Smitha MundasadHealth reporter Getty Images Both NHS and private fertility clinics must stop offering unproven treatments that don’t help people have children, new official guidelines say. The draft guidance advises against several popular fertility “add-ons”, including so-called endometrial scratches. These add-ons can “give false hope and put people through unnecessary procedures at an already difficult … Read more
Dominic HughesGlobal Health correspondent Getty Images Obesity among children and young people is now a global problem For the first time, there are more children in the world who are obese than underweight, according to a major study by children’s charity Unicef. Around one in 10 of those aged between five and 19 years old … Read more
YSRCP should have secured people’s mandate to get Opposition status, says Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. | Photo Credit: File Photo Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday (September 3, 2025) dismissed allegations by the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) that there was acute scarcity of urea as “mischievous that warrants stern action.” Mr. Naidu said … Read more
Pritti MistryBusiness reporter, BBC News PA Media NHS patients will lose access to new cutting-edge treatments because of skyrocketing costs, the pharmaceutical giant Novartis has claimed amid a row over drug pricing deals. The warning comes after talks over the cost of medicines for the UK between Health Secretary Wes Streeting and pharma firms broke … Read more
Artificial intelligence has become the new office assistant, streamlining emails, reports, and brainstorming sessions. But psychologists are warning that leaning on it too heavily may come with a hidden price: our social and emotional skills. In a recent interview with Business Insider, Boston-based psychologist Laura Greve cautioned that while AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude … Read more
The strike by resident doctors, which starts on Friday in England, is not acceptable because of the harm it will cause patients, says a senior NHS doctor. Prof Tim Briggs, who is a national director at NHS England and has been involved with talks with the BMA on strike planning, says while doctors have a … Read more
Proddatur MLA Nandyala Varadarajulu Reddy has warned the hospital staff of serious action if they acted in a negligent way that could cause any form of inconvenience to the patients. During his surprise visit to the Government General Hospital in the town on Thursday (June 19, 2025), he directly walked into the wards and interacted … Read more
Israel on Sunday issued evacuation warnings to Iranians living near weapons production facilities in Tehran as the two nations continued to exchange missile attacks that began on Friday. “The Israeli military will strike these sites and will continue to peel away the Iranian snake’s skin in Tehran and everywhere — targeting nuclear capabilities and weapons … Read more
Jenny Rees Health Correspondent BBC Former Royal Navy engineer, Lee, has been through rehabilitation for alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) Thousands of people with alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) could be going undiagnosed, an expert says. Research suggests consuming 35 units of alcohol per week for five years or more can cause ARBD, which affects a person’s … Read more
Anganwadi workers and assistants stage a protest in front of the Thoothukudi Collectorate on Friday | Photo Credit: N. Rajesh The distribution of supplementary nutrition to children was disrupted in parts of Tamil Nadu on Friday (May 2, 2025) as members of the Anganwadi Workers and Assistants Association staged sit-in protests. Social Welfare and Women Empowerment … Read more