EU silver filling ban could lead to dental care crisis in Northern Ireland, says BDA (www.theguardian.com)
Zika cases surge by almost 300pc in Thailand (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Alzheimer’s can pass between humans in rare medical accidents, suggests study (www.theguardian.com)
Fingertip oxygen sensors can fail on dark skin — now a physician is suing (www.nature.com)
Arctic zombie viruses in Siberia could spark terrifying new pandemic, scientists warn (www.theguardian.com)
Shipyard veterans may have been exposed to cancer-causing radioactive materials. The Navy has not told them. (www.nbcnews.com)
A little too old for HPV vaccine? Cervical cancer rising among women in their 30s and 40s (www.nbcnews.com)
Alzheimer’s blood test revolution for over-50s (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Cameroon starts world-first malaria mass vaccine rollout (www.bbc.com)
Black people experience strokes more frequently and at younger ages than White counterparts, study finds (edition.cnn.com)
A new study found the rate of stroke among Black people was roughly 50% to 80% higher than the rate among White people, over the studied period.
Colon cancer is killing more younger men and women than ever, new report finds (www.nbcnews.com)
‘We should have followed up’: Lancet journal retracts article on hearing aids and dementia after prodding (retractionwatch.com)
‘I don’t see how it ends’: expert sounds alarm on new wave of US opioids crisis (www.theguardian.com)
Medical AI could be ‘dangerous’ for poorer nations, WHO warns (www.nature.com)
More Than Half of the World Will Be Obese By 2035, Report Says (time.com)
Majority of debtors to US hospitals now people with health insurance (www.theguardian.com)
Cholera cases soar globally amid shortage of vaccines (www.theguardian.com)
Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat — is climate change making it worse? (www.nature.com)
Blood donations have fallen to catastrophic levels. Experts say young people need to step up. (www.nbcnews.com)
Latin America’s health systems are falling behind the rest of the world, WHO warns (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Hospitals owned by private equity are harming patients, reports find (arstechnica.com)
2nd tuberculosis outbreak linked to bone grafts in the US (www.livescience.com)
Baby in critical condition in Victoria after being delivered in ‘freebirth’ (www.theguardian.com)
A cholera outbreak in Zambia has caused more than 400 deaths and infected 10,000 (apnews.com)
