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Cancer patients risk misdiagnosis under Labour's plans to cut 'unnecessary' appointments, GPs warn
Cancer patients risk misdiagnosis under Labour's plans to cut 'unnecessary' appointments, GPs warnGet your news delivered straight to you by 7am - sign up to our new Morning Mail newsletter for FREEBy SHAUN WOOLLER, EXECUTIVE HEALTH EDITOR Published: 16:37, 21 April 2026 | Updated: 16:40, 21 April 2026 e-mail View comments
Hegseth ends mandatory flu vaccine for service members
The Pentagon is ending mandatory flu vaccines for service members, phrasing the change as giving troops “medical autonomy” and “freedom to express their religious convictions,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday. “Our new policy is simple. If you, an American warrior entrusted to defend this nation, believe that the flu vaccine is in your best…
Health minister says medicine stocks sufficient to meet demand for next 5 to 6 months
ISLAMABAD: Health Minister Mustafa Kamal said on Tuesday that Pakistan had sufficient medicine stocks to meet demand for the next five to six months. “Despite ongoing international challenges, the health ministry and the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap), in close coordination with the pharmaceutical industry, have taken timely and effective measures to safeguard medicine supplies,” Kamal said, while chairing a meeting to review the availability of medicines and the national supply ch...
Veteran battling stage 4 colon cancer says he was denied healthcare treatment by VA over his income
NewsWorldAmericasVeteran battling stage 4 colon cancer says he was denied healthcare treatment by VA over his incomeThe VA determines whether veterans are eligible for medical coverage, in part, by looking at their incomeIsabel Keane in New York Tuesday 21 April 2026 16:09 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},...
Hegseth scraps mandatory flu shots for troops
Politics Pete Hegseth scraps mandatory flu shots for U.S. service members By Melissa Quinn Melissa Quinn Senior Reporter, Politics Melissa Quinn is a senior reporter for CBSNews.com, where she covers U.S. politics, with a focus on the Supreme Court and federal courts. Read Full Bio Melissa Quinn Updated on: April 21, 2026 / 11:06 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that the Department of Defense will no longer mandate U.S....
Now Gen Z kill off the firm handshake - social anxiety means 1 in 4 wouldn't even offer their hand and a third can't look people in the eye during a conversation
Now Gen Z kill off the firm handshake - social anxiety means 1 in 4 wouldn't even offer their hand and a third can't look people in the eye during a conversationBy CAMERON CHARTERS Published: 16:01, 21 April 2026 | Updated: 16:11, 21 April 2026 e-mail View comments
Ketamine, psychedelics, GHB: is the US falling out of love with cocaine?
Use of the illicit drug has plummeted in recent years among gen Zers, compared with their parents’ generationEver since cocaine first emerged as a popular party drug via the shores of Miami in the early 1970s, use of the stimulant has been inextricably entwined with the very essence of capitalist excess and what it is to be American: brash, bombastic and brazen.The wide-scale use of cocaine in the US has left a trail of destruction in its wake, largely thanks to the illegal nature of the trade a...
US military service members will no longer be required to get annual flu shot
Defense secretary Pete Hegseth makes announcement and calls military’s flu vaccine mandate ‘broad’ and ‘not rational’Members of the armed services will no longer be required to have an annual flu vaccination shot under a new policy announced Tuesday by Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary.In a video statement posted to social media, Hegseth described the mandate as “overly broad” and “not rational” and the decision to drop the vaccine requirement as “seizing this moment to discard any absurd o...
Reform investigating candidate over alleged posts that he ‘hates NHS’
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Lingering threat of polio
The recently concluded nationwide anti-polio campaign is being called a resounding success by those directly involved in the vaccination drive. The National Emergency Operations Center reports that over 44.7 million children under five received the vaccine, a figure just shy of the 45 million target, representing over 99% coverage. A polio expert calls the result "an achievement", noting that previous campaigns routinely missed 800,000 to 1 million children, roughly three times as man...
Hegseth announces end to military flu vaccine requirement
War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the end of the Pentagon's long-running flu vaccine mandate for U.S. troops."The War Department is once again restoring freedom to our Joint Force," Hegseth announced in an X post, linking to a video statement of his signing the new policy. "We are discarding the mandatory flu vaccine requirement, effective immediately."Hegseth said service members would no longer be forced to take the annual flu shot, and instead could decide for themselves whether it was in...
