Health

Punishing hot weather affects not only a person’s health or work productivity but also affects couples’ fertility and birth outcomes, a project by the National University of Singapore (NUS) found.…

The Dannevirke Host Lions want you on your feet and walking to help raise funds for diabetes. November is World Diabetes Month, and the Dannevirke club is joining Lions clubs…

Stringent new requirements have forced livesaving devices off the market. A doctor who treats critically ill babies is warning that new EU quality control rules for medical equipment are so…

The deal is set to boost pandemic preparedness against influenza. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has agreed a deal for millions of life-saving vaccines to be produced in the…

Senior judge overturns previous ruling, saying matter is for the court to decide amid concern over use of unregulated psychologists A mother accused of alienating her children from their father…

An Australian woman convicted of killing her four infant children says a decision to pardon her after 20 years is “a victory for science” and “truth”. Kathleen Folbigg was released…

A drunk man fell asleep with nine metal rings strangling his genitalia, doctors have revealed in an eye-watering case. Firefighters were needed to cut through the stainless steel with an…

Ukrainian women who sought refuge in European Union countries are being forced to travel through dangerous conflict zones to access abortions and contraception in their native country, a study has warned. Research found some women from Ukraine…

Srichand Hinduja, the tycoon who headed Britain’s richest family, has died at the age of 87, a spokesman said. Hinduja had dementia and his plight had become the centre of…

In the UK, 2 poultry workers have been infected with bird flu after they were in contact with diseased birds. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the 2 people returning positive…