
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.09.2026 People with obesity 70% more likely to be hospitalised by or die from infection, study finds. Being unhealthy weight raises risk of severe illness or death from most infectious diseases significantly, researchers find
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#theguardian.com. × #Feb.09.2026 RFK Jr misled Senate during confirmation, Congress members and Hawaii governor say. Newly revealed emails undermine Kennedy’s testimony about 2019 Samoa trip ahead of deadly measles outbreak
#Health × #USA #North America #Insular Oceania #Samoa #measles

#theguardian.com. × #Feb.09.2026 How a decades-old video game has helped me defeat the doomscroll. Trading social media for Pokémon battles and evolutions in Kanto on a Game Boy Advance has been surprisingly serene
#Health × #Tech

#theguardian.com. × #Feb.09.2026 England’s poorest areas have 70% more vape shops and bookmakers than wealthier ones. Data shows deprived communities have more off-licences and takeaways and fewer childcare facilities and gyms
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#theguardian.com. × #Feb.08.2026 ‘Take the vaccine, please,’ Dr Oz urges amid rising measles cases in US. Health official’s endorsement comes as South Carolina faces hundreds of cases and US risks losing elimination status
#Health × #USA #North America #measles

#theguardian.com. × #Feb.08.2026 Social media companies are being sued for harming their users’ mental health – but are the platforms addictive?. Experts say the term ‘addiction’ is be overused and, for social media use, could be difficult to prove
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#theguardian.com. × #Feb.08.2026 Office buzz: UK employers turn to beehives to boost workplace wellbeing. Providers report rise in demand as companies seek mental health benefits and increased sense of community
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#theguardian.com. × #Feb.08.2026 Failure to compensate pelvic mesh implant victims ‘morally unacceptable’, say campaigners. Thousands of women with life-changing complications still in limbo two years after call for financial redress
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#theguardian.com. × #Feb.07.2026 Outrage after US Congress votes to slash $125m in funding to replace toxic lead pipes. Move will hit Michigan, Illinois, New York and other states with highest levels of lead drinking water pipes the hardest
#Health × #Politics #USA #North America

#theguardian.com. × #Feb.07.2026 NHS doctor struck off over botched circumcision still performing operation. ‘Catastrophic failure of safeguarding’ highlighted by fact Zuber Bux’s lay practice is legal, campaigners say
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#theguardian.com. × #Feb.07.2026 One person dead from Nipah virus in Bangladesh, WHO says. The case in Bangladesh, where Nipah cases are reported almost every year, follows two Nipah virus cases identified in neighbouring India
#Health × #Asia #India #Bangladesh

#theguardian.com. × #Feb.07.2026 ‘Take them away, crush them’: Australia faces an ebike surge that some say poses a health emergency. They offer independence, reduce emissions and congestion. But they are also endangering lives
#Health × #Australian continent #Australia #Insular Oceania

#theguardian.com. × #Feb.06.2026 Elton John accuses Daily Mail publisher of ‘abhorrent’ invasion of privacy. Singer says articles about his health and birth of son ‘outside even the most basic standards of human decency’
#Health × #Showbiz #United Kingdom #Europe #music

#theguardian.com. × #Feb.06.2026 Newly revealed emails undermine RFK Jr testimony about 2019 Samoa trip ahead of measles outbreak. Kennedy later said the purpose of his trip had nothing to do with vaccines. US embassy and UN staff at the time said otherwise, emails show
#Health × #USA #North America #Insular Oceania #Samoa #measles

#theguardian.com. × #Feb.06.2026 Almost a quarter of soup on sale in UK supermarkets has too much salt, study finds. Analysis of nearly 500 tinned and chilled products finds 23% exceed government’s voluntary salt target
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#theguardian.com. × #Feb.05.2026 Most statin side-effects not caused by the drugs, study finds. While labels list dozens of possible risks only four are supported by evidence, say researchers
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#theguardian.com. × #Feb.05.2026 Israel accused of spraying cancer-linked herbicide on farms in southern Lebanon. President condemns ‘environmental and health crime’ as critics say Israel seeks to make southern Lebanon uninhabitable
#Health × #Asia #Israel #Lebanon

#theguardian.com. × #Feb.05.2026 UK health body says 36 cases of toxin poisoning linked to baby formula. Clinical reports show the children had consumed batches of recently recalled products, UKHSA says
#Health × #United Kingdom #Europe

#theguardian.com. × #Feb.04.2026 Autistic girls much less likely to be diagnosed, study says. By age 20 diagnosis rates for men and women almost equal, research finds, challenging assumptions of gender discrepancy
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#theguardian.com. × #Feb.04.2026 Illinois joins WHO network after Trump pulls US out of global health body. Governor JB Pritzker pledges to put ‘science, preparedness and people’ first by participating in global response network
#Health × #Politics #Science #World Health Organization

#theguardian.com. × #Feb.04.2026 Wes Streeting to offer resident doctors bigger pay rise to end dispute. Health secretary to increase pay offer and guarantee working conditions for resident doctors only
#Health × #Politics #United Kingdom #Europe

#theguardian.com. × #Feb.04.2026 Mediterranean diet can reduce risk of stroke by up to 25%, long-term study suggests. Two-decade study indicates a diet rich in olive oil, nuts, seafood and vegetables can cut risk of every type of stroke
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#theguardian.com. × #Feb.04.2026 Doctor previously banned from complex surgery in NSW given senior clinical safety role with Queensland Health. A spokesperson says Dr Michael Byrom no longer has any conditions placed on his practising and cited a ‘rigorous recruitment process’
#Health × #Australian continent #Australia #Insular Oceania

#theguardian.com. × #Feb.04.2026 Mitch McConnell admitted to hospital with ‘flu-like symptoms’. Statement says Republican senator, 83, checked himself into local hospital and prognosis is ‘positive’
#Health × #Politics
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