Browsing: General Health News

This month, King’s Clinical Academic Training Office (KCATO) is collaborating with the Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences to spotlight clinical academics working in the field of dentistry. In this edition, we hear from Dr Sadia Niazi, Senior Clinical Lecturer/Honorary NHS Consultant in Endodontology

Nearly two weeks after the US withdrawal, the UN health agency’s executive board meeting will be anything but business as usual. The board, convening in Geneva from 2 to 7 February, will wade through a packed agenda with typical items ranging from immunisation to mental health to governance

Health Minister announces new clinic and additional new dentists with £8m funding boost for dental services

The Falls Prevention Program of Holmes & Wayne, under the direction of the Holmes County General Health District, will sponsor a Healthy Aging Clinic for the 60-and-over population from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 10 at Martin’s Creek Mennonite Church, 6111 County Road 203, Millersburg

After urging Republicans earlier this year to make health care a central issue in their midterm campaigns, President Donald Trump gave the issue only passing mention in his record-long State of the Union address this week

Kelowna, B.C., resident Nanci Macdonald has recovered from what was a serious kidney-related condition, saying she feels grateful for the care she received at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH)

Too much screen use among kids and teens – including endless social media scrolling, nonstop texting and hours of video games – can be harmful, and it has become a public health concern in the United States, according to a surgeon general’s advisory released Wednesday

The White House is calling on the Senate to confirm Dr. Casey Means as U.S. surgeon general “without further delay,” even as President Donald Trump signaled uncertainty about her path forward

So far, Florida has failed to end vaccine mandates. Now there’s a last-ditch effort

Debra Pierce holds up a picture of Stanley Sears, her brother, while standing in the yard of the mobile home he was renovating before his death in 2024. Pierce believes North Carolina’s Martin County needs higher-level emergency services and a hospital. Sarah Jane Tribble/KFF Health Newshide caption