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British people don’t trust Palantir – it’s not too late to reverse the NHS’s dependence on it | Ben Coleman
We can’t allow our health data to be locked into the control of a US tech firm. It won’t be easy, but next spring the job of clawing it back must begin Ben Coleman is Labour MP for Chelsea and Fulham and a member of the health and social care committee Next March, Palantir’s £330m contract to run…
Only 6.4% of stroke survivors receive enough therapy, finds ‘damning’ report
Stroke Association says widespread lack of rehabilitation hinders patients’ chances of regaining physical and mental function Fewer than one in 15 stroke survivors are getting the amount of therapy the NHS should provide to maximise their chances of recovery, a report has revealed. The figure was a…
GPs to offer 300,000 patients extra support to ease winter strain on NHS
£40m scheme in England aims to keep most vulnerable people well at home and avoid unnecessary hospital stays Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable patients in England are to receive extra support from their GP as part of a £40m drive aimed at keeping them out of hospital this winter. As the NHS gears…
Heavy rain floods displaced families’ tents in Gaza – in pictures
The first winter storm began affecting the people of Gaza this weekend with heavy rain hitting on Saturday. Reports that about 70,000 tents were flooded within 12 hours prompted warnings of a worsening humanitarian situation for hundreds of thousands of displaced people living in temporary camps…
Half of NHS trusts in England lack funds earmarked to cover maternity leave
Physiotherapy services hit particularly hard compared with other areas of healthcare such as nursing Almost half of the NHS trusts in England have no earmarked funding to cover staff on maternity leave, according to analysis that raises fresh concerns about pressure on physiotherapy services…
Older women are as varied and individual as we have ever been | Letters
Thank you, Jo Brand, for not offering us a formula for growing older, writes Dr Denise Taylor . Plus a letter from Louise Mothersole I found Jo Brand’s reflections on approaching 70 wonderfully refreshing ( ‘It’s far too late for me to go to the gym every 10 minutes’: Jo Brand on ageing, raging…
It is time the government treated hunger and obesity as two interlinked problems | Letter
The cabinet committee the MPs want should become the delivery arm of a statutory right to adequate food, writes Prof Kent Buse of the World Obesity Federation Your report ( UK government’s obesity plan ‘doomed to fail’, MPs warn, 30 October ) arrives a fortnight after the Right to Food UK…
Tired all the time? What to know about B12 and if it actually boosts energy levels
Med spas are raving about vitamin B12 shots as a pick-me-up. But do they actually make you feel more energized? If you spend time on social media, you may have seen med spa owners and employees describing vitamin B12 shots as a pick-me-up . When they’re run down or facing a busy week, they say, a…
‘I was in a darker place than I’d ever been. ECT was my only hope’: how Ted Scheinman finally broke through his depression
Troubled from the age of three, by 35 the American journalist viewed himself as ‘the lowest piece of dirt on the Earth’ – and neither therapy nor drugs seemed to help. But there was one thing he hadn’t tried … Ted Scheinman can date the origin of his depression with laser accuracy. It was the day…
New drug could be cure for common cause of high blood pressure
Benefits of baxdrostat are unexpectedly found to remain up to two years after patients stop taking it Millions of people with high blood pressure stand to benefit from a new drug that has stunned doctors by reversing a common cause of the condition for years after patients stopped taking the…
‘What is this emotion telling me?’ How anger, fear and jealousy can point the way to a better life
It’s tempting to ignore uncomfortable feelings – but maybe they’re the key to a happier, more successful future. Time to increase your psychological flexibility … Something infuriating happened to me recently. My local gym closed down, and overnight what I laughingly call my fitness regime was…
Rise in NHS birth centre closures ‘shocking’ denial of women’s rights, experts say
Twelve midwife-led maternity units have closed in England since 2019 with six closing since Labour came to power in 2024 NHS officials are shutting growing numbers of birth centres in a “shocking” denial of a woman’s right to have a midwife rather than a doctor oversee their baby’s birth, say…
New ‘high safety’ chemicals in plastic food packaging linked to lower birth weight, study finds
Dinch, an allegedly ‘safe’ alternative, used in the EU and US also found to cause fetal development complications Exposure to a new generation of allegedly “safe” plasticizers is linked to lower birth weight and fetal development complications, which could cause serious health problems later in…
‘They’re just live experiments’: the dark and deadly world of looksmaxxing
A disturbing new docuseries delves deep into a world where men are pushing their bodies to the extreme – and some of them are dying for it If you’ve heard the term looksmaxxing – the manospheric pursuit of male aesthetic beauty via steroids, peptides , cosmetic surgery and total commitment – you…
Yes, saunas are great – but have you heard of this amazing thing called a bath?
Ever since the ancient Greeks, we’ve suspected that soaking in hot water is good for your health. Now science has proved it At a time when many of us feel overwhelmed, overstretched and over-reliant on screens, it’s unsurprising that the wellness industry is booming, with spa facilities – saunas in…
Autism, masking, and building a more inclusive world | Letters
Readers respond to an article by John Harris on the rise in the number of people labelled autistic over the last 20 years John Harris’s article addresses all the main issues that are being debated around autism ( ‘The term is becoming unrecognisable’: have the experts who believed in a single…
EU charges TikTok with failing to protