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Microplastics in the Brain; Amyloid After COVID; Alzheimer's and Extreme Heat

(MedPage Today) -- Concentrations of microplastics and nanoplastics were higher in brain tissue than they were in liver or kidney tissue in post-mortem samples.

UK chief auditor ‘open to learning’ from Musk amid NHS funding concerns

NAO’s Gareth Davies says healthcare and special educational needs systems are becoming unsustainableThe UK’s chief auditor has said he is open to learning from Elon Musk’s US department of gover

Labour MP to push for better maternal mental health care after friend’s suicide

Laura Kyrke-Smith says perinatal mental health care in England is ‘postcode lottery’, with disadvantaged women more likely to miss outA new Labour MP will address parliament on Wednesday to tell t

Tories express alarm at report saying cost of Chagos Islands deal has risen far beyond £9bn, saying it’s ‘madness’ – as it happened

Priti Patel accuses Keir Starmer of being motivated by ‘leftie shame’ at Britain’s historyNigel Farage has said the UK could be “friendly” with the EU but did not outline what kind of ties w

Opinion: Former surgeon general: America needs a better discourse on DEI

“As a former U.S. surgeon general, I believe our country deserves a better discourse on DEI,” writes Jerome Adams.

'Yo-Yo Dieting' Could Be Hard on Kidneys in Type 1 Diabetes Patients

(MedPage Today) -- Body-weight cycling, sometimes referred to as yo-yo dieting, may be harmful to the kidneys for people with type 1 diabetes, according to retrospective data analysis.

CVD Risk With Twins; Hep C+ Hearts; Stethoscope Screening for Pulmonary Hypertension

(MedPage Today) -- Nationwide data showed that twin pregnancies are associated with a greater risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) complications in the first year postpartum.

Ice baths: are they really a good idea?

Physicians, athletes and influencers have all advocated the health properties of a freezing dip – but the research findings are more complicatedName: Ice baths.

STAT+: Merck’s earnings miss focused attention on Gardasil. The real issue is Keytruda

Merck’s earnings miss focused attention on Gardasil, but the real issue is Keytruda.

RFK Jr clears crucial Senate committee vote to advance HHS secretary nomination

Republicans unanimously voted for the controversial cabinet pick; full Senate vote expected in coming daysUS politics live – latest updatesThe Senate finance committee voted to advance Robert F Kenn

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