Health news is led by questions of treatment, accountability, and the human toll around illness and injury. The day brings a fresh challenge to a top U.S. health official’s vaccine-related testimony, a personal window into end-of-life cancer care, and a mental-health ruling after...
Health news is led by questions of treatment, accountability, and the human toll around illness and injury. The day brings a fresh challenge to a top U.S. health official’s vaccine-related testimony, a personal window into end-of-life cancer care, and a mental-health ruling after a violent attack.
Documents newly made public challenge Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Senate testimony that his 2019 trip to Samoa had nothing to do with vaccines. The records point to vaccine issues being part of the visit, sharpening scrutiny of the U.S. health secretary’s statements and reviving attention on his role in vaccine debates tied to the Pacific nation.
Stella Parton says Dolly Parton wanted doctors to pursue experimental drug options during her final battle with cancer. She describes her sister as willing to try treatments that might not only help her but also add to knowledge that could benefit future patients facing the disease.
A Jerusalem court acquits a man who attacked a nun in the Old City, ruling on mental health grounds after video showed him knocking her down and kicking her in April. The 48-year-old nun is injured in the assault, including when her head strikes a stone wall during the attack.
Top Health stories
- Ratko Mladić, convicted over Bosnia war crimes, dies in Hague prison aged 84 (46 sources)
- Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama dies at 97 (14 sources)
- Dolly Parton’s sister says she would try experimental drugs to help future cancer patients (10 sources)
- FAA seeks discipline for LaGuardia controllers after fatal Air Canada collision (7 sources)
- Samuel Monroe Jr., ‘Menace II Society’ actor, dies at 52 (6 sources)
- Documents contradict RFK Jr.’s claim Samoa trip had nothing to do with vaccines (6 sources)
- Jerusalem court acquits man in nun-kicking attack on mental health grounds (5 sources)
- WHO and Africa CDC declare Uganda Ebola outbreak over after 42 days (5 sources)
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