As bird flu is confirmed in 33 cattle herds across eight US states, Ian Sample talks to virologist Dr Ed Hutchinson of Glasgow University about why this development has taken scientists by surprise, and how prepared we are for the possibility it might start spreading among humansRead more Guardian reporting on this topic Continue reading...

Cambridge study finds those from poorest areas have 35% higher risk of second non-breast cancerFemale survivors of breast cancer living in the most deprived areas have a 35% higher risk of developing second, unrelated cancers, compared with those from the most affluent areas, research shows.Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the...

The group’s facility near Manchester, where four women died, ‘should be prosecuted’, says Richard CasebyThe father of a 23-year-old man who died after neglect at a Priory hospital is calling for a criminal investigation into a second Priory facility where four young women died.Richard Caseby said the Priory should be investigated and prosecuted after...

Three Republicans join Democrats to support repeal of law first approved in 1864, with measure now heading to state senateLawmakers in the Arizona house have voted to repeal a controversial 1864 law banning nearly all abortions, amid mounting pressure on the state’s Republicans.Three Republicans joined with all 29 Democrats on Wednesday to support the...

Staff at private mental health hospital near Weston-super-Mare missed chances to prevent Lily Lucas’s death, jury findsAn inquest jury has found there were “gross failings in care amounting to neglect” before a woman had a heart attack at a private mental health hospital due to complications from drinking excessive amounts of water.Lillian Lucas, 28,...

Anthony J Lester has not managed to see a specialist nurse since 2022. Plus a letter from Barry NormanI was both intrigued and dismayed by Katy Wright’s letter describing the impressive care she has received for Parkinson’s disease (17 April). I live in Seaford, 11 miles from Lewes, where she lives, and my experience is very different.I was diagnosed...