Normally the insects are targeted with insecticide, but US researchers say anti-malaria drugs absorbed through their legs can stop them spreading disease. Scientists propose novel way of treating mosquitoes for malaria
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Additional scans better tailored to spotting cancer in dense breasts could treble detection rates. Call for NHS to give women with dense breasts extra cancer scans
The government is “actively reviewing” private prescriptions of cross-sex hormones for under-18s, the High Court hears. Cross-sex hormones for under 18s could be restricted or banned
Stoke-on-Trent South MP Allison Gardner says at one point she considered having her bladder removed. MP considered bladder removal over chronic UTI
Jake Devline-Reed says it will provide a “safe space” for those that need it. ‘This group will really benefit a lot of men’
A UK Health Safety Agency spokesperson said the risk to the general public is “very low”. West Nile virus detected in UK mosquitoes for first time
Jacob Hoy, who was attacked while on duty, says ambulance staff need faster prosecutions. Attacked paramedics hope for swifter court justice
Scientists say the new method can diagnose the exact type of tumour within hours, rather than weeks. New brain tumour test a ‘game changer’, say experts
The government wants universities to check the safety of halls and reach out to families after a death. Student suicide review says unis must act to stop more deaths
The treatment will be offered to those most at risk from August after a record number of cases. World-first gonorrhoea vaccine launched by NHS England as infections soar
Teenagers say it is easy to get hold of the products, which experts warn can be highly addictive. Nicotine pouches helped me quit vaping – but now I’m addicted
Diana Johnson MP, who has campaigned with victims, tells BBC slow progress is “disappointing”. Infected blood victims call for faster compensation
Eight months into England’s first public inquiry into mental health deaths, what have we learnt? The Lampard Inquiry: What has happened so far?
Roya Rasouli, 27, promised herself on her hospital bed to share her story and is urging others to also. ‘We can’t stay silent over endometriosis struggle’
With NHS mental health waitlists at record highs, are chatbots a possible solution? My AI therapist got me through dark times: The good and bad of chatbot counselling
Prisons are environments that really run on sounds – alarms, tannoys, people’s voices. So, what’s it like being deaf in prison? Deaf behind bars: ‘I felt completely isolated’
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting men in the US. What we know about Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis
Britain’s pioneering nature writer on the link between mental health and the natural world Nature Cure by Richard Mabey (Omnibus)
Britain’s pioneering nature writer on the link between mental health and the natural world Nature Cure by Richard Mabey (Omnibus)
The NHS is trying to find many hundreds of people exposed to the virus via contaminated blood in the 1970s, 80s and 90s. GPs to help NHS find more infected blood victims