for 56 minutter sidenDoctor previously banned from complex surgery in NSW given senior clinical safety role with Queensland Health
A spokesperson says Dr Michael Byrom no longer has any conditions placed on his practising and cited a ‘rigorous recruitment process’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A cardiothoracic surgeon previously restricted from performing major heart and lung surgery by the New South Wales medical regulator has been appointed to a senior Queensland government clinical safety position. On Tuesday the deputy director general of Clinical Excellence Queensland, Dr Helen Brown, announced Dr Michael Byrom as the inaugural surgical medical lead for the organisation, which focuses on healthcare quality, safety and efficiency. Continue reading...
for 4 timeer sidenMitch McConnell admitted to hospital with ‘flu-like symptoms’
Statement says Republican senator, 83, checked himself into local hospital and that prognosis is ‘positive’ The Republican senator Mitch McConnell was admitted to a hospital on Monday night due to “flu-like symptoms”, his office said in a statement. “In an abundance of caution, after experiencing flu-like symptoms over the weekend, Senator McConnell checked himself into a local hospital for evaluation last night,” the statement reads. “His prognosis is positive and he is grateful for the excellent care he is receiving.” Continue reading...
for 5 timeer sidenOne in six autistic pupils in UK have not attended school at all since September
Data comes as government prepares to publish plans to overhaul Send system in England One in six autistic pupils have not been to school at all since the start of this academic year, according to a new survey which found that mental health issues were often behind high levels of school absence. Nearly half (45%) of the parents and children who responded to the UK-wide survey by the Ambitious About Autism charity said they felt “blamed” by the government for the absences. Continue reading...
for 6 timeer sidenHow will Labor’s Thriving Kids work and who is still eligible for the NDIS?
New services will move children under nine with mild developmental delays and autism off the NDIS. Here’s what you need to know Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Albanese government has unveiled the model for its new program to move children under nine years old with mild developmental delays and autism off the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Called Thriving Kids, the program will be run with the states and territories from October this year. Continue reading...
for 7 timeer sidenThree-quarters of cancer patients in England to survive by 2035 under new plans
Government to invest £2bn in NHS cancer services in England as figures show diagnosis made every 75 seconds in the UK Three in four cancer patients in England will beat cancer under government plans to raise survival rates, as figures reveal someone is now diagnosed every 75 seconds in the UK. Cancer is the country’s biggest killer, causing about one in four deaths, and survival rates lag behind several European countries, including Romania and Poland. Three-quarters of NHS hospital trusts are failing cancer patients, a Guardian analysis found last year, prompting experts to declare a “national emergency”. Continue reading...
for 8 timeer sidenRedningsaksjon pågår i Jotunheimen
Det dreier seg om nedkjølte og flere ikke bevisste personer.
for 10 timeer sidenLife expectancy of LGB+ people a year lower than heterosexual’s, ONS finds
LGB+ men in England and Wales have 1.2 years lower life expectancy than straight men, at 59.4 years and 60.7 years respectively Life expectancy for people who identify as gay, bisexual, or another sexual orientation in England and Wales was approximately a year lower than their heterosexual counterparts, according to the first-ever analysis of its kind by the Office for National Statistics. The life expectancy for men who identified as LGB+ was 1.2 years lower than men who identified as straight, at 59.4 years and 60.7 years respectively. Continue reading...
for 15 timeer sidenTraumeterapi for de minste
Filmen «Salto, Pus og bucketlisten» kan gjøre det litt lettere for barn og snakke om vanskelige ting.
for 18 timeer sidenMann døde i arbeidsulykke på rådhuset i Askvoll
Trolig fallulykke, opplyser politiet.
for 23 timeer sidenAid cuts could cause 22m avoidable deaths by 2030, study finds
Modelling suggests 5.4m children under five among those who could die if budgets of donor countries such as UK and US continue to be slashed Aid cuts could lead to more than 22 million avoidable deaths by 2030, including 5.4 million children under five, according to the most comprehensive modelling to date. In the past two decades there have been dramatic falls in the number of young children dying from infectious diseases, driven by aid directed to the developing world, researchers wrote in the Lancet Global Health. But that progress was at risk of reversal because of abrupt budget cuts by donor countries, including the US and the UK. Continue reading...
for 1 dag sidenEmergency pneumonia cases surge to half a million a year in England
There were 579,475 instances of emergency hospitalisation being needed in the year to March 2025, analysis finds The number of people requiring emergency care for pneumonia has risen by a quarter over two years to reach more than half a million cases, new figures show, amid warnings that preventable cases are adding pressure on overstretched A&E departments. Analysis of the most recent NHS England data from between April 2024 and March 2025 found that there were 579,475 cases of pneumonia requiring emergency hospitalisation, and this was likely to have risen further since, according to the charity Asthma + Lung UK. There were 461,995 cases between April 2022 and March 2023. Continue reading...
for 1 dag sidenRFK Jr announces $100m in grants to address homelessness and substance use
Kennedy’s pilot program to offer funding for long-term recovery after Trump signed order related to addiction Robert F Kennedy Jr announced on Monday $100m in new grants for a pilot program aimed at addressing homelessness and substance use recovery in eight cities, building on an executive order Donald Trump signed last week related to addiction. The funds will be distributed as part of the Safety Through Recovery, Engagement, and Evidence-based Treatment and Supports (Streets) program, which will be managed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Samhsa) within the Department of Health and Human Services. Continue reading...
