Health

UNICEF’s first shipment arrives in Congo for Ebola outbreak

The United Nations has shipped emergency supplies to the Democratic Republic of the Congo as part of an effort to contain the country’s growing Ebola outbreak.

RFK Jr. Outlines Plan to Curb Lyme Disease

The Department of Health and Human Services announced a sweeping set of new initiatives to improve prevention and treatment of tick-borne diseases, including the chronic effects of Lyme disease.

Groundbreaking genomic test could spare millions of breast cancer patients chemotherapy

Trial suggests patients with a low test score could be treated with hormone therapy alone with near-identical outcomes

'Like Christmas': woman’s relief after test finds she can skip chemotherapy

Karen Bonham was part of successful trial for genomic test that determines which women with breast cancer can safely avoid chemotherapy

IRS unveils new health savings account limits for 2027

The IRS has increased the health savings account limits for 2027. Here's what you need to know.

Canadian man admits sending ‘suicide packets’ to hundreds of people around world

Kenneth Law, who sold lethal chemicals online with instructions on how to use them, admits counselling or aiding suicide

Nigel Dunnett obituary

Landscape designer whose naturalistic schemes transformed public spaces and community gardens

‘My body never betrayed me’: kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart on her journey to bodybuilding

The activist opened up about her bodybuilding journey, personal growth and evolving relationship with her body and exercise

Not all teachers will soldier on regardless

The perception of teachers and nurses as boundlessly, selflessly resilient is a classic example of survivorship bias, says Dr Jenny Andrew

Can inherited debt impact your Social Security benefits?

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Former chef pleads guilty to selling lethal substances to 14 people who died by suicide

A Canadian man accused of selling lethal substances online to people who used them to end their own lives pleaded guilty Friday to counseling or aiding suicide.

'It was too easy': families ask how Kenneth Law enabled so many suicides

Bereaved relatives say they were ignored by authorities as they searched for answers over suicide forums and kits