Category: Health
The Health section of Europa Express News provides responsible, evidence-based reporting on public health, medical research, healthcare systems, and wellbeing across Europe.
Coverage includes health policy, disease prevention, medical innovation, mental health, and healthcare access. We avoid sensationalism and unsupported claims, particularly on topics that may influence public behaviour or medical decision-making.
Health reporting is produced under heightened editorial standards. We prioritise verified information, peer-reviewed research where applicable, and official data, while clearly stating when evidence is evolving.
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Gibraltar’s Barbary macaques eat soil to offset tourist junk food impact
Gibraltar’s Barbary macaques are eating soil to counteract the effects of junk food from tourists, according to new research that links their behaviour directly to human activity. Researchers…
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Moderna launches H5N1 bird flu vaccine trials in UK and US
Human trials for a latest bird flu vaccine have begun in the UK and US, targeting the H5N1 strain that has infected dairy cows and caused human cases…
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Global antibiotic resistance spreads, with superbugs causing 1.27 million deaths yearly and regional variations in treatment failure.
Antibiotic resistance has moved from a future warning to a present crisis, with resistant bacteria directly causing 1.27 million deaths in 2019 alone, according to a comprehensive Lancet…
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Welsh NHS recruitment freeze leaves nursing graduates without jobs despite funded training
Emma Coomer left a full-time job at a GP practice to study nursing, only to find no Band 5 positions available in Wales upon graduation. How the recruitment…
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Aspirin shown to reduce cancer incidence and spread in key studies
While discovery generated some excitement, it wasn’t immediately clear how this would impact clinical practice, says Ruth Langley, a professor of oncology and medical trials at University College…
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Wolverhampton mum diagnosed with rare child brain tumour after symptom dismissal
Libby Woolaston, a 32-year-old mother of three from Wolverhampton, first experienced persistent headaches in summer 2024. Her GP dismissed concerns as stress or hormones She reported her symptoms…
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The Telegraph Blocks Immunologist’s Article on Immune System Aging Due to Security Alert
The immunologist’s article on immune system aging was blocked by The Telegraph’s security system on April 21, 2026. Readers attempting to access the piece encountered a security notice…
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Laura Corby urges public to take bowel cancer screening after early detection saved her from chemotherapy Laura Corby urges public to take bowel cancer screening after early detection saved her from chemotherapy
Laura Corby, a 54-year-old mother of two from Deal in Kent, agreed to have her bowel surgery live-streamed for surgical training in October 2025, but the procedure was…
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Libby Woolaston Diagnosed With Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumour After Headaches Dismissed as Stress
Libby Woolaston, a mother of three from Wolverhampton, was diagnosed with an atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumour after her persistent headaches were dismissed as stress by her GP. Doctors…
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Immunotherapy before surgery halts bowel cancer recurrence in genetic subtype trial
Thirty-two patients with a specific genetic form of bowel cancer showed no cancer recurrence after 33 months of follow-up in a trial testing immunotherapy before surgery. The results,…
