Biobank: UK health data of 500,000 people for sale in China
The data of hundreds of thousands of people who participated in the UK’s health data project was for sale on the website Alibaba.
Category: Health
Vocal cord exercises to try at home
Chris and Xand van Tulleken try vocal cord exercises on What’s Up Docs?
Vaccines, budget cuts and affordability: Takeaways from RFK Jr.’s gauntlet of congressional hearings
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has concluded a marathon of budget hearings with federal lawmakers
‘I gave up my job due to the stress of my child’s food allergies’
The former lawyer says she “didn’t trust anyone” with her five-year-old’s allergies so gave up work.
Why can’t newly qualified midwives get jobs?
Some midwives are working as receptionists but the government says it has invested in maternity jobs.
‘My baby scratches and scratches’: Families say their homes are making their children sick
A cross-party report has called for safer conditions for the record number of families living in temporary accommodation.
Bioengineered chewing gum reduces cancer-linked oral microbes
Researchers led by Henry Daniell of the School of Dental Medicine have shown that extracts from bioengineered chewing gum reduce the levels of three microbes
Antisense oligonucleotides reverse rare neurodevelopmental disorder in preclinical models
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have found they can reverse the effects of HNRNPH2-related neurodevelopmental disorder using antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) in preclinical models.
Experimental drug kills aggressive breast cancer by toxic fat buildup
An experimental drug targeting triple-negative breast cancer overwhelms cancer cells with toxic fats, according to new tests on human-derived tumors in mice.
New fiber probe enables real-time monitoring of key biomarkers
A new fiber probe developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin delivers two major innovations in health monitoring to help both patients
Research suggests randomness behind rare cases of twin ovulation
Each month during a woman’s menstrual cycle, an ovary prepares 10-20 antral follicles, fluid filled sacs that hold immature eggs, for maturation.
Girl, 6, has sight restored through gene therapy
Saffie’s mum says Luxturna therapy at Great Ormond Street has been like “someone waved a magic wand”.
‘Toxic culture’ at NHS trust left staff suicidal
A&E manager Sam Carter was under investigation by the Portsmouth trust when she took her own life.
High Street mini-marts selling cocaine, cannabis and prescription drugs, BBC secret filming reveals
Across the UK, shopfronts are being exploited by criminal gangs pushing illegal drugs, experts say.