Health

NJIT researchers found the overlooked forever chemical TFA in 91% of New Jersey tap water samples and nearly 80% of bottled drinks tested statewide.

A landmark NEJM trial found Dexcom G7 glucose monitors cut A1C by 1.6% in type 2 diabetes patients not on insulin, adding five hours a day in range.

Grail's Galleri cancer blood test aims to catch 50-plus cancers from a single draw. An FDA panel backed it 6-4, though doubts about its benefit remain.

The Trump administration quietly restored some ACA health plans after wrongly cancelling them in a fraud sweep that cut 760,000 people from the rolls.

Kenya confirmed four new Ebola Bundibugyo cases, including three health workers, bringing the total to seven. Officials say there is no community spread.

Using dual health insurance for one hospital bill is legal, but non-disclosure, double claims and missing documents can get a claim rejected.

A Delhi court at Rouse Avenue rejected the bail pleas of ex-DGHS Vatsala Aggarwal and Vinod Ranga in the Rs 700-crore medical procurement scam.

Advani health update: former Deputy PM L K Advani remains stable at 98 in Apollo Hospitals, Delhi, after admission for a chest infection, doctors said.

Tata Trusts hospitals plan: 40 to 50 not-for-profit hospitals across India, chairman Noel Tata announced in the Trusts' FY2025-26 annual report.

A new Lancet commission ranks obesity as the century's biggest avoidable health threat, warning India's rising waistlines hide serious metabolic risks.