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By LUKE ANDREWS U.S. SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER Taking two common painkillers may be raising your risk of suffering from a deadly bacterial infection, a study suggests. Ibuprofen, brand name Advil, and acetaminophen, brand name Tylenol, are readily-available over-the-counter drugs taken by millions every year to ease headaches, back and neck pain and fevers, among other ailments. But researchers in Australia warn …

Russia Launches Deadliest Attack on Kyiv Since Trump-Putin Summit  The Wall Street Journal Russian Missile and Drone Attack Kills at Least 15 in Kyiv  The New York Times Russia attacks Kyiv: 15 killed in drone, missile strikes as Trump’s peace push stalls  NBC News In Kyiv, one man’s dash to try to save neighbours after Russian strike  Reuters Russia’s devastating attack on Kyiv proves …

What’s the world’s most dangerous animal? Hint: It’s plentiful in Florida and no, it’s not an alligator, shark or python. According to the Centers for Disease Control the deadliest animal in the world is the mosquito. “The mosquito kills more people than any other creature in the world,” the CDC said, noting the flying nuisance spreads such diseases as malaria, dengue, West …

Weekend lie-ins, late nights and drinking could be making a dangerous sleep disorder worse, scientists have discovered. Obstructive sleep apnoea is a condition that causes repeated pauses in breathing during sleep and extreme snoring—affecting between eight and ten million people in the UK, and up to 30 million Americans. However researchers have coined the term ‘social apnoea’ to describe a …

130 feet from disaster: What we learned about the deadliest airline crash in decades  Politico Less than a second before hitting a passenger jet, helicopter instructor told pilot to change course, NTSB hearing reveals  CNN N.T.S.B. Details Evidence in Fatal Crash at Reagan National Airport  The New York Times Helicopter in deadly DC airport collision had faulty altitude gauge, NTSB says  BBC Six months …

It’s smaller than your fingernail and kills more humans than any other animal on Earth. Now it’s spreading fast across New York,  and it’s already infected people. The New York State Department of Health wants New Yorkers to remember the dangers of mosquito bites and protect against diseases like West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). New York State …

Doctors have discovered a new marker of one of America’s deadliest cancers – opening up the opportunity for early diagnosis and treatment.  Researchers at the University of California – San Diego looked at mice who were genetically engineered to mimic the early stages of pancreatic cancer, which kills nearly nine in 10 patients within five years.  Looking at cells under …

The artificial sweetener Stevia may help prevent one of the world’s deadliest cancers, a new study suggests.  Researchers in Japan collected samples from the leaves of Stevia rebaudiana, a plant native to tropical and subtropical South America.  The plant is used to make the sugar substitute Stevia, which can be 50 to 300 times sweeter than sugar and has no …

By TARYN PEDLER Published: 01:17, 21 July 2025 | Updated: 04:12, 21 July 2025 A father who suffered with the world’s deadliest form of brain cancer has been cleared after he underwent an experimental treatment. Ben Trotman, 43, who was diagnosed with glioblastoma in October 2022, is now showing no signs of the disease after being administered an immunotherapy drug …

A mother-of-three who had a near-death experience after suffering one of the deadliest types of heart attack has revealed in vivid detail what she felt and saw ‘on the other side’.  Jenna Tanner, 49, who is now writing a book about the astonishing ordeal, said it has made her realise what really matters in life.  Ms Tanner, from Oklahoma, admits she mistook …