ... read more

The man behind the review into East Kent’s failing maternity unit: Dr Bill Kirkup

Dr Bill Kirkup was tasked with investigating dozens of avoidable baby deaths at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.   But it is not his the ... read more

Don’t panic about the ‘most vaccine-resistant Covid strain ever’!

Britons should ‘not get too alarmed’ that an Omicron sub-variant dubbed ‘the most vaccine-resistant yet’ has been spotted in the UK, exp... read more

Timeline of East Kent maternity scandal

East Kent Hospitals Trust has become the latest NHS organisation to be rocked by a maternity scandal spanning over a decade. Here MailOnline details the timelin... read more

The twins born with DIFFERENT skin colours… and they grew in separate wombs!

She feared she might never be a mother when doctors discovered her two wombs. So Jade Buckingham was, understandably, ecstatic when she ended up giving birth to... read more

Harassment ‘buffer zones’ will protect women attending abortion clinics

Harassment ‘buffer zones’ will protect women attending abortion clinics: Protesters face being jailed for up to six months if they breach new rules ... read more

NHS is setting up ‘war rooms’ as it prepares for one of the toughest winters in its 74-year history

NHS plans ‘war rooms’ as staff face their toughest winter in decades amid appointments backlog and fear of Covid resurgence NHS opening ‘war r... read more

Even slight weight gain can ruin knees due to increased risk of osteoarthritis

Putting on weight in middle age sends chance of a knee replacement soaring, study shows Adults who put on just 5kgs are more likely to need a total knee replace... read more

Women left waiting 2 YEARS for breast reconstruction surgery

How Covid NHS delays have left women waiting TWO YEARS for breast reconstruction surgery after having a mastectomy 40% of women waiting for reconstruction durin... read more

The breast cancer survivors’ club: It’s the diagnosis every middle-aged woman dreads

By Leah Hardy   Just over a year has passed since I became part of the club no woman wants to join. Last September, after noticing my right breast was sore an... read more

Four-in-one cancer test… by taking a swab of your cervix!

A new test that can spot cervical cancer years before it happens could transform screening for four cancers, scientists say. A study found it was able to detect... read more

Biden asks courts to pull six vape companies from the market for selling them illegally

Six e-cigarette brands could be pulled from shelves in the US amid the Biden administration’s crackdown on the devices.  The Food and Drug Administration... read more

Bird flu deaths soar to near-record high: 47million have been culled this year

Nearly 50million birds have been culled in US as one of the worst bird flu outbreaks ever seen continues – and experts fear it could be transmitted to hum... read more

Strict parents have FATTER children!

Strict parents have FATTER children! Youngsters with toughest mums and dads are 3.3lbs heavier because they end up comfort eating, study suggests Scientists loo... read more

Music can ‘ease the pain of patients waiting for urgent surgery’

Music pillows for A&E! Giving patients awaiting emergency surgery a cushion with a built-in SPEAKER can ease their pain and anxiety, study claims Danish exp... read more

The stoned age: Nearly HALF of Americans aged 19-30 now use marijuana, report finds

The stoned age: Nearly HALF of Americans aged 19-30 now use marijuana, report finds Over 42 per cent of Americans 19-30 used marijuana in the past year Marijuan... read more

FDA could pull only drug to prevent premature births

The only drug on the market used to prevent premature births could soon be pulled from shelves as regulators fear it does not work. The Food and Drug Administra... read more

Top NIH director admits Boston lab that created new Covid strain did NOT clear research with agency

A senior US health official today admitted that controversial Covid manipulation research carried out in a laboratory in Boston was not authorized — despite b... read more

Generic drug used to treat alcohol and opioid addiction relieves persistent brain fog and fatigue 

A drug used to treat addiction could be what millions of long Covid sufferers around the world need to finally address their symptoms. Naltrexone is a generic d... read more