Medicine

Medicine covers advances in treatment, public health developments and the wider healthcare landscape that affects how people stay well. This includes breakthroughs in how diseases are diagnosed and treated, from new pharmaceutical approaches to pioneering surgical techniques, as well as news about the institutions and companies that shape the healthcare system.

Public health concerns form an important part of the topic, including disease outbreaks, vaccination efforts and emerging health threats. These stories highlight the importance of vigilance and prevention in protecting communities. Equally significant are questions around drug safety, unapproved treatments and the evidence base that supports medical practice.

The intersection of medicine with politics and business also features here, as policy decisions and corporate activity have real consequences for how people access healthcare. Whether reporting on new treatments, public health challenges or industry developments, medicine news matters because it touches all our lives.

James Ellis Ford shares message to son from hospital bed on hypnotic new single ‘The Ever After’

August 4, 2026

James Ellis Ford, the producer and former Simian Mobile Disco member, has released a new solo single, ‘The Ever After’, from his upcoming second album ‘Lost In Another World’. The track was written as a personal message to his eight-year-old son Frank while Ford was undergoing chemotherapy in hospital for acute myeloid leukaemia, and he…
Bruce Springsteen Praises Health Care Workers After Revealing Wife Patti Scialfa Is in Remission After Blood Cancer Diagnosis

August 4, 2026

Bruce Springsteen revealed at a Pan-Mass Challenge gala that his wife and E Street Band bandmate Patti Scialfa is now in remission from multiple myeloma, a blood cancer she has lived with for more than eight years. The announcement came in an eight-minute prerecorded video supporting the annual cycling fundraiser for cancer research and treatment…
My son has cancer. Kalshi wants you to be able to bet on his medical future | Joshua Pederson

August 4, 2026

Guardian writer Joshua Pederson describes his 12-year-old son’s fight with an aggressive tumour and his family’s alarm at prediction market Kalshi’s plan to let users bet on clinical trial outcomes and FDA drug approvals. His son is currently enrolled in a trial combining chemotherapy and immunotherapy after his cancer, first diagnosed almost two years ago,…
Mudryk could return on Wednesday after drugs suspension

August 4, 2026

Chelsea forward Mykhailo Mudryk could make his first appearance in 20 months on Wednesday after being named in the squad for a pre-season friendly against Juventus in Hong Kong. The Ukraine international has been out since a provisional suspension in November 2024 following an “adverse finding” for the banned substance meldonium, but he was cleared…
WWE star Brie Bella says she’ll be ‘out for a bit’ after suffering broken scapula during SummerSlam match

August 4, 2026

WWE star Brie Bella has revealed she suffered a broken scapula (shoulder blade) during a six-woman tag team match at SummerSlam, warning fans she will be “out for a bit” while she recovers. The injury adds to a run of high-profile setbacks for WWE talent and comes at a major event for the promotion, which…
Sex, drugs and serial killers: inside Ryan Murphy and Bret Easton Ellis’s lurid TV thriller

August 4, 2026

Ryan Murphy’s FX adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s novel The Shards brings the author’s autobiographical 1981 Los Angeles prep-school world to television, blending teenage hedonism with a serial-killer thriller. The series, which unites Murphy’s flamboyant style with Ellis’s obsession with hidden identities and lost youth, is notable for pairing an Aids-era metaphor with a cast…
Popular weight-loss drugs may help protect against a deadly disease, doctor says

August 4, 2026

Emerging research suggests that GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy, widely used for diabetes and weight loss, may also help lower the risk of cancer diagnosis and recurrence, according to a Texas-based breast cancer surgeon. This would mark a significant expansion of the drugs’ known benefits, potentially offering protection against one of the leading…
Goodburn pleads for more funding for rare cancer research

August 4, 2026

Scottish swimmer Archie Goodburn, who was diagnosed with brain cancer at 22, is urging the UK government to provide further funding for rare cancer research, following the recent passing of the Rare Cancers Bill. His appeal highlights the ongoing gap between new legislation and the practical funding needed to support research and treatment for less…
Strengthen the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program — Don’t Tear It Down

August 4, 2026

We shouldn’t dismantle a system that has served patients well for decades.
‘Give us a chance to fight for our lives’ – Goodburn asks PM for more cancer funding

August 4, 2026

Scottish swimmer Archie Goodburn, who was diagnosed with inoperable brain tumours over two years ago, made an emotional plea to Prime Minister Andy Burnham on BBC Breakfast for greater investment in brain cancer research. The 25-year-old, who competed for Scotland in the 50m breaststroke at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, called for a national brain…