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More Australians under 40 are being diagnosed with cancer than ever before – as experts reveal the possible causes
More Australians under the age of 40 are being diagnosed with cancer than at any point on record, with medical experts pointing to a mix of lifestyle, environmental and screening-related factors behind the rise. The trend is particularly concerning because cancers such as bowel and thyroid cancer, once considered diseases of older age, are increasingly…
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First death reported in Upper East Side Legionnaires’ disease outbreak as cases rise to 67
The outbreak has sickened 67 people with 12 hospitalized as investigators trace Legionella bacteria to dozens of cooling towers on the Upper East Side.
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Kentucky Governor reveals he received calls suggesting Senator Mitch McConnell had passed during hospitalization before proof of life photo
Kentucky’s Governor has said he received phone calls implying that Senator Mitch McConnell had died while the senator was in hospital, before a “proof of life” photograph was later released to confirm he was still alive. The episode highlights how quickly unconfirmed rumours about a prominent, ageing political figure’s health can spread, particularly during a…
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Inside New York’s shanty town: Festering in the heart of Manhattan, the stinking tent city offers squatters electricity, water and even free needles to inject their drugs… while police turn and walk the other way
A Daily Mail report describes a sprawling encampment in Manhattan where dozens of homeless people and drug users have set up semi-permanent tents, reportedly with access to electricity, running water and clean needles supplied to reduce disease transmission, while police allegedly avoid intervening. The piece frames the site as a symbol of New York’s worsening…
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Anne Hathaway’s 13 Best Performances: From ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ to ‘The Odyssey’
Variety has published a ranked list of Anne Hathaway’s 13 best film performances, timed to a career-high moment as she reunites with director Christopher Nolan to play Penelope in “The Odyssey” and stars in “The Devil Wears Prada 2”, both released in 2026. The retrospective traces her more than 25 years in Hollywood, highlighting her…
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How these twins’ rare growth disorder could provide the key to preventing cancer
Twin sisters María Luísa and María del Cisne Romero, from the town of Piñas in southern Ecuador, both have Laron syndrome, a rare genetic condition that stops the body growing taller than about 1.2m. Researchers studying the community believe the disorder may hold clues to preventing cancer, since people with the condition appear to have…
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Beloved radio DJ shocks listeners by announcing her breast cancer diagnosis live on-air and recalls discovery in home sauna that made her freeze
A Seattle radio DJ has revealed to her listeners live on-air that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer, describing the moment she first noticed something was wrong while sitting in her home sauna. The disclosure has moved her audience, with the presenter praised for her openness about a health scare that affects many women…
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RFK Jr hails first US hospital to promise healthier meals: ‘We have a template’
Tampa General Hospital in Florida has become the first hospital in the United States to sign the “Make Hospital Food Healthier” pledge, committing to serve patients more nutritious, minimally processed meals. The move was welcomed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who praised the hospital as providing a “template” for others…
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CDC and FDA link lettuce at Taco Bell in five states to cyclospora outbreak
US health officials have traced a growing outbreak of the parasite cyclospora to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the link on Thursday, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) identified a single Mexican supplier, though…
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Pictured: Man, 53, who died in hospital 12 days after being attacked in shop – as police arrest man, 30, and woman, 47, amid murder probe
Paul Heyfron, 53, died on Sunday after being punched in a Sunshine shop on Brook Walk on June 30.