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Image copyright Getty Images Skin cancer rates have “soared” in the UK over the last decade, particularly in men and younger adults, Cancer Research UK (CRUK) has warned. Incidence of melanomas rose in men by 53% – from 19 per 100,000 in 2004-6 to 29 per 100,000 in 2014-16. And diagnoses in 25-49 year olds […]

The World Health Organization says the deadly Ebola virus outbreak in northeastern Congo is now an international health emergency . More than 1,600 people have died since August in the second-worst outbreak of the disease in history. Wednesday’s declaration was sparked by the outbreak’s spread to a city of more than two million people ,

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionOne primary school teacher: “We cry together over what we hear children say”. Referrals to child mental health units from UK primary schools for pupils aged 11 and under have risen by nearly 50% in three years, the BBC has learned. Replies to Freedom of Information (FOI)

The latest deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo is now an international emergency , the World Health Organization announced Wednesday. Here’s a timeline of key events since this outbreak, now the second deadliest of Ebola in history, was declared almost a year ago in a region described as a war zone. ——— Aug. 1: The outbreak

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Street Valium is also known as Street Blues Scotland has the highest rate of drug-related deaths in Europe and the numbers are continuing to rise at an alarming speed. What can be done about Scotland’s drug death crisis? 1. Decriminalisation Image caption The Daily Record is campaigning for decriminalisation

The nation’s former major suppliers of lead paint have agreed to pay California’s largest cities and counties $305 million to settle a nearly 20-year-old lawsuit, attorneys said Wednesday. The settlement comes after years of legal and legislative battling in California and other states. Former lead paint manufacturers tried to change California law last year with

Image copyright Luton & Dunstable University Hospital Image caption The scaffolding was put up in March A former 1930s council house is being transformed into accommodation for parents whose babies are being cared for at a neo-natal unit. About 70 different trades people have volunteered to help renovate the building in Luton for the Luton

Netflix is so popular and ubiquitous that it can make mediocre movies and shows like “Bird Box” and “You” into cultural phenomenons. TV series that went off the air years ago, like “Friends” and “The Office,” can become the most popular shows in the world simply by being on Netflix. But Netflix will soon not

The maker of OxyContin has been cast as the chief villain in the nation’s opioid crisis. But newly released government figures suggest Purdue Pharma had plenty of help in flooding the U.S. with billions of pills even as overdose deaths were accelerating. Interested in Opioid Epidemic? Add Opioid Epidemic as an interest to stay up

Image copyright Getty Images Solving gender identity issues in children is complicated, and is not always going to be the answer to everything, says NHS England’s gender identity development service. They need help “from all sides”, say experts from the London clinic, because many of the under-18s are also dealing with mental health problems. Referrals