A treatment combining an experimental shot with immunotherapy reduced the risk of melanoma recurrence or death by 42% in a study of more than 1,100 patients. The treatment still requires U.S. approval.
An estimated 50,000 people died from extreme heat in European cities last summer. Researchers attributed about two-thirds of the deaths to climate change.
French health authorities detected Shamonda virus in a human for the first time. The patient, who had a severely weakened immune system, died; authorities said the risk to the public appears low.
MPs say the NHS plan to offer Mounjaro to around 6% of eligible patients by 2028 is unambitious. They are calling for wider access to the weight-loss drug.
Doctors say Pope Leo XIV’s lung cancer was confined to the original site and did not spread. No further treatment is needed after surgery.
Twelve students were hospitalized in Şanlıurfa after eating stuffed grape leaves brought to school by a parent. Food poisoning was suspected.
Nigeria confirmed its first Ebola case in Abuja in a woman who arrived from Uganda. The patient is in isolation, and contact tracing is underway.
Tuğba Onur died during liposuction at a private hospital in Istanbul. Her husband, Murat Onur, alleged medical errors and filed a complaint against the hospital and those he says were responsible.
Christina Applegate says her doctor recently told her she does not have multiple sclerosis after years of living with the diagnosis. She says her serious symptoms remain and she feels back at square one.
Selena Gomez says heavy nicotine vaping changed her singing and speaking voice. She says she has quit, adding that vaping was not worth it.
Researchers identified circadian depression, linked to disruptions in the body’s internal clock, in 23% of 11,380 Australians studied. They say it may be less responsive to traditional antidepressants.
Researchers developed an AI tool that uses a facial photograph to estimate biological age and predict survival outcomes for people with cancer.
Researchers found 12 proteins in blood samples linked to prostate cancer. The findings may help identify men at risk years before diagnosis.
Which? found gummy and spray vitamins can cost significantly more than tablets and capsules while providing lower doses of key nutrients. The group said shoppers could pay hundreds of pounds more than necessary.
Doctors say Pope Leo XIV is improving as he continues treatment at Gemelli Hospital after lung cancer surgery. Key test results are still pending.
After years of consultations, Germany is expected to issue its first guideline on how medical professionals should respond when people express a wish to die.
An inquest jury found that five-month-old Esta High may have been saved if doctors at Leeds General Infirmary had tested for meningitis sooner. She died in November 2023 after her symptoms were attributed to Covid-19.
A UK study of 6,000 people suggests losing at least 5% of body weight in the early to mid-50s may improve cardiovascular health and reduce stroke and heart disease risk.
Can Akaş, 19, died of heart failure. His father, publisher Cem Akaş, said he believed e-cigarettes played a role and urged greater awareness of their risks.
Kenya confirmed four additional Ebola cases, bringing the total to seven. Three of the new cases are health workers who treated the first confirmed patient.
A modeling study found that replacing universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth with delayed vaccination or shared decision-making could increase chronic infections among U.S. children.
Indonesia recorded 333,470 acute respiratory infection cases linked to months of wildfires. Officials said some affected areas have dangerous air quality.
Serious pedestrian crashes rise 73% after the switch to winter time, with the evening rush hour a particular risk. In Wallonia, the increase during that period is 104%, according to Vias Institute analysis.
A woman unexpectedly gave birth in the aisle of a moving train in Groningen while traveling to a hospital appointment. Passengers called emergency services, and responders met the train at Groningen station.
The Ebola outbreak has reached North Ubangi, its eighth affected province. Two new infections and one death were reported there.
A study found that about one-third of cancer patients show symptoms of post-traumatic stress. Women and younger patients are particularly affected.
Measles cases among children are rising, and specialist Nurullah Dikmen warns that infection can cause serious complications, including loss of brain function. He urges two-dose vaccination.
An obesity specialist says people may regain much of the weight lost after stopping GLP-1 drugs. He warns that unsupervised use can cause side effects and urges individualized treatment under medical supervision.
Nicholas Ofczarek has spoken publicly about living with multiple sclerosis for nearly 30 years. He hopes his openness will encourage young people with the condition.
Dutch police arrested three men suspected of selling illegal medicines linked to three deaths and took 30 websites offline. Servers used by the sites were also seized.
Gonorrhea rates in Spain have stabilized, while syphilis and lymphogranuloma venereum cases have declined. Chlamydia infections continue to rise, with more than 44,500 cases, and young people remain among the most affected.
