Most English secondary schools are breaking healthy food rules, finds report
‘Shocking’ breaches such as sweets and crisps at breakfast uncovered just before expansion of free school meals…
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It’s unwise to end local scrutiny of NHS trusts | Letters
Abolishing the role of statutory governors is ill-advised, says Jean Flanagan. Plus a letter from Jonathan Phillips on…
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Personal care products are awash in unlabeled toxic chemicals, study finds
Even products labeled ‘eco’, ‘green’ or ‘natural’ can contain dangerous compounds including Pfas Common personal care…
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Ebola day 100: why this outbreak could become the deadliest in history – video explainer
More than 2,000 people have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since the first case of this…
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London’s low emission zone is working – so why are cities around the world so cautious about clean air?
Similar initiatives have been launched from Barcelona to Bogotá, but they have misinformation, political pressure and…
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40,000 bottles of eye drops across the US recalled over issues with sterility of product
Prestige Brand Holdings has voluntarily recalled a batch of its Clear Eyes eye drops after FDA alert Nearly 40,000…
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US kindergarten vaccination rates dip as exemptions hit record high
New CDC data shows MMR vaccination among kindergarteners declining slightly as non-medical exemptions climb to 4.2% A…
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Trump’s new attorney general poses a huge threat to abortion rights | Moira Donegan
A call revealing Todd Blanche’s plans to crack down on mifepristone lays bare the danger The abortion pill is a…
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Ditch the giant handbag, don’t overdo the botox and 16 other ways to extend your ‘hotspan’
If ‘lifespan’ is the time you’re alive and ‘healthspan’ the years you’re disease-free, then ‘hotspan’ is the period…
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What is salmonella, how does it spread and are eggs safe to eat?
UKHSA says imported eggs eaten in restaurants are source of outbreak that has infected more than 200 people…
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Ebola outbreak: five big questions
On 23 August, it will be 100 days since the Bundibugyo strain was first reported. How did it became the DRC’s most…
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UK men with heart disease at higher risk of developing and dying from cancer
Decade-long study finds stark gender difference in outcomes of people with heart disease Millions of men with heart…
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‘Billy’s thriving’: family’s joy as boy who helped legalise cannabis medicine in UK turns 21
Mother of Billy Caldwell, who has severe epilepsy, celebrates son’s story while pushing for better access to…
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What happens to people’s health when air pollution is reduced?
Growing evidence that cutting coal use and bans on high-polluting vehicles are leading directly to health benefits…
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‘Biased’ Channel 4 programme on ADHD misrepresented my views, says expert
Prof Katya Rubia withdraws support for The Great ADHD Myth? as other leading figures voice criticisms A contributor to…
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The Guardian view on Trump’s MMR executive order: endangering the children he claims to care about | Editorial
The president’s empty advice that children should receive separate jabs against measles, mumps and rubella will only…
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There is nothing scientific about The Great ADHD Myth? ‘documentary’ | Gina Rippon
Channel 4’s programme wastes a chance to ask important questions about how ADHD is diagnosed and treated, instead…
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Frustrated GP patients hang up as Yorkshire accent baffles AI receptionist
‘Emma’ the Rotherham chatbot has 17 languages says AI firm – but health watchdog says system struggling with local…
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Love You to Death review – is this all they asked the woman who faked her son’s illnesses?
Lisa Hayden-Johnson was convicted of child cruelty, but she still insists that she didn’t do anything wrong – and…
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The Guardian view on the Ebola outbreak in the DRC: a case study in why international aid matters | Editorial
The Trump administration’s ‘America first’ approach has contributed to the scale of the crisis now unfolding in one of…
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Stop putting women through brutal hysteroscopies without pain relief | Letters
The medical system is biased against women, says Carole Kendall, pointing to the very different way men who have…
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Trump nominates abortion opponent Heidi Overton to be head of FDA
Overton has said that Congress should strictly regulate abortion drug mifepristone ‘to protect women and children’…
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One person dead and more than 200 ill in UK salmonella outbreak
UKHSA rules out British produce as source of infections and says evidence points to consumption of imported eggs One…
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Extreme heat more dangerous for people 60 and over than previously thought
Study finds older adults could face harmful heat stress at just 1.5C of warming above preindustrial levels People aged…
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Alzheimer’s research is latest casualty in Trump administration war against ‘DEI’
Grant cancellations at leading research institutions appear to target study of impacts of racism on brain health A new…
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All aboard the cervical screening bus: how NHS clinic-on-wheels is saving lives
Exclusive: With no appointment needed and a relaxed environment, bus clinic encourages more women to be checked It’s…
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The super-producer who made an album from his hospital bed – podcast
James Ellis Ford talks about being diagnosed with leukaemia and how making music helped him through one of the hardest…
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Women should not have to travel for hours to give birth | Letters
Readers reflect on how hospital closures are putting pregnant women’s lives at risk The situation facing pregnant women…
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How surrogacy helped my sister and friends | Letters
Hazel Davis responds to a letter about the regulation and ethics of surrogacy I wish to respond to Lexi Ellingsworth’s…
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‘It was barbaric. I was crying my eyes out’: why are so many women left in agony by routine womb examinations?
There are more than 70,000 hysteroscopies every year in England alone. The NHS calls them ‘low complexity’ – yet a…
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RFK Jr tells US families to vaccinate children against measles amid outbreak
Health secretary, longtime vaccination skeptic, spent years boosting misinformation about vaccines including MMR Robert…
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Traffic, mobiles, music … let’s turn the volume down | Letters
Readers respond to an editorial on the health impact of noise pollution Your editorial is right that noise pollution…
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Annie thought perimenopause symptoms were keeping her awake. Alcohol was playing a role too | Diane Young
Hot flushes, anxiety, poor sleep and mood swings are common during perimenopause. But the very thing Annie was using to…
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A mystery virus started killing horses. Then humans. Was this the moment our coronavirus era began?
In the 1990s, scientists in Australia began searching for the origins of a new disease showing up in places hundreds of…
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Ultra-processed food companies hindering health drives by suing countries, says WHO
Exclusive: Director general accuses corporations of obstructing efforts to tackle obesity crisis after investigation by…
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Biohacker Bryan Johnson is keeping his girlfriend’s menstrual blood in his freezer | Arwa Mahdawi
The longevity influencer and his girlfriend, Kate Tolo, say they’re studying women’s health – a worthy goal, but…
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