Health news today brings a striking reminder of both medical progress and its fragility. In England, researchers say girls vaccinated against HPV at 12 or 13 now face an almost non-existent risk of dying from cervical cancer before 30, with deaths in some young age groups effectively falling to zero — a landmark public health success that experts say has already saved lives. But the warning is clear: falling vaccine uptake could reverse those gains. There was also a breakthrough in pediatric care, as seven-year-old Elliot Atkins became the first child in the UK to undergo a pioneering angioplasty to treat life-threatening heart failure linked to a rare congenital condition, opening the way for further surgery. Alongside those advances, the day’s broader headlines carried harder notes on safety and justice, including a restraining order for singer Sabrina Carpenter and severe court rulings in two grim criminal cases.