Healthcare
300 cases of measles in Italy in April
The Italian Higher Health Institute (ISS), said there were 864 measles cases in Italy in the first four months of the year.…
Ultra-processed foods linked to early death and poor health
The BBC reports that researchers in France and Spain say that what are known as ultra-processed foods - such as instant soups,…
MMR vaccination call in the UK following high numbers of measles cases
Public Health England ( PHE ) is calling for all parents to get their children vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (…
Summer camps across the U.S. are drawing the line against unvaccinated children
Summer camps across the United States are tightening their policies on vaccines, with some prepared to turn away children whose parents opted…
UK embraces AI in healthcare
Artificial intelligence could revolutionise healthcare by allowing doctors to spend much more time with their patients, according to a leading health and…
Measles on the rise in Belgium
There is concern in Belgium after a sharp increase in the cases of measles in the region of Wallonia. So far two…
US teen who sued over vaccination gets chickenpox
A US teenager who took legal action against his school after he was banned for refusing the chickenpox vaccination now has the…
Maltese 18 year old Nigel Borg addresses the United Nations on autism
Nigel Borg, 18 years of age and living with ASD, had the privilege to address the Congress of United Nations in Geneva…
Germany adopts the hard line to get children vaccinated for measles
German Health Minister Jens Spahn has drawn up draft legislation to oblige parents to get their children vaccinated against measles or else…
US cruise ship quarantined in the Caribbean over measles case
A US cruise ship has been placed in quarantine by the Caribbean island of St Lucia after a case of measles was…
British Police investigating hundreds of premature deaths at a hospital in Hampshire
British police have opened a fresh criminal investigation into the deaths of hundreds of patients who died over a 14-year period at…
Hundreds quarantined as officials probe measles cases at L.A. Universities
More than 900 students and staff members at two Los Angeles universities - the University of California and California State University -…