Dr. Claire Fosse
Health & Medicine Correspondent · Health & Science
Dr. Claire Fosse covers Health & Science for BreakWire News. Dr. Claire Fosse brings a rare combination of clinical training and investigative journalism to BreakWire's health coverage. She holds a Doctor of Medicine from Tufts University School of Medicine.
Areas of expertise: Public Health, Epidemiology, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Research
Recent Articles
- Study finds HPV vaccine cut cervical cancer deaths
England’s HPV vaccination program appears to be doing what public health campaigns rarely get credit for: quietly preventing deaths. The new study is strong, but it still measures …
- Five ways to keep children safe in heat
The heat is climbing, and children won't regulate body temperature as well as adults. That makes ordinary summer advice a bit less optional this weekend.
- UK under-16 social media ban splits health debate
A proposed UK ban on social media for under-16s has drawn a familiar split: clinicians see harm reduction, teenagers see exile from ordinary life. Both are pointing at something re…
- State Department takes larger role in CDC overseas work
Washington is shifting control of overseas disease work away from the CDC and toward the State Department. Critics say that swaps scientific muscle for diplomatic machinery.
- Danish study links early pregnancy work strain to miscarriage
A Danish study found that some physically demanding work patterns in early pregnancy tracked with a higher risk of miscarriage. It does not prove the job caused the loss, but it sh…
- UK learning-disability nurse numbers fall by a third
Britain has far fewer learning-disability nurses than it did 17 years ago. The Royal College of Nursing says that gap is now harming care for 1.5 million people.
- Caraway cookware sells safety and style at a price
Caraway built a business on pretty, PTFE-free cookware. The catch is less glamorous: ceramic nonstick usually demands more money, more care and lower expectations.
- Resident doctors suspend strike after government pay offer
A five-day resident doctors' strike in England was pulled hours before it was due to begin. The government made a new offer, and the dispute has shifted back to the negotiating tab…
- HPV vaccination nearly eliminates cervical cancer deaths before 30
A striking new study puts a hard number on what public health doctors have hoped for years: vaccinating girls against HPV early can all but erase cervical cancer deaths before 30. …
- Trump officials urge loans for rising medical bills
The federal answer to growing medical debt is getting stranger: ask insurers to think about lending money to their own customers. That says a lot about how punishing out-of-pocket …
- Adult Children Care for Abusive Parents Anyway
America’s long-term care system runs on unpaid family labor. For some adult children, that means bathing, feeding, and managing the parent who once harmed them.
- Engineer Starts Nursing Apprenticeship After Turning 60
Nick Dowling spent decades in manufacturing before Covid pushed him to rethink work. Now, at 60, he's training in nursing from the ground up — for less money and longer shifts.
- UK court narrows liberty safeguards for disabled people
A quiet Supreme Court ruling has cut back a decade-old layer of legal protection for disabled people in care. Charities aren't overreacting when they say the risks are real.
- Kennedy Focuses Narrowly While Health Department Sprawls
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running one of Washington’s biggest health bureaucracies with a remarkably narrow field of view. That matters, because HHS does not pause when a secretary …
- Study Names Five Foods Rich in Heart Flavanols
A fresh diet study argues that your "five a day" may matter less than which five you pick. The shortlist for flavanols is surprisingly specific — and no, it doesn't prove chocolate…
- New Drug Targets Muscle Loss From Obesity Jabs
Weight-loss injections don't just shrink fat stores. In many patients, they also strip away muscle — and a new experimental drug is being pitched as the fix.
- Eriksen’s implanted defibrillator activated during collapse, team says
Christian Eriksen’s implanted heart device fired when he collapsed, Denmark’s team doctor said. That matters because it tells us the emergency system in his chest did exactly what …
- Shoppers Often Miss Best Drugs for Period Cramps
A lot of women reaching for period pain relief may be buying the wrong kind. The reason matters, because the better option has been sitting on the same shelf.
- UK Clears Wegovy Pill as Daily Option
Wegovy is coming to the UK as a pill, not just a pen. For some patients, that changes the practical question from "can it work" to "will I actually take it."
- Readers Press Case for Dignity in Dementia
A fresh round of letters has pushed a familiar failure back into view: too many people with dementia are treated as if life has already ended. Families and advocates are arguing fo…
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