for 1 dag sidenFlorida couple sue fertility clinic after being implanted with wrong embryo
Couple say they love their daughter immeasurably but have a moral obligation to try to find child’s biological parents A couple is suing a Florida fertility clinic after learning that they were implanted with the wrong embryo, and are going public with their attempts to find their child’s biological parents. Tiffany Score and Steven Mills have filed a lawsuit against IVF Life Inc, which operates as the Fertility Center of Orlando, and its lead physician, Dr Milton McNichol. The suit, which was initially filed under pseudonyms to protect their family’s privacy, states that three viable embryos were created with Score’s eggs and Mills’s sperm, and an embryo was successfully implanted in April 2025. Continue reading...
for 1 dag sidenLack of mental health beds contributed to UK teenager’s death, inquest finds
Poor communication also cited as factor in death of Ellame Ford-Dunn, 16, on Worthing hospital’s grounds A shortage of mental health beds and poor communication between agencies contributed to the death of a teenage girl on hospital grounds, an inquest has found. Ellame Ford-Dunn, 16, who had a history of self-harm, died in March 2022 after absconding from an acute children’s ward where she had been put because of a dearth of appropriate mental health beds. Continue reading...
for 1 dag sidenResident doctors in England vote to continue industrial action for another six months
British Medical Association members back further action as part of long-running row over pay and jobs UK politics live – latest updates Resident doctors in England have voted in favour of continuing industrial action over the next six months, the British Medical Association has announced. Ninety-three per cent of medics voted in favour of continuing industrial action in a new ballot. The turnout was 53%. Continue reading...
for 1 dag sidenVolunteers race to contain suspected bird flu outbreak among swans
Rising case numbers and dozens of dead birds in Thames Valley raise fears spread is wider than recorded Members of the public and charity volunteers are working to contain a suspected outbreak of bird flu among swans in the Thames Valley, amid signs that confirmed cases are continuing to rise. Since October, 324 cases of bird flu in swans have been recorded by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (Apha), which is sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Of these, 39 were recorded in the first four weeks of 2026 alone. Continue reading...
for 1 dag sidenPublic health crisis unfolding in Minneapolis as residents avoid healthcare
Providers are arranging home visits and telehealth as neighbors pick up prescriptions, groceries and diapers A public health crisis is unfolding in Minnesota as people targeted by federal agents are afraid to seek healthcare while some healthcare staff are also fearful for their safety at work. Community organizations and health providers are now arranging home visits, telehealth appointments and other alternate care. Continue reading...
for 1 dag sidenIngen avdelinger ved nytt sykehus har ordentlige pauserom: – Tragisk
– Det er tragisk, sier sykepleier og fylkesleder i NSF. Nå kaller SV helseministeren inn på teppet.
for 1 dag sidenBroadcaster James Valentine retires from ABC after nearly 40 years due to cancer
‘I need to focus on getting better, on being with family and friends and making sure that I’m giving my health my best shot’, Afternoons host says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Broadcaster and saxophonist James Valentine is retiring from the ABC after almost 40 years, due to cancer, ending 25 years of hosting Sydney’s Afternoons program on ABC Radio. Valentine has been a fixture on the public broadcaster since he joined as host of the Afternoon Show for kids on ABC TV in 1987 after a decade of playing in bands including The Models. Continue reading...
for 2 dager sidenTi omkom i trafikken i januar - flest i møteulykker
Flest døde i møteulykker, og de fleste var menn, ifølge Statens Vegvesen.
for 2 dager siden‘Deadly postcode lottery’ restricting new cancer treatments in England, doctors say
Patients missing out on effective new radiotherapies widely used in other countries, health secretary told Cancer patients are being denied access to cutting-edge treatments on the NHS because of a “deadly postcode lottery” in access, doctors have warned. Patients in England are missing out on two innovative forms of radiotherapy that are known to be effective against several forms of the disease and are widely available in other countries, due to “red tape” and lack of funding. Continue reading...
for 2 dager sidenNHS patients put at risk by ‘sham investigations’, says ex-CEO of hospital
Exclusive: Dr Susan Gilby, who won £1.4m bullying payout, says whistleblower protections must be strengthened Patients are being put at risk by NHS bosses launching “sham investigations” into whistleblowers to shut down concerns, a former hospital chief executive who won a £1.4m bullying claim has said. Dr Susan Gilby took over as chief executive at the Countess of Chester hospital in 2018 after it was rocked by the Lucy Letby case. She was awarded the payout – one of the biggest in NHS history – last month after a tribunal ruled she had been unfairly dismissed after raising concerns about alleged bullying and harassment by the chair of the hospital board. Continue reading...
for 2 dager sidenFlorida Republicans advance bill to weaken vaccine protections for children
But effort fell short of state surgeon general’s promise to end Florida’s immunization mandates altogether Republicans advanced a bill in the Florida legislature this week to weaken vaccine protections for children, but it fell well short of state surgeon general Joseph Ladapo’s promise made last year to end immunization mandates. The proposed new law, introduced by Jacksonville state senator Clay Yarborough, and which narrowly passed the chamber’s health policy committee on Monday in a 6-4 vote, seeks only to expand exemptions for parents who do not want their school-age children vaccinated. Continue reading...
for 2 dager sidenDeath of patients at Glasgow hospital to be investigated, prosecutors confirm
Seven cases are to be looked at after inquiry heard evidence of serious infections at Queen Elizabeth university hospital The deaths of seven patients at Glasgow’s landmark super-hospital are now being investigated, prosecutors have confirmed. The revelation that another two deaths were being examined after cancer patients, many of them children, contracted infections linked to Queen Elizabeth university hospital’s (QEUH) contaminated water supply and ventilation system, comes after Scottish Labour made public further evidence of political pressure being applied to open the campus in April 2015, just before the general election. Continue reading...
for 2 dager sidenDeath toll from Crans-Montana bar fire rises to 41
Eighteen-year-old Swiss national injured in blaze at Swiss ski resort died on Saturday A teenager injured in the fire that engulfed a bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana during new year celebrations has died in hospital, taking the death toll from the blaze to 41. The Wallis canton’s public prosecutor, Beatrice Pilloud, said in a brief statement on Sunday: “An 18-year-old Swiss national died at a hospital in Zurich on January 31. The death toll from the fire at Le Constellation bar on January 1 2026 has now risen to 41.” Continue reading...
for 2 dager sidenMan convicted of child sexual abuse working as NSW touch football referee for juniors thanks to legal ‘loophole’
Safety advocates want laws strengthened to ensure child sexual abuse offenders cannot referee children’s sport Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A man convicted of two child sexual abuse offences has been able to work as a referee for Touch Football NSW for more than a decade, including for junior teams, with the organisation citing a legal “loophole” for his continued employment. The New South Wales government passed new laws in September to strengthen the working with children check scheme and the Office of the Children’s Guardian is currently reviewing the framework to assess whether it is “fit for purpose”. Child safety advocates say the laws need to be further strengthened to ensure child sexual abuse offenders cannot referee children’s sport. Continue reading...
for 2 dager sidenUS committee is reconsidering all vaccine recommendations
Move is dramatic departure for advisory group under Kirk Milhoan, who says he doesn’t like the term ‘established science’ All vaccine recommendations are being reconsidered by the US’s vaccines committee, according to its top adviser, who in recent interviews slammed vaccination requirements for attending school and said vaccines should be taken on the advice of an individual’s doctor. The stance from Kirk Milhoan, chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), represents a dramatic departure for the group tasked with making US vaccine recommendations for decades, signaling an increasingly hostile approach from the Trump administration to routine vaccines. Continue reading...
for 2 dager sidenEx-British army chief calls on ministers to back MDMA-assisted therapy for veterans
Nick Carter says easing controls on MDMA will allow drug to be used as alternative treatment for those with PTSD A former head of the British military is calling for the government to ease restrictions on the party drug MDMA so that it can be tested more cheaply as a treatment for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Sir Nick Carter, who was chief of the defence staff until 2021, said existing regulations meant a single gram of “medical grade” MDMA cost about £10,000 compared with a street price of about £40, inflating the cost of trials. Continue reading...
for 3 dager sidenMann døde i ulykke med hjullaster i Vestland
En 39 år gammel mann døde i en arbeidsulykke ved et steinbrudd i Kinn i Vestland lørdag.
for 5 dager sidenOver 10.000 elever mobbes av lærere
Over 10.000 norske elever sier at de blir mobbet av voksne på skolen. 14 år gamle «Esther» skal ha blitt utskjelt og utsatt for en hevnaksjon fra læreren sin.
for 1 uke sidenDette har du krav på når du jobber ute i kulda
Ansatte har rett til et fullt forsvarlig arbeidsmiljø, også når været stiller ekstra krav til jobben. – Vi har ingen store utfordringer, men arbeidet må planlegges, sier kommunikasjonssjef i Veidekke, Helge Dieset.
for 1 uke sidenNico Antic, 12, dies in hospital after being attacked by a shark in Sydney
Family confirms boy has died, describing him as possessing the ‘most kind and generous spirit’ A 12-year-old boy has died in hospital after being mauled by a shark in Sydney Harbour earlier this week, his family has confirmed. The boy, named as Nico Antic in an online fundraiser, had been fighting for his life after being bitten on both legs on 18 January at a harbour beach in Vaucluse, in Sydney’s east. Continue reading...
for 1 uke sidenSea lion recovering in LA after marine center found two bullets in his head
Sea lion named Confetti was rescued early January and has ‘really great chance’ of being released, marine biologist says A rescued sea lion is recovering in Los Angeles after a marine care center discovered he had two bullets in his head. The sea lion, named Confetti, was rescued from Ballona creek, a watershed connected to the Santa Monica bay, on 5 January, the Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles announced on Thursday. Continue reading...
for 1 uke sidenMann i 60-årene omkom etter trefellingsulykke i Agder
Ulykken skjedde i Kvinesdal kommune i Agder.
for 1 uke sidenMann i 60-årene død etter trefellingsulykke i Agder
Ulykken skjedde i Kvinesdal kommune i Agder.
for 1 uke sidenGreat Ormond Street hospital cleaners win racial discrimination appeal
Claim by 80 workers that they were subjected to ‘indirect race discrimination’ by wait for NHS pay terms upheld Black cleaners at Great Ormond Street hospital were subjected to “indirect race discrimination” by the wait for NHS pay terms and conditions after their services were brought in-house, a tribunal has found. A case against the London children’s hospital brought by 80 cleaners – the majority of whom are from Black and minority ethnic backgrounds – was dismissed by an employment tribunal in 2024. Continue reading...
for 1 uke sidenScandal-hit Glasgow hospital must publish latest patient safety reviews, says Sarwar
Scottish Labour leader calls for transparency after ‘worst scandal in the history of the Scottish parliament’ The Scottish government must publish up-to-date patient safety reviews for every ward at the super-hospital at the heart of the “worst scandal in the history of the Scottish parliament”, Anas Sarwar has said. The Scottish Labour leader was speaking alongside families of children and adults who died after contracting infections while undergoing cancer treatment at the Queen Elizabeth university hospital (QEUH) campus in Glasgow. Continue reading...
