The non-hormonal daily pill could benefit 500,000 women for whom HRT is not suitable.

The non-hormonal daily pill could benefit 500,000 women for whom HRT is not suitable.

Since the US has no federal mandate for hearing aid coverage, I found myself in a quandary – I couldn’t communicate with the hearing or the deaf

At the end of my second American Sign Language (ASL) class, during which I had fingerspelled my name Deborah as “F-E-B-O-R-A-H”, I thought it prudent to type a question into my Notes app rather than trying to fingerspell it. “How do I sign, ‘I’m hearing impaired?’” I wrote, showing the typed sentence to my teacher, Courtney Rodriguez. Then I pointed to one of my hearing aids.

Sixty per cent of ASL, Courtney had just taught us, consists of non-manual markers, meaning most of the communication in ASL comes from facial expressions. Puffed cheeks, for example, indicates something big. Pursed lips means small. From the puffed cheeks and pained look on my deaf teacher’s face, I could sense I had hit a big nerve.

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Palestinians across the Gaza Strip fear for their health as piles of rubbish mixed with dirt and debris accumulate in the streets. Areas once filled with bustling markets are now covered with litter and there are limited resources to clear the waste

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Reaching up to 100ft, these massive piles contain tonnes of salt that keep roads clear – but pose environmental risks

Most mountains take tens of millions of years to form. Toronto’s newest mountain took just days.

Towering atop the crowns of evergreens, it has no skeleton of limestone or granite. There are no spires, cornices or headwalls. It is simply piles upon piles of snow, mixed with a toxic cocktail of road salt, antifreeze, oil, coffee cups and lost keys. It is the final resting place for the forces of nature that have battered the city in recent weeks – and a daunting environmental hazard.

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Veoza, also known as fezolinetant, will be offered to women for whom HRT is unsuitable

More than 500,000 women in England are to be offered a drug on the NHS that prevents hot flushes.

The green light for Veoza, also known as fezolinetant, comes after the medicines watchdog, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, on Wednesday authorised it for use.

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Cheshire police and CPS say they were not told about inquiry into Prof Peter Hindmarsh before he gave evidence at nurse’s trial

The police force behind the prosecution of the former nurse Lucy Letby has said it was not informed by a key expert witness before he gave evidence at her trial that he was under investigation over serious concerns in his medical work.

The Crown Prosecution Service also told the Guardian it was not aware that Prof Peter Hindmarsh was subject to the formal investigation by the hospital that employed him, before his first appearance as a witness on 25 November 2022.

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Bank cashier Aleisha Rochester died two weeks after undergoing a routine procedure to remove an abscess.

Woman, from west Africa, faces uncertain wait for indefinite leave to remain because of changes coming into force next month

The mother of a six-year-old cancer survivor has spoken of her “overwhelming” fear her daughter will be denied crucial treatment because of the government’s immigration crackdown.

The girl, from London, underwent two rounds of life-saving chemotherapy after being diagnosed at two with neuroblastoma, a rare cancer that mostly affects children.

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‘Eye strokes’ that reduce blood flow to optic nerve likely to be side-effect of active ingredient semaglutide, says author

Patients taking Wegovy have nearly five times the risk of sudden sight loss of those on Ozempic, a large-scale study has found.

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) medicines such as semaglutide (sold as Wegovy, Ozempic and Rybelsus) and tirzepetide (sold as Mounjaro) help reduce blood sugar levels, slow digestion and reduce appetite, and have been linked to reduced risks of heart attack, fewer drug overdoses and other health benefits.

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Exclusive: Report suggests only 1% of annual spend on food and drink adverts will be affected after industry lobbying

The junk food ad ban intended to curb childhood obesity will affect only 1% of the £2.4bn spent annually on advertising food and drink, and may prove a “paper tiger”, ministers have been told.

The government has hailed the ban on advertising foods high in fat, salt and sugar before 9pm on TV and completely online, which came into force on 5 January, as a decisive and world-leading move that will remove 7.2bn calories from UK children’s diets every year.

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Donna Ockenden is appointed to lead the maternity services inquiry at Leeds hospitals.

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James visits Hackney, which has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country.

Ben Cole Edwards, 30, built a career as a trauma coach after posting about being estranged from his mum.

Susan McLarnon travelled to Downing Street later to call for "urgent action" to be taken on redress for those harmed by pelvic mesh implants.

The health service said young people who already receive the drugs will continue to do so.

A health campaigner says women's relationship to pain is shaped by the way they grow up with it as a part of their lives.

A health campaigner says women's relationship to pain is shaped by the way they grow up with it as a part of their lives.

England's top doctor says the drugs should be for a minority and more effort is needed to prevent obesity in the first place.