About 559,000 people in Istanbul sought hospital care for upper respiratory infection symptoms in the past month. The provincial health director said case numbers and bed occupancy showed no unusual change from last year.
Yvette Cooper said NHS staff who improperly accessed William Chapman’s medical records should be investigated and sacked. Chapman died after being mauled by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.
Germany’s National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians predicts longer waits for appointments under a reform requiring doctors to report a fixed number of available slots.
Bellvitge Hospital in Barcelona performed Europe’s first living-donor kidney transplant using a single-incision robot. The patient was discharged after nine days, and the hospital has since completed two more procedures using the system.
Many children and teenagers use social media at risky or potentially pathological levels, according to surveys. Young people also observe addictive use among people they know.
Health insurers say better appointment access for publicly insured patients is overdue. Germany’s coalition is facing growing calls to change the system.
Privately insured patients generally get specialist appointments faster than patients covered by statutory insurance. Health insurers say appointments should be allocated according to medical need.
Fuel needed to run hospital generators in Gaza has run out. The shortage could disrupt power to critical medical units and put patients and the injured at risk.
A presidential decision published in Turkey’s Official Gazette sets the service units for 31,054 contracted health workers in 2027, including 25,955 specialist doctors. Most will work in inpatient treatment services.
About 100 people sought hospital care with nausea and vomiting after eating chicken pilaf at an event in İnegöl, Bursa. Authorities are investigating a suspected food poisoning incident.
Surgeons in Giresun removed a patient’s cancerous bladder while preserving his right kidney, which was located in the pelvis. The rare operation is described as a first in Turkey.
Turkey added 131 medicines to its Social Security reimbursement list, including 119 locally produced drugs. The additions include medicines for cancer, diabetes and pulmonary hypertension.
Oliver Blatt says Germany’s 75 million public health-insurance members are often disadvantaged when booking doctor appointments. He calls for scheduling based on medical need but rejects the term “two-tier medicine.”
Inspectors found cockroaches, cigarette butts and spider webs inside a bakery in İskenderun, Hatay. Authorities took action against the business.
France plans to cap doctors’ aesthetic medicine work at 30% of their working time. The measure aims to preserve medical capacity amid practitioner shortages.
The number of children who died in Bangladesh’s measles outbreak has reached 1,201, including suspected and confirmed cases. More than 214,000 suspected cases were reported and over 190,000 patients hospitalized.
The EU is introducing rules to better protect workers from hazardous chemicals. High concentrations of cobalt, used in electric-car batteries, can cause cancer.
Kübra Aygül, 29, says she lost her sense of hunger after COVID-19 in 2021. She says she has relied on bread and ayran for five years and is seeking medical help.
Serbia recorded 60 West Nile virus cases from June 1 to October 18. Of those, 49 were neuroinvasive infections affecting the brain and nervous system.
Meryem İnce, 64, was diagnosed with rectal cancer after seeking care for constipation and abdominal pain. She was discharged four days after robotic surgery at Balcalı Hospital in Adana.
Authorities in Mexico closed six lakes in the Yucatán resort region after a water-ski instructor died from a brain infection linked to a dangerous amoeba.
Flu vaccines have been substantially updated for this season. How severe the flu wave will be remains uncertain.
Twenty-five people, including students, were hospitalized in Kurtalan, Siirt, after becoming ill following a meal. Their condition was reported to be good.
Several hundred severe mushroom poisonings occur each year. Poisonous mushrooms can resemble edible varieties, making foraging risky.
Techniker Krankenkasse chief Jens Baas says Germany should replace both public and private health insurance with a new system combining advantages of each.
Kenya has reported seven Ebola cases. The first known case was a man who traveled from eastern Congo through Uganda to Kenya in early October; six people were infected after contact with him.
Turkey’s Agriculture and Forestry Ministry updated its list of 29 food products found to involve adulteration or imitation. Tests found sunflower seeds and food coloring in pistachio baklava, poultry and offal in some sausages, and seed oil in some olive oils.
Thousands of insulin pens were stolen from a Dutch wholesaler last week. Novo Nordisk warns that misuse or purchase through illegal channels can pose serious health risks.
A study of 16,914 children links screen use above one hour a day at ages 3–5 with interconnected language and communication difficulties.