Sperm donor Robert Albon 'who fathered 180 children' loses bid to be declared parent
Sperm donor Robert Albon 'who fathered 180 children' loses bid to be declared parentUnregulated donor Robert Albon, who advertises his services on social media under the name 'Joe Donor', claims to have fathered over 180 childrenCommentsNewsZahra Khaliq News Reporter15:27, 21 Apr 2026Updated 15:39, 21 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesRobert Charles Albon is an unregulated sperm donorA sperm donor who claims to have fathered over 180 children has lost his bid to be legally recognised as t...
Want to lighten your mental load? First, let go of these gender myths
"Men can't see the mess." "Women are better at chores." These myths position women to take on more emotional thinking, says researcher Leah Ruppanner. She shares what works to reclaim your headspace.(Image credit: Malte Mueller/Getty, Composite by NPR)
Pete Hegseth cancels ‘absurd’ flu vaccine requirement for ‘brave warriors’ in military
NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsPete Hegseth cancels ‘absurd’ flu vaccine requirement for ‘brave warriors’ in militaryHegseth described his latest directive as ‘restoring’ what he called ‘simple medical autonomy’ in response to the Biden administration’s Covid-19 policiesAndrew Feinberg in Washington, D.C. Tuesday 21 April 2026 15:18 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link",...
Southern Poverty Law Center facing DOJ probe over use of paid informants
Politics Southern Poverty Law Center facing Justice Department probe over use of paid informants to infiltrate hate groups By Sarah N. Lynch Sarah N. Lynch Senior Justice Department Reporter Sarah N. Lynch is the senior Justice Department reporter for CBS News, based in Washington, D.C. Read Full Bio Sarah N. Lynch Updated on: April 21, 2026 / 10:14 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — The Justice Department is investigating the Southern Poverty Law Center in connection wi...
Beloved Texas labor nurse suffers freak health scare during honeymoon to Japan that saw her flown straight home for urgent treatment
Beloved Texas labor nurse suffers freak health scare during honeymoon to Japan that saw her flown straight home for urgent treatmentBy LAUREN ACTON-TAYLOR, US NEWS REPORTER Published: 14:59, 21 April 2026 | Updated: 15:01, 21 April 2026 e-mail View comments
Lottie Tomlinson urges people to break silence as she shares her heartbreak
Lottie Tomlinson urges people to break silence as she shares her heartbreakThe charity is working with its ambassador, influencer, entrepreneur and author Lottie Tomlinson, who has openly spoken about her own experiences of bereavementCommentsNewsSarah Ingram and Matt Atherton News Editor14:54, 21 Apr 2026View 5 ImagesLottie Tomlinson launches Sue Ryder’s ‘The Cab-Fare-well’ in London(Image: Sue Ryder)It’s the one life event guaranteed to affect us all - yet Brits still struggle to talk about it...
BMO, Teck, TC Energy CEOs to Advise Carney on US Strategy on New Panel
Prime Minister Mark Carney is turning to some of Canada’s most prominent business executives, including Bank of Montreal’s Darryl White, to give him advice on how to handle Canada’s economic relationship with the US.
'I thought Mounjaro was quick weight loss fix – then I had golf ball-sized gallstones'
'I thought Mounjaro was quick weight loss fix – then I had golf ball-sized gallstones'A single mum-of-two's search for a "quick fix" to lose weight turned into a terrifying medical ordeal after a popular skinny jab left her hospitalised for 19 daysCommentsNewsEmily Driver14:40, 21 Apr 2026View 6 ImagesMother of two Orlaith Commander said she regrets using 'skinny jab' Mounjaro and urges anyone interested in weight loss jabs to consult their GP. (Image: Kennedy...
NHS issues alert over brain and spine condition that ‘cannot be cured’
NHS issues alert over brain and spine condition that ‘cannot be cured’The common condition is this week in the spotlightCommentsNewsSamantha Leathers Senior Money & Lifestyle writer14:27, 21 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesMultiple sclerosis symptoms can flare and fade, with each person's experience being different(Image: GETTY)The NHS has issued a health alert on X. Officials are urging people to be more aware about the facts and symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) as part of MS Awareness Week wh...