for 1 uke sidenCDC seeks to block ‘never use alone’ messaging used by overdose prevention groups
The phrase is part of ‘harm reduction 101’, which has led to significant declines in overdose fatalities in the US Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggested overdose-prevention funding recipients may no longer be allowed to promote the message to “never use alone”, according to details of a meeting held this month the Guardian obtained. The purpose of the meeting was to bring recipients of Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) CDC funding into compliance with Trump’s executive orders, according to a grant note the Guardian reviewed. The most salient is the July order “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets”. Continue reading...
for 1 uke sidenNew York nurses continue to strike in frigid weather as Mamdani shows support
New York mayor was joined by Senator Bernie Sanders at a Tuesday rally with nurses as strike entered second week New York City may be experiencing some of its coldest weather of the winter, with sub-zero temperatures biting fingers and nipping cheeks, but that hasn’t prevented thousands of nurses from taking to the picket line for what is the largest nurses strike in the city’s history. Almost 15,000 nurses who work for three separate hospital systems have been on strike since 12 January, holding out for increased staffing, better safety in hospitals, and improved healthcare benefits. The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) has pointed to the giant pay packages that hospital CEOs have received, at a time when nurses say there are too few of them to adequately care for patients. Continue reading...
for 1 uke sidenPiper James autopsy finds ‘evidence consistent with drowning and injuries consistent with dingo bites’
Canadian backpacker, 19, was found dead on K’gari island earlier this week surrounded by pack of wild dingoes The autopsy of Piper James, whose body was found on K’gari surrounded by a pack of dingoes, has found “physical evidence consistent with drowning and injuries consistent with dingo bites”. The Canadian backpacker’s trip to Australia ended in tragedy when the 19-year-old was found dead on a beach on Monday on the world heritage-listed island and tourist destination formerly known as Fraser Island off the Queensland coast. Continue reading...
for 1 uke sidenNye høye tall for transplantasjon – fem står i lungekø
Tall for organtransplantasjoner øker, og spesielt nyretransplantasjoner. Samtidig venter flere på lunger. Kronprinsessens sykdom har gjort nordmenn oppmerksom på at mange står i kø.
for 1 uke siden‘Molly never got to hear it’: fury as denials finally end on Glasgow hospital infections
Families accuse health board of ‘deceit and cowardice’ after years-long battle to prove contaminated water was linked All Molly Cuddihy wanted was recognition of what she had gone through. That was what she told the Scottish hospitals inquiry in 2021, where she described the “frightening” fits and rigors she had suffered after contracting a bacterial infection at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth university hospital while undergoing chemotherapy. “I was made sicker by the environment,” the 19-year-old said in her evidence. Molly had been 15 and revising for her National 5 exams when she was diagnosed with a rare bone cancer. She was treated at the Royal hospital for children and the adjacent QEUH, which are both part of a six-year public inquiry that reached its final stages and heard devastating new admissions this week. Continue reading...
for 1 uke sidenADHD waiting lists ‘clogged by patients returning from private care to NHS’
NHS trust warns that people with ADHD in England are facing gaps in care caused by difficulties with private assessments Waiting lists for people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in England are being clogged by patients returning to NHS care after difficulties with private assessments, a trust has warned. The major NHS trust said people referred by GPs to private clinics using health service funding were increasingly asking to be transferred back after care stalled. Continue reading...
for 1 uke sidenUS health insurance executives testify before Congress about increasing costs of healthcare
CEO of UnitedHealth Group said his company will return profits earned from Affordable Care Act plans to customers Executives from five of the country’s largest health insurance companies appeared before Congress on Thursday as lawmakers examined why healthcare has become increasingly harder for Americans to afford. In one effort to address the affordability crisis, the CEO of UnitedHealth Group, Stephen Hemsley, announced that the nation’s largest insurance company will rebate profits made this year from its Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans to customers, while adding it was a relatively small participant in the ACA individual market. Continue reading...
for 1 uke sidenRural and coastal areas of England to get more cancer doctors
Government says plan will help end postcode lottery in access to diagnostic tests and treatment Hospitals in rural and coastal parts of England will get more cancer doctors to help tackle stark inequalities that mean people in some areas are far more likely to die from the disease. The plan is part of a government drive to end the “patchy” nature of NHS cancer care, which is characterised by wide postcode lotteries in access to diagnostic tests and treatment. Continue reading...
for 1 uke sidenNIH ends funding of research that uses human fetal tissue from abortions
Fetal tissue has been used to advance research into diabetes, Alzheimer’s, infertility and vaccines The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will no longer fund research that uses human fetal tissue obtained from “elective” abortions, the world’s biggest public funder of biomedical research announced on Thursday. The ban marks the latest, and most dramatic, effort by Donald Trump’s administration to end research that uses fetal tissue from abortions – a goal that anti-abortion advocates, who oppose the research, have sought for years. In 2019, during Trump’s first term in office, the NIH stopped funding internal research that involved the tissue and implemented a review committee to evaluate research proposals from scientists outside the government. Joe Biden ended that policy in 2021. Continue reading...
for 1 uke sidenInquest opens into mysterious death of Belfast schoolboy Noah Donohoe
Fourteen-year-old was found dead in a storm drain in June 2020 six days after setting off from home on his bike Six years after Noah Donohoe’s bike ride across Belfast ended in a tragedy that mystified Northern Ireland, an inquest is seeking answers. Opening statements at Belfast coroner’s court on Thursday marked the formal start of an attempt to fathom what happened to the 14-year-old schoolboy, who left his home on 21 June 2020 and was found six days later dead in a storm drain. Continue reading...
