Test approved to detect preeclampsia, leading cause of US maternal deaths

FDA approves new test, which has been widely celebrated as a small victory in the fight to make childbirth safer in the US

Sauna and a show? ‘Wellness theater’ makes its sweaty debut in Las Vegas

The sauna-set entertainment known as Aufguss has long been popular in Europe. Will Americans warm to the art form?

Tea, apples and berries could stave off age-related memory loss, study suggests

Research found 71-year-olds with high flavanol consumption had better memory function

‘Seniors are getting ripped off’: progressive congressman Mark Pocan on overhauling Medicare

Pocan is introducing legislation prohibiting insurance companies from preying on seniors and marketing their plans as ‘Medicare’

Largest LGBTQ+ health center in US midwest to lay off 15% of staff

Staff cuts at Chicago community health center come at a time of high-profile attacks on queer and trans healthcare across the US

Plant-based diet can cut bowel cancer risk in men by 22%, says study

Researchers find no such link for women, suggesting connection between diet and bowel cancer is clearer for men

My US hellscape or broken Britain: where would you rather seek healthcare?

It’s insurance renewal time again – when I discuss cover in New York, hear tales of NHS woe in the UK, and wonder which is worse, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

Digested week: Murdoch’s dumping will give Trump the hump

Ex-US president tries to reclaim the unhinged ‘stable genius’ as a joke – and a small part of me thinks good luck to him

‘If you don’t know what you’re doing, you’ll get bit’: can an alligator be man’s best friend?

WallyGator has been certified an emotional support animal and attracted crowds on a recent trip to Philadelphia

Meditation app Calm sacks one-fifth of staff

Wellness tech company, which enjoyed a boom in custom during the Covid lockdown, has let 90 of its 400 staff go