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Stress from racism and deprivation could explain why black women are more likely to die during childbirth, a study has found.Researchers reviewed 44 existing studies that…

On Halloween 2022, Angelo De Augustine was at home in Los Angeles when he suddenly collapsed. “I got all these strange sensations and knew something was…

Two people have died in Canada after donating plasma at a chain of clinics that has been under scrutiny by federal inspectors for failing to keep…

One in 14 children who died in England in a four-year period had parents who were close relatives, according to “stark” figures revealed by the first…

People living with obesity are 70% more likely to be hospitalised by or die from an infection, with one in 10 infection-related deaths globally linked to…

The media mogul and prominent pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in Hong Kong for national security offences. His family…

In a press conference following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old Veterans Affairs ICU nurse, Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey presented a reasonably provocative question…

The first time I heard a bidet mentioned in the US – or at least what it’s used for – was at the start of an…

The Trump administration on Tuesday evening unexpectedly canceled up to $1.9bn in funding for substance use and mental health care, which providers say will immediately affect…

Michael Levin had just started working as a paediatric infectious-disease doctor in London when he received an urgent call from a hospital in Malta. It was…