for 1 uke siden‘Manosphere’ influencers pushing testosterone tests are convincing healthy young men there is something wrong with them, study finds
Researcher points to ‘medicalisation of masculinity’ after investigating how men’s health is being monetised online “If you’re not waking up in the morning with a boner, there’s a large possibility that you have low testosterone levels,” an influencer on TikTok with more than 100,000 followers warns his viewers. Despite screening for low testosterone being medically unwarranted in most young men, this group is being aggressively targeted online by influencers and wellness companies promoting hormone tests and treatments as essential to being a “real man”, a study published in the journal Social Science and Medicine has found. Continue reading...
for 1 uke sidenNew wood-burning stoves to carry health warnings in UK plan
Pollution from wood burners kills thousands but proposed emissions limit would cut toxic particles by 9% New wood-burning stoves will carry a health warning highlighting the impact of the air pollution they produce, under UK government plans. Ministers have also proposed cutting the limit on the smoke emitted from wood burners by 80%. However, the measure would only apply to new stoves, most of which already meet the stricter limit. The new limit would only cut the annual toxic emissions from wood burning in the UK by 9% over the next decade, according to the consultation. Continue reading...
for 1 uke sidenAustralia’s worst heatwave since black summer made five times more likely by global heating, analysis finds
Extreme heat ‘is getting worse and whether we like it or not … there’s ultimately a limit to what we can actually physically cope with,’ scientist says Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Human-caused global heating made the intense heatwave that affected much of Australia in early January five times more likely, new analysis suggests. The heatwave earlier this month was the most severe since the 2019-20 black summer, with temperatures over 40C in Melbourne and Sydney, even hotter conditions in regional Victoria and New South Wales, and extreme heat also affecting Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania. Continue reading...
for 2 ukeer sidenSmå hendelser ble store kriser – diagnosen ga svar
En liten hendelse kunne utløse intense følelser og full krise. Da Jørgen og Thyra fikk diagnosen borderline personlighetsforstyrrelse, falt mye på plass.
for 3 ukeer sidenSearch for single-tusked elephant after 22 killed in India rampage
Eastern region on high alert as authorities try to track animal tearing through villages in Jharkhand after apparently becoming separated from herd Forest officials in India are on the hunt for an elephant that has killed more than 20 people in a days-long rampage through the eastern state of Jharkhand. Since the beginning of January, 22 people have been killed by a single-tusked elephant that has been tearing through forests and villages in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand. Continue reading...
for 1 måned siden‘Truly humbling’: inside the centre where UK medics are helping Ukrainian amputees
British military doctors and therapists provide support at base where innovative treatments aid recovery of those who have lost limbs At a specialist treatment centre in Ukraine, as other amputees play volleyball nearby, Vladislav shows a video on his phone of how he lost his left leg. He found the footage – of a drone closing in rapidly on a buggy, Vladislav standing exposed at its rear – on a Russian military social media channel. The 31-year-old, an arbitration lawyer before Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, makes a double whistling noise to describe the drone’s ominous progress. “That’s me,” he says, pointing at the video, filmed from a fibre optic drone, chasing him down with terrifying ease as the vehicle slows for a corner. Then the screen goes blank. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenUK children to get chickenpox vaccine with measles, mumps and rubella jab
NHS to administer combined immunisation in move in line with approach in US, Canada, Australia and Germany Children in the UK are to be immunised against chickenpox at the same time as measles, mumps and rubella. The NHS across the UK’s four home nations will administer a combined vaccine to young children to protect them against all four diseases from Friday. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenTrump says he takes more aspirin than recommended but his ‘health is perfect’
President tells Wall Street Journal in interview that his doctors encouraged him to take lower dose but he declined Donald Trump takes “more aspirin” than his doctors recommend but he says “my health is perfect”, according to an interview given to the Wall Street Journal after the outlet recently questioned the 79-year-old president’s health. Trump told the Journal that the large dose of aspirin he take daily has causes him to bruise easily and he has been encouraged by his doctors to take a lower dose – but he declined the advice because he has been taking it for 25 years. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenUS federal employees file complaint against ban on gender-affirming care
Complaint argues Trump administration denying coverage of gender-affirming care is sex-based discrimination The Trump administration is facing a new legal complaint from a group of government employees who are affected by a new policy going into effect Thursday that eliminates coverage for gender-affirming care in federal health insurance programs. The complaint, filed Thursday on the employees’ behalf by the Human Rights Campaign, is in response to an August announcement from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) that it would no longer cover “chemical and surgical modification of an individual’s sex traits through medical interventions” in health insurance programs for federal employees and US Postal Service workers. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenCall for routine high blood pressure testing of UK children as cases almost double
Exclusive: Identifying teenagers at risk could help prevent organ damage, strokes and heart attacks in early adulthood, doctors say Leading doctors have called for a national UK programme to monitor schoolchildren for high blood pressure amid concerns that rising rates in adolescents will increase cases of organ damage, strokes and heart attacks. Rates of high blood pressure have nearly doubled among children in the past 20 years, but no routine testing is performed in the UK, leaving doctors in the dark about the extent of the problem and which children need most help. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenLe Constellation bar fire in Switzerland: what we know so far
Investigators say no indication of terrorism or arson after 40 people die and 100 are injured in blaze Switzerland resort explosion – latest updates Dozens of people are presumed dead and about 100 injured, most of them seriously, in a fire at a bar in the Swiss Alps during a new year’s celebration at a luxury ski resort. The blaze ripped through the packed bar, Le Constellation, early on Thursday in Crans-Montana, one of the top-ranked ski destinations in Europe, which lies about 40km north-west of Zermatt near the Italian border. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenPolice officer pays tribute to his wife and two children killed in Gloucestershire fire
Tom Shearman ‘cannot begin to describe anguish’ of Boxing Day house blaze in which his wife, Nu, children aged four and seven and dog died A police officer whose wife and two children died in a fire on Boxing Day morning has paid tribute to “three of the greatest humans to ever grace our presence” and asked for everyone to tell those close to them that they are loved. Tom Shearman, a serving Gloucestershire officer, said he was “humbled beyond comprehension” by the response of his local community and the general public, who have so far donated more than £300,000 to support him. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenMore women reporting abuse in Norway as member of royal family to go on trial for rape
Country’s largest women’s health organisation says case of Marius Borg Høiby encouraging people to seek help Staff at Norway’s largest women’s health organisation have seen a rise in the number of women reporting abuse and sexual assault at the hands of their partners ahead of the rape trial of a member of the royal family, saying they hope the case helps to “break taboos”. Marius Borg Høiby, the 28-year-old son of the Norwegian crown princess, is due to stand trial in February on 32 charges including four counts of rape, the domestic abuse of a former partner and the illegal filming of a number of women without their knowledge or consent. Continue reading...
