Topic: Medicine

Medicine covers developments in healthcare, medical research, treatment and prevention, as well as the policies and personal stories that shape access to care. It includes reporting on diseases, medicines, clinical evidence, public health and the changing decisions facing patients and professionals.

The topic matters because medical advances and healthcare rules can affect people’s lives directly, from routine screening to serious illness. It also helps readers weigh new findings, understand debates around care and follow the wider forces influencing health.

  • Give Me Dirt

    BLABBERMOUTH.NET has published a review of “Give Me Dirt”, the eighth studio album from Canadian sludge-punk band Cancer Bats, awarding it 8.5 out of 10. Reviewer Dom Lawson praises the record for staying true to the band’s raw, unpolished ethos two decades on from their 2006 debut, “Birthing The Giant”, describing it as one of…

  • Google’s Top AI Brains Are Leaving to Launch Discovery Loop

    Jeff Dean and other high-profile Google executives have founded Discovery Loop, a startup that will seek AI-powered breakthroughs in everything from drug discovery to chip design.

  • Hospital charity supporters hit by cyber attack

    Sheffield Hospitals Charity has warned supporters that their personal details may have been accessed after a cyber attack on Beacon CRM, the secure database system it uses to manage donor information. Beacon detected the breach on Monday, and it is understood to have affected more than 1,000 charities and organisations that rely on the platform,…

  • Hospital charity supporters hit by cyber attack – BBC

    Hospital charity supporters hit by cyber attack  BBC

  • Buckley School teens face a serial killer in 1981 Los Angeles

    FX and Hulu have launched The Shards, a nine-episode drama created by Ryan Murphy and Bret Easton Ellis, adapting Ellis’s acclaimed 600-page autofiction novel about his privileged upbringing in early-1980s Los Angeles. Hollywood Reporter critic Daniel Fienberg’s review found the series leans fully into the “excess” audiences expect from the pairing, delivering opulence, a heavy…

  • Celtic boss O’Neill in hospital after surgery

    Celtic manager Martin O’Neill remains in hospital after undergoing what the club described as a “small procedure”, with no details given about the nature of the operation. The 74-year-old is expected to be discharged within a day or two, and Celtic have asked that his and his family’s privacy be respected while thanking fans for…

  • ‘Parkinson’s Valley’: the herbicide haunting a New York farm town

    In Hebron, a small farming town in New York’s Washington county, residents including farmer Gordon Chaplin believe long-term exposure to the herbicide paraquat has caused a cluster of Parkinson’s disease cases among their community. Chaplin, 81, developed symptoms nearly a decade ago and was later diagnosed with the incurable degenerative brain disease, despite having no…

  • Barry Manilow Cancels Rescheduled Kentucky Concert Due to ‘Unforeseen Circumstances’

    Barry Manilow cancelled his Tuesday night concert in Lexington, Kentucky for a second time, citing “unforeseen circumstances” in an Instagram post to fans. No further explanation was given, and a spokesperson for the 83-year-old singer had not responded to requests for comment at the time of reporting. The show had already been postponed once before,…

  • Moment mini-TORNADO rips through athletics meeting throwing tables, chairs and even officials into the air

    A sudden mini-tornado swept through an athletics meeting, sending tables, chairs and even officials flying into the air, according to footage of the incident. The freak weather event highlights how quickly conditions can turn dangerous at outdoor sporting occasions, catching organisers, competitors and spectators off guard. Details of the exact location, date and any injuries…

  • U.S. missile stockpiles dwindle. And, FDA weighs approval of flu shots with mRNA tech

    The US Army has nearly run down its stockpile of long-range precision missiles, including Precision Strike Missiles and ATACMS, amid its ongoing conflict with Iran, NPR reports. These weapons allow strikes from hundreds of miles away, reducing risk to pilots, but replenishing them can take years, raising concerns about America’s preparedness for future conflicts and…