[ Complaints about hospital food are certainly not new, and Jell-O and fruit juice are often the butt of related jokes. But the Trump administration has recently upped the ante. It is urging the public to report hospitals and nursing homes that serve sugary drinks, nutrition shakes or meals that …

[ Whooping cough, medically known as pertussis, is a highly contagious bacterial infection that affects the airways. It gets its common name from the “whoop” sound that some infected children make when they take a deep, gasping breath after a severe coughing fit. Source link

[ Credit: CC0 Public Domain Stereotypes of autistic men in films and TV programs may contribute to delayed diagnosis of autistic women and non-binary people, a new University of Stirling study has found. Research conducted by a group of autistic and non-autistic researchers, led by Sarah Dantas of the University’s …

[ Researchers from the University of Sheffield are leading work that will significantly influence how health care treatments are assessed and approved across the UK. The researchers, based at the Sheffield Center for Health and Related Research (SCHARR), have developed a new way of capturing how patients value different health …

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study suggests that breast implant complications are often not just mechanical events, but may be linked to slow biological changes in the surrounding (peri-implant) tissue over time. Researchers have found that microbial contamination and peri-implant inflammation are associated with higher complication rates, particularly …

[ Years of chronic exposure of human skin to sunlight strongly disrupts its body-clock rhythm, according to a pioneering study led by University of Manchester, No7 Beauty Company, a member of The Boots Group, and University of Pennsylvania scientists. Source link

Can vibration plates help with fitness, bone density, and even lymphatic drainage? BBC News

A British man is among three evacuees sent to the Netherlands after displaying symptoms while aboard the MV Hondius. BBC News

[ Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell (2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2026.03.049 Involving a collaboration with 118 investigators contributing from 89 institutions, scientists from Queen Mary University of London’s Precision Healthcare University Research Institute and Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) at Charité have led the world’s largest study on the genetic regulation of blood …

Rapper Professor Green, real name Stephen Manderson, has long been open about his mental health difficulties and has joined up with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy which reports seven in 10 men don’t seek support until they hit crisis point. BBC News

[ Freely swimming larval zebrafish. Credit: Jörg Abendroth / MPI for Biological Cybernetics Humans and other mammals cycle through distinct sleep phases. One of them is easily recognized by the darting motion of the eyes behind closed lids, giving it its name: REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. This is the …

The Andes strain of the virus has been confirmed in two passengers who were taken to South Africa, according to the country’s health minister BBC News

[ Chronic neuropathic pain remains one of the most challenging conditions to treat, with current therapies offering limited benefit and being over-reliant on opioids. Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), along with collaborators from the University of Sydney and the University of Copenhagen, have developed an approach that offers a …

[ After weeks (or months) of putting it off, you book a longer appointment with your GP to talk about your mental health. You explain that you’ve been feeling low, anxious and overwhelmed. They suggest seeing a psychologist. But how do you know if this psychologist is the right person …

We all know water is good for us – but how much do we really need to drink? And is it good for our brains too? BBC News

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain People leaving prison in England can experience avoidable gaps in their medication because of fragmented health care systems, poor information sharing, and discharge processes which are sometimes rushed due to release procedures, a new study has revealed. According to The University of Manchester researchers, medication …

Choking is an emergency — and over-65s are most at risk. Dr Oscar shares what to do if you’re alone, including physical actions to help and how to call for help if you can’t speak. Plus, his advice on anti-choking devices — and why they’re not recommended by the NHS. …

While rare, the disease can be transmitted to humans through inhalation of airborne particles from dried rodent droppings. BBC News

[ Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study presented at the European Stroke Organization Conference (ESOC) 2026 shows that after decades of decline, stroke incidence is rising again, driven by higher rates in some ethnic minority populations and concentrated among socioeconomically disadvantaged groups. The study also appears on the medRxiv …

[ New research in the PsyCh Journal introduces and validates a psychological concept called atimiaphobia—defined as an intense fear of losing honor or being labeled shameless. Atimiaphobia is culturally specific in its origins and manifests through intrusive thoughts, hypervigilance, emotional turmoil, and compulsive conformity to social norms tied to moral …