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Every week of 2025 seems to bring a new health headline, whether it’s about climbing autism rates, changing vaccination recommendations or unexpected cancer risks.

The Conversation

Cancer, lung disease, miscarriages: are Uruguay’s rice workers paying too high a price to bring in the crop?

The sector is a key driver of the Uruguayan economy, but widespread and ill-controlled use of agrochemicals is affecting employees’ health – despite official assurances

The Guardian - UK

Health officials in vaccination plea amid rise in meningitis cases

The UK Health Security Agency said there were 378 cases of invasive meningococcal disease in 2024/25, up from 340 in the previous 12 months.

Evening Standard

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London’s unhealthiest high streets revealed with seven among worst in Britain

Communities named face higher risks of obesity, diabetes and heart disease, experts say

Evening Standard

Bill Gates Warns COP30 Leaders Are 'Wasting Billions' on Climate Panic Instead of Saving Lives

Bill Gates argues that global efforts should prioritise fighting hunger and disease over strict climate targets, claiming this approach will save more lives and improve human welfare.

International Business Times UK

Man saves brother’s life with transplant after dialysis struggle

The retired plumber said he would have donated his kidney no matter the risk

The Independent UK

Men need to exercise twice as hard as women for this health benefit, new research finds

According to new research, men may need to exercise twice as much as women to lower their chances of getting coronary heart disease.

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Water bears survive cosmic radiation with one DNA-protecting protein – learning how could boost human resilience, too

A newly discovered protein from Earth’s toughest animal is inspiring breakthrough therapies for cancer and cardiovascular disease.

The Conversation

Patients go without needed treatment after government shutdown disrupts a telehealth program

Bill Swick, who has a rare degenerative brain disease, has lost access to virtual speech therapy due to the federal government shutdown

The Independent UK

Can you get chickenpox twice? Or if you’re vaccinated? Experts answer 9 key questions

Alerts have been issued about the rising number of chickenpox cases in Northern New South Wales this year. Meanwhile, chickenpox continues to spread across Australia with 2,010 notified cases so far this year.

The Conversation

1,000,000 people across the globe suddenly became prisoners in their own bodies. But the part about how it ended is even stranger

Awake but frozen for forty years – your mind screaming while your body refuses to move.

We Got This Covered

Federal health officials push effort to spur cheaper biotech drugs

Federal regulators are trying to make it easier to develop cheaper alternatives to powerful drugs that many Americans depend on to treat autoimmune diseases or cancers

The Independent UK

CDC’s ability to prevent injuries like drowning, traumatic brain injury and falls is severely compromised by Trump cuts

Much has been written about the unprecedented impact that the second Trump administration has had on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from massive job cuts and entire programs being wiped out to leadership shake-ups and the undermining of science. But behind every headline, countless stories have gone untold…

The Conversation

Men need to exercise nearly twice as much as women for equal heart health benefits

Just a few hours of exercise per week can protect the heart, with men needing more activity than women, a study found.

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Aggressive And 'Diseased' Monkeys Loose In Mississippi: Here's What You Should Do When You Spot One

Authorities in Mississippi warn residents after rhesus monkeys escaped a lorry crash near Heidelberg, sparking health alerts and an ongoing search.

The Independent UK

First-ever breath test could ‘revolutionise’ care for pancreatic cancer patients

Pancreatic Cancer UK said the launch of the trial was “the most significant step toward a life-saving breakthrough in 50 years”

MarketBeat

1 Trial, 2 Franchises: Zenas Stock Climbs on Landmark Data

Zenas BioPharma's stock is up after landmark clinical data for its MS drug obexelimab validated its unique science and funded a two-franchise strategy.

Evening Standard

Made In Chelsea’s Sam Vanderpump, 28, reveals he has end-stage liver disease and needs urgent transplant

The E4 star has shared that he is living with irreversible liver failure and may have just a few years to live without a transplant

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The Independent UK

Made in Chelsea star Sam Vanderpump reveals ‘end-stage liver disease’ diagnosis

Reality star was previously rushed to hospital with sepsis that led to liver and kidney failure

LiveScience

Future pandemics are a 'certainty' — and we must be better prepared to distribute vaccines equitably, says Dr. Seth Berkley

Months before COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, efforts were already underway to ensure low-income countries would get access to future vaccines against the infection. The book "Fair Doses" tells that story and discusses the ongoing fight for vaccine equity around the world.

LiveScience

'This is a completely different level of anti-vaccine engagement than we've ever seen before,' says epidemiologist Dr. Seth Berkley

Epidemiologist Dr. Seth Berkley spoke to Live Science about the importance of vaccine equity and the obstacles undermining it, as well as the political challenges to vaccines being raised in the U.S.

The Independent UK

The quick and simple exercise that can cut your risk of heart problems

Walking for 15 minutes a day continuously could cut he risk of cardiovascular disease by two thirds, study finds

The Independent UK

Humans may be causing dolphins to get Alzheimer’s-like disease, scientists warn

Bottlenose dolphins found to have increased death rates during summer when algal blooms are common

Euronews

Getting under 10,000 daily steps? Researchers identify the best walking habits for heart health

One long walk per day is better than multiple short walks when it comes to heart health, a new study finds.

AAP

Call to aid survival rates of cancer claiming under-40s

Patients, carers and scientists have joined a former Australian of the Year urging politicians for greater funding to tackle a deadly brain disease.

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