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Junior doctors across England have begun a four-day walkout and it is expected to be the most disruptive in NHS history. More than a quarter of a million appointments and operations could be cancelled, and some hospitals say up to half…

Johnson & Johnson’s second attempt to resolve talc lawsuits in bankruptcy should be dismissed as an unprecedented fraud designed to deny plaintiffs compensation, lawyers representing cancer victims argued. The attorneys contend…

United State government is spending over $5 billion on an effort to speed up the development of new COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) spokesperson and a Biden administration official said.…

A United States judge in Texas has suspended the two-decade-old approval of the abortion pill mifepristone while a legal challenge proceeds, dealing another setback to abortion rights in the United States. Adding to the volatile legal…

An analysis that was the basis of a highly criticized recommendation from Florida’s surgeon general cautioning young men against getting the COVID-19 vaccine omitted information that showed catching the virus could increase the risk of a…

Chinese health officials defended their search for the source of the COVID-19 virus and critisize  the World Health Organization after its leader said Beijing should have shared genetic information earlier. The WHO comments were “offensive…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has withdrew its approval for Covis Pharma's preterm birth prevention drug, Makena, saying that the drug was not effective in treating the complication. They have been pushing to withdraw the…

United Kingdom have decided to give COVID-19 vaccine for children with medical challenges. Children aged between six months to four years with underlying medical conditions will be offered COVID-19 shots, Britain's vaccine advisers said.…

Zimbabwe's Vice-President, Constantino Chiwenga, announced that the country intends to introduce a law that would make it illegal for other nations to recruit its health workers. The move aims to prevent the loss of valuable healthcare…

Idaho Gov. Brad Little  signed a bill into law  that makes it illegal for an adult to help a minor get an abortion without parental consen The law is the first of its kind in the U.S. and creates a new crime of “ abortion trafficking,”…