for 1 måned siden16-åring sendt til sykehus i Stavanger med stikkskader – en person pågrepet
Politiet fikk torsdag morgen melding om en voldshendelse på Tjensvoll i Stavanger.
for 1 måned sidenEthnic minorities in England less likely to have access to diabetes tech – study
‘Concerning’ disparities in access to continuous glucose monitors despite black and south Asian people being more likely to live with condition People from ethnic minority backgrounds in England are less likely to have access to the latest diabetes technology, despite being more likely to live with the condition, according to analysis. Devices such as a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) can help people check their blood glucose levels in order to better manage the disease. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenWoman dies after being swept into ocean from Sydney beach in early hours of New Year’s Day
Police said 25-year-old woman hit by a wave near a tidal rock pool at Maroubra, and another swimmer missing at Coogee Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A woman has been found dead after being swept out into the ocean from a Sydney beach in the early hours of New Year’s Day, as authorities issue a warning about dangerous surf conditions on the NSW coast. Later in the morning another swimmer went missing in the water at Coogee. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenChildren in England to be offered vaccines in their own homes
Exclusive: Pilot scheme launches as one in five start primary school with no protection against deadly diseases Health visitors will be sent door-to-door to deliver vaccines to children in England amid alarm that one in five start primary school with no protection against deadly diseases, the Guardian can reveal. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that at least 95% of children should receive vaccine doses for each illness to achieve herd immunity. However, not a single one of the main childhood vaccines in England hit the target in 2024-25. There were also sharp differences in uptake across the country. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenWaitrose urges customers not to drink Deeside water over shards of glass risk
Food Standards Agency issues product alert for still and sparkling 750ml bottles of Waitrose No 1 Deeside mineral water Waitrose customers are being urged to return and not drink large bottles of Deeside mineral water over fears they could contain shards of glass. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued a consumer alert over the still and sparkling 750ml bottles of Waitrose No 1 Deeside mineral water because of the possibility of glass fragments, making them unsafe to drink. Continue reading...
for 1 måned siden€1m Picasso portrait up for grabs for €100 in charity raffle
Artwork by one of the most influential artists of 20th century raffled to fund Alzheimer’s research His work is consistently ranked among the world’s most expensive art, with paintings fetching more than a $100m at auction. But you no longer need to be a multimillionaire to own a Picasso – for €100, anyone in the world has the chance to walk away with a painting by one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. The French charity Alzheimer’s Research Foundation announced recently it was raffling Picasso’s 1941 portrait, Tête de femme, which is worth more than €1m, to a single winner. Proceeds from the tickets will help fund Alzheimer’s research, one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenDamien Martyn, former Australian Test cricketer, in induced coma with meningitis
The 54-year-old was admitted to hospital on Boxing Day Martyn played total of 67 Tests between 1992 and 2006 The former Australian Test cricketer Damien Martyn has been admitted to hospital and placed in an induced coma after being diagnosed with meningitis. The sporting community is rallying around the 54-year-old, who “is in for the fight of his life”, according to the former AFL player Brad Hardie, who revealed Martyn’s condition on 6PR on Tuesday. Continue reading...
for 1 måned sidenDerfor skader menn seg mest
Menn er mindre bekymret for skader fra fyrverkeri enn kvinner. Det er også færre menn som sier de har opplevd utrygge situasjoner, viser en fersk undersøkelse.
for 1 måned sidenDebatten bør ikke handle om «for mange» eller «for få» ADHD-diagnoser
Debatten bør ikke handle om «for mange» eller «for få» ADHD-diagnoser. Det viktige er at barn får riktig hjelp.
for 1 måned sidenDet handler om ledere som svikter når det stormer
Hver uke sitter de på kontoret mitt: Pasienter som gråter fordi jobben knekker dem. Fra 1. januar 2026 blir dette endelig et juridisk ansvar.
for 1 måned sidenJair Bolsonaro undergoes second procedure to treat persistent hiccups
Former Brazilian president underwent a phrenic nerve block while temporarily released from prison for surgery Jair Bolsonaro underwent a second “phrenic nerve block procedure” on Monday to treat persistent hiccups. The treatment went well and the former Brazilian president’s condition is stable, according to his medical team. Continue reading...
for 2 måneder sidenMongstad-arbeidere utsatt for kreftfremkallende kjemikalier i timevis
To arbeidere ved Equinors anlegg på Mongstad ble utsatt for høy kjemisk eksponering da de i fem timer bar 10-litersbøtter uten lokk med nafta.
for 2 måneder sidenPerson omkom etter trafikkulykke i Drammen
En mann i 50-årene er død etter å ha kjørt inn i en trafostasjon i Drammen. Pårørende er varslet.
