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U.S. health officials say there were no new measles cases reported last week, a sign the nation’s worst epidemic of the disease in 27 years could be in its final stages. The current epidemic emerged about a year ago. It took off this year, with most of the cases reported in Orthodox Jewish communities in […]

When I saw that Sephora had added a new product that promised to smooth out otherwise unfixable acne scars in eight weeks, I was intrigued but not entirely convinced. When I saw it had already racked up close to 200 five-star reviews, I grabbed my credit card. But my excitement was tempered — nearly all

When I tell people I’m a farmer, I’m often met with puzzled looks. I didn’t grow up on a farm. I’m not a grizzled white man in his 60s with a John Deere hat. I’m a woman in her 20s with a naturally soft voice and a slim build.  I grew up in a small

Image caption An inquest into student Ceara Thacker’s death opens on Monday Universities should be bound by law to meet the mental-health needs of their students, an ex-health minister says. Information gathered by Sir Norman Lamb’s office reveals a “complex and fragmented” picture of mental-health provision across UK universities. Many of the 110 universities which

Image copyright Getty Images For people with food allergies, dining out can be stressful and in some cases, life-threatening or fatal. This week the grieving family of Owen Carey, who died from anaphylactic shock after unwittingly eating Byron Burger’s buttermilk marinated chicken, demanded a change in the law to compel eateries to display full and

As the nation’s attorneys general debate a legal settlement with Purdue Pharma, the opioid epidemic associated with its blockbuster painkiller OxyContin rages on in state after state, community after community, killing tens of thousands of people each year with no end in sight. In Pennsylvania’s York County, the coroner investigated eight suspected overdose deaths in

Image copyright Own Image caption Lesley says she’s been ‘stubborn’ and kept on working part-time Life is very different for Lesley Hart since she had meningitis nearly 10 years ago. “I’m no longer Miss Independent. It’s impacting more and more as time goes on. But I live each day as I want to.” Lesley is

The Latest on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo pushing for a ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes (all times local): 2:25 p.m. The largest player in the e-cigarette market says it’s reviewing an announcement from New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo that would ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, but agrees there’s a need for

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo directed state health officials to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, citing the risk of young people getting addicted to nicotine. The Democrat announced Sunday that the state health commissioner would be making a recommendation this week to the state Public Health and Health Planning Council. The council can issue

Former Wales rugby captain Gareth Thomas has revealed he is HIV positive, saying he wants to “break the stigma” around the condition. He made the announcement as he prepared to compete in the Ironman Wales triathlon in Tenby, Pembrokeshire. Thomas said he is taking part to show how people with HIV are misrepresented as “walking