Health & Fitness

Winter weather brings cozy blankets and warm beverages along with a desire to keep hibernating, sleeping and never leaving one’s bed. Consequently, the cold season has a prominent impact on one’s sleep patterns. Some people might experience restlessness, insomnia or even disrupted sleep cycles while some enjoy better sleep in …

New Delhi: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common infections that we come across. It tends to affect a large number of people. Women tend to be at much higher risk of getting a UTI. It is found that 50-60% of women might have an episode of …

There has been “a catastrophic rise” in deaths caused solely by alcohol in England over the past four years, prompting public-health experts to call for urgent action. More than 8,200 people died because of alcohol in 2023 – a 42% rise on 2019 – with the North East having the …

PA Media London NHS trusts write off £112m in overseas patient bills as they balance care with cost recovery London hospitals have written off more than £112m in unpaid treatment bills from overseas patients between 2018 and 2023, according to figures obtained by the BBC. Under current NHS regulations, hospital …

Fox News’ Health newsletter brings you stories on the latest developments in health care, wellness, diseases, mental health and more. TOP 3: – Science reveals why women sometimes get “the ick” and feel disgusted by men. – Nearly 900 million people under age 50 have an incurable and highly contagious …

Jodee Seeley speaks to BBC Newsnight’s Victoria Derbyshire The mother of a young girl operated on by a disgraced surgeon at a famous London children’s hospital said she should never have been left in his care. Jodee Seeley told BBC Newsnight she was considering legal action after Great Ormond Street …

New research has revealed that a common medication might not be safe for everyone. Acetaminophen, brand name Tylenol, is a pain reliever and fever reducer that’s often included in other drugs, such as cold and flu medicines. The U.K.-based study — published in Arthritis Care & Research, an official journal …

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency due to H5N1, more commonly known as avian influenza or bird flu. The emergency follows an outbreak of the virus among dairy cows in Southern California farms, according to the news release on the governor’s website. After initially being reported …

A Costco-brand cold and flu medicine has been pulled from shelves by the thousands. A total of 8,640 boxes of Kirkland Severe Cold & Flu Plus Congestion Day and Night packs were recalled by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) last week. This is following the FDA’s proposal to ban …

A person holds a sign while standing on the roadside near the McDonald’s restaurant where a suspect in the killing of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, identified as Luigi Mangione, 26, was arrested, in Altoona, Pennsylvania, U.S. December 9, 2024.  Matthew Hatcher | Reuters The deadly, targeted shooting of …