for 2 måneder sidenLivreddende førstehjelp etter bilulykke i Drammen
Det drives livreddende førstehjelp på én person etter melding om at en personbil har kjørt inn i en trafostasjon i…
for 2 måneder sidenBeware flammable skincare, too many sprouts and overindulging in cheese this Christmas, say health experts
Some foods can interact negatively with certain medication while medical moisturisers can make clothes more flammable Christmas might be a season of comfort and joy but health experts have warned of lurking dangers, ranging from the fire risk posed by skin creams to the possibility of festive foods interacting with certain medications. People using medical moisturisers known as emollient creams, often used for eczema and other dry skin conditions, should stay away from heat sources including candles and open flames because such creams can soak into fabrics and make them more flammable, according to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Continue reading...
for 2 måneder sidenVictoria could become first Australian state to ban unnecessary surgery on intersex children
Exclusive: Legislation would prohibit deferrable, irreversible procedures until child can give informed consent, bringing state in line with ACT Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Victoria will become the first Australian state to ban unnecessary surgeries on intersex children, with legislation to be introduced to parliament to ensure procedures are deferred until patients are old enough to consent to them. The health minister, Mary-Anne Thomas, will on Tuesday introduce the health safeguards for people born with variations in sex characteristics bill, which if passed would prohibit deferrable, irreversible procedures and treatments on intersex infants and children until they can provide informed consent. Continue reading...
for 2 måneder sidenGet shucking: South Australians urged to eat oysters and donate shells for reef restoration project
Shrimp soundtrack will be played under water to lure baby oysters in program aimed at fighting algal blooms Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast South Australians are being urged to feast on local oysters and then donate the shells to restore native reefs, which will filter ocean water and help fight harmful algal blooms. The program will also involve lumps of limestone being sunk in the ocean, with a soundtrack of snapping shrimp playing on underwater speakers to lure baby oysters in. Continue reading...
for 2 måneder sidenPerson siktet etter at beboer i 90-årene døde ved institusjon i Agder
En beboer i 50-årene er siktet for kroppskrenkelse etter at en kvinne i 90-årene døde ved en institusjon i Agder.
for 2 måneder sidenFemåring alvorlig skadet på tur med barnehagen – barnehageansatt tiltalt
En fem år gammel gutt har fått varige skader av uavklart omfang etter at han falt ut av et vindu på en tur med…
for 2 måneder sidenHow the cuts have shaken HIV/Aids care to its core and will mean millions more infections ahead
Reports highlight devastating impact of slashed funding, especially in parts of Africa, that could lead to 3.3m new HIV infections by 2030 In Mozambique, a teenage rape victim sought care at a health clinic only to find it closed. In Zimbabwe, Aids-related deaths have risen for the first time in five years. In Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), patients with suspected HIV went undiagnosed due to test-kit stocks running out. Stories of the devastating impact of US, British and wider European aid cuts on the fight against HIV – particularly in sub-Saharan Africa – continue to mount as 2025 comes to an end, and are set out in a series of reports released in the past week. Continue reading...
for 2 måneder sidenMental health warning issued for weight-loss drugs including Ozempic in Australia
TGA also issues separate warning around Mounjaro and potential reduced effectiveness of contraception The medicines regulator has added two new safety warnings around mental health and contraception for people taking high profile diabetes and weight loss drugs. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) says because suicidal behaviour and ideation have been reported with these relatively new GLP-1 receptor agonists, doctors should “monitor patients for the emergence or worsening of depression, suicidal thoughts or behaviours, and/or any unusual changes in mood or behaviour”. Continue reading...
for 2 måneder sidenLeteaksjon etter kvinne i Telemark – skal søke for fullt gjennom natten
En kvinne i 40-årene er savnet etter at hun ikke kom tilbake fra en treningstur i Tokke i Telemark lørdag.
for 2 måneder sidenDignitas founder ends his own life through assisted death
Ludwig Minelli, whose work had lasting influence on Swiss law, dies just days before his 93rd birthday The head of the Swiss right-to-die organisation Dignitas has ended his life through an assisted death, the group has said. Ludwig Minelli, who founded the group in 1998, died on Saturday, days before his 93rd birthday, Dignitas said. It added: “Right up to the end of his life, he continued to search for further ways to help people to exercise their right to freedom of choice and self-determination in their ‘final matters’ – and he often found them.” Continue reading...
for 2 måneder sidenGen Z Australians are attempting suicide and self-harming more than previous generations, study finds
Exclusive: Separate research shows number of young children having suicidal thoughts has risen at ‘alarming’ rate Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Young Australians aged 16 to 25 are attempting to kill themselves, self-harming and experiencing suicidal thoughts in greater numbers and at earlier ages than previous generations, a landmark study has found. It comes as Kids Helpline data provided exclusively to Guardian Australia shows the proportion of young children experiencing suicidality is increasing at “alarming” rates and being expressed by children as young as six. Continue reading...
for 2 måneder siden– Billigere tannlege
Nå kommer det en tannhelsereform. Tannlegeforeningen ser positivt på budsjettenigheten mellom Ap, Sp og Rødt.
for 2 måneder siden– Vi må ta bedre vare på hele flokken til barnet
Hun er nyvalgt leder av Jordmorforbundet og vil ha flere studieplasser og økt grunnbemanning for jordmødrene.
for 2 måneder sidenMaha movement helps to kill bill seeking US food-safety rollbacks
Public health advocates praise rewrite of legislation backed by big-food influence operation AFIT A bipartisan group of public health advocates have defeated a proposal to kill state food safety laws that was pushed by what some critics have called a “faux Maha” big-food influence operation. The industry-funded group, called Americans for Ingredient Transparency (AFIT), suggests it is part of a grassroots Make America Healthy Again (Maha) movement, but opponents say it is waging a campaign on behalf of big food companies that Maha figures typically criticizes – ConAgra, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Hormel, and Nestlé among other food giants. Continue reading...
for 2 måneder sidenDavina McCall reveals she has undergone surgery for breast cancer
Presenter says she feels ‘in a much more positive place’ after having lumpectomy and catching the cancer early Davina McCall has revealed she has undergone surgery for breast cancer. In a video posted to Instagram, the presenter said she was “very angry” when she found out, but feels in a “much more positive place” after a lumpectomy. Continue reading...
for 2 måneder sidenRomerikes Blad: Ungdommer til sykehus etter russefest
Avisen skriver at flere ungdommer er sendt til Ahus med mistankte om kullosforgiftning.
for 2 måneder sidenTo hentet av luftambulanse etter ulykke i Trøndelag
To personer ble natt til lørdag fraktet med luftambulanse til sykehus etter en trafikkulykke i Oppdal i Trøndelag…
for 2 måneder sidenNationwide recall of alfalfa sprouts linked to ‘unusual strain’ of salmonella after dozens infected across Australia
Health authorities urge consumers not to eat affected products sold in supermarkets and grocers across Australia Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Health authorities have issued a nationwide recall of alfalfa sprouts, urging people not to eat affected products, after at least 44 people across Australia contracted an unusual strain of salmonella. The recall applied to 125g packets of sprouts produced by Parilla Fresh, which included: Aussie Sprouts Alfalfa Sprouts, Hugo’s Alfalfa Onion & Garlic Sprouts, Hugo’s Alfalfa & Radish Sprouts, Hugo’s Alfalfa & Onion Sprouts, Hugo’s Salad Sprouts, Hugo’s Alfalfa & Broccoli Sprouts and Hugo’s Trio Sprouts Selection. Continue reading...
for 2 måneder sidenOne-year-old girl dies after being struck by freight train in NSW
The toddler was treated by paramedics at the scene in the tiny village of Baan Baa on Friday night but later died in hospital Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A toddler has died after being struck by a freight train near Narrabri in New South Wales. Emergency services were called to Baranbah Street in the tiny village of Baan Baa in the state’s north at 7.50pm on Friday. Continue reading...
for 2 måneder sidenJames D Watson, co-discoverer of DNA’s twisted-ladder structure, dies aged 97
Nobel prize winner shaped medicine, crimefighting and genealogy but later years marred by racist remarks James D Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a revolution in medicine, crimefighting, genealogy and ethics, has died, according to his former research lab. He was 97. The breakthrough – made when the brash, Chicago-born Watson was just 24 – turned him into a hallowed figure in the world of science for decades. But near the end of his life, he faced condemnation and professional censure for offensive remarks, including saying Black people were less intelligent than white people. Continue reading...
for 2 måneder sidenUK troops treated for hearing problems in final tests of Ajax armoured vehicle
The £5.5bn model was classified as fit for army deployment in September but soldiers continue to raise health fears Soldiers had to be given medical treatment for hearing problems this summer during final testing of the British army’s new Ajax armoured vehicle, whose introduction has been delayed for several years amid concerns about deafness. The model, which costs £5.5bn for 589 vehicles, was nevertheless classified as fit for deployment in September. An investigation concluded there were “no systemic issues” – but there remain health concerns among the troops involved. Continue reading...
for 2 måneder sidenItaly’s centenarians grow in number as another 2,000 reach the milestone
Southern European country has more than double the number of people aged over 100 than it did in 2009 The number of people in Italy living to aged 100 continues to grow sharply, with more than 2,000 reaching the milestone age in 2025, the vast majority of them women. There are now 23,548 residents in Italy who are 100-years-old or over, compared with 21,211 in 2024, according to the latest figures from Istat, the national statistics agency. Italy has more than double the number of centenarians than it did in 2009, Istat said. Continue reading...
for 2 måneder sidenMistanke om forgiftning av flere ansatte på svensk sykehus – etterforskes som drapsforsøk
Politiet mistenker at flere ansatte ved et sykehus i Uppsala er forgiftet. De etterforsker saken som drapsforsøk.
for 2 måneder sidenCNN: Flere syke etter å ha åpnet mistenkelig pakke på militærbase i USA
Pakken skal ha inneholdt hvitt pulver, skriver CNN.
for 2 måneder sidenQantas business lounge passenger set on fire after power bank explodes in his pocket
About 150 people evacuated from Melbourne airport lounge after device overheats and ignites, burning the man’s leg and fingers Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Qantas says it has reopened its business class lounge at Melbourne airport after it was evacuated due to a passenger being set on fire by an exploding power bank in his pocket. The man was in the lounge in the airport’s international terminal on Thursday morning when the overheated power bank ignited, burning his leg and fingers and creating smoke in the room. Continue reading...
for 2 måneder sidenNHS to take over state-of-the-art hospital from private health group in ‘windfall’
Nuffield Health to close London hospital after anticipated demand for private care fails to materialise An NHS trust is taking over a state-of-the-art hospital from a leading private healthcare group after it failed to attract enough paying patients to use it. Barts Health trust in London will turn Nuffield Health’s facility into a dedicated NHS breast cancer diagnosis and treatment centre when it gains control next month. Continue reading...
for 2 måneder sidenBygger opp under ADHD-myter
I stedet for å framstille dem som utreder ADHD privat som profittstyrte og avfeie milde diagnoser, bør fastlege Kaveh Rashidi se på helse- og skolepolitikken.