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Recalled ice cream sold nationwide could contain "small stones," FDA says

The recall affects So Delicious Dairy Free's Salted Caramel Cluster ice cream with best by dates of Aug. 8, 2027.

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This Everyday Food Was Linked to Better Brain Health

That slice of full-fat cheese might not just be indulgent—it could be linked to a healthier brain. A large new study suggests that people who regularly eat high-fat cheese and cream may have a lower risk of developing dementia later in life. High-fat cheeses are defined as containing more than 20% f…

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CDC’s controversial new hep B vaccine guidance: everything you need to know

This week's STATus Report takes on the CDC's new hepatitis B vaccine guidance for newborns. Host Alex Hogan dives into the controversial recommendation.

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Man, 87, waits seven hours for ambulance on garden centre floor

James Craig waited hours for medical help after he broke his leg and hurt his hip in a fall.

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CDC ends recommendation for all US newborns to receive hepatitis B vaccine

Change marks an abrupt end to 30 years of established medical guidance and follows vote earlier this monthThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday ended a long-standing recommendation that all US newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine.The agency’s move follows a vote from…

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Cheddar Lovers, Rejoice: Eating High-Fat Cheese May Lower Dementia Risk

Cheese can be part of a brain-healthy diet and might even help lower dementia risk, researchers in Sweden have concluded.

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Adults in England with eating disorders wait up to 700 days for treatment, report finds

Audit finds on average adults wait twice as long as children for assessment and more than 10 times as long to be treatedAdults with eating disorders in England are waiting up to 700 days for vital treatment, according to a report.The stark figures were revealed in the first report of the National Au…

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Explainable AI as a Double-Edged Sword in Dermatology: The Impact on Clinicians versus The Public

arXiv:2512.12500v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly permeating healthcare, from physician assistants to consumer applications. Since AI algorithm's opacity challenges human interaction, explainable AI (XAI) addresses this by providing AI decision-making insi…

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The New Flu Variant Could Spread Widely This Year. Here’s What to Know.

Scientists have expressed alarm about the dominant version of the virus that’s circulating now.

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Talks to resolve resident doctors’ strike begin at Acas

Arbitration service hosts talks in effort to resolve dispute as medics in England strike for 14th time over pay and jobsUK politics live – latest updatesTalks have started at the conciliation service, Acas, to resolve the resident doctors’ strike.The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service ha…

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Help! My Dad Moved in With His Girlfriend. Her Choice of “Decor” is Going to Scar My Kids for Life.

They won't listen to reason.

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CDC adopts controversial Hepatitis B vaccine change

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is no longer recommending giving all infants a dose of the Hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours after birth, approving a sweeping and highly controversial change recommended by the agency’s vaccine advisory panel. The agency now officially advises …

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BMA accused of hypocrisy as its own staff threaten to strike over pay

Dispute with clerical staff over below-inflation pay rise comes as NHS resident doctors start BMA-backed strikeThe British Medical Association is facing a strike over pay by its own clerical staff, prompting calls of hypocrisy as resident NHS doctors in England launch five days of strike action with…

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Opinion: Francis Collins and Marc Siegel say medicine is a gift from God

“To have Christians be the group that was most resistant” to the Covid vaccine “really seems wrong here,” said former NIH Director Francis Collins.

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Angelina Jolie on Showing Mastectomy Scars: ‘I Share These Scars With Many Women I Love’

Jolie, whose mother died from cancer at the age of 56, underwent a preventative double mastectomy in 2013

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England’s resident doctors begin five-day strike

The British Medical Association is calling for improved pay and an increase in available jobs for qualified doctors.

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MIT-Hood Pediatric Innovation Hub convenes leaders to advance pediatric health

The Hood Pediatric Innovation Hub brings together clinicians, researchers, and industry to bridge the gap between discovery and care.

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‘Permanent winter’: a day in the life of a hospital dealing with flu and strikes

The Guardian gained rare access to Royal Stoke university hospital to see how staff free up beds for patients in a gridlocked systemAcas offers to help break deadlock in resident doctors’ strikeThirteen ambulances are lined up at the rear of the Emergency Department (ED) of the Royal Stoke universit…

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FDA recalls salad dressing after ‘plastic material’ found in ingredients

More than 3,500 cases of dressing, including Hidden Valley Ranch, recalled after ‘foreign objects’ were discoveredThousands of cases of salad dressing have been recalled in the US after “foreign objects” were discovered in the products, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).The recall …

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Simple Supplement Combo Could Help Fight Deadly Brain Cancer

Healing tumors, not blasting them.