Health

Healthy father of four and special education teacher dies after catching flu as respiratory viruses rise in US

Healthy father of four and special education teacher dies after catching flu as respiratory viruses rise in US

As influenza and other respiratory viruses ravage the United States, the disease has claimed the lives of a healthy father…

Women who are not pregnant buy abortion pills out of fear of tightening reproductive restrictions

Tens of thousands of women in the United States are ordering abortion drugs in case they need them one day,…

The common skin cancer that can develop into a deadly melanoma – as President Joe Biden shows less than a year after he removed the cancerous lesion on sunburned skin after a Caribbean vacation

Joe Biden may be at increased risk of developing deadly skin cancer after getting a sunburn during his New Year's…

Mum-of-three trying to lose belly fat almost died after ‘skinny shot’ she bought online ‘triggered organ failure’

A mother of three has told how she almost died after injecting herself with a "skinny shot" she bought online.…

New Year’s Eve in Sydney: Millions of Australians are being warned they may have been exposed to the deadly Legionnaires’ disease

Millions of people who visited Sydney's CBD over Christmas and New Year are being urged to look out for symptoms…

The rules you thought you never needed to know… about WEEING!

You probably assumed you knew everything about peeing because you've been doing it for decades. But experts say we're still…

Scientists are developing earbuds that can detect irregular heartbeats – and believe they could replace EKGs in just TWO years

Fashionable earbuds can be used to detect an irregular heartbeat by monitoring the heart's electrical activity. Researchers at Imperial College…

The increase in “tri-edemic” cases and hospitalizations for flu, Covid and RSV lead to the return of mask requirements

America's growing "triple threat" of Covid, flu and RSV has prompted the return of face masks in hospitals across the…

Research shows that “good” cholesterol increases the risk of dementia by 42 percent

Despite the name, high levels of the "good" cholesterol HDL are associated with an up to 42 percent higher risk…

A small amount goes a long way: even 20-second “snacks” improve your health

No more feeling guilty about missing a spin class or being too tired to run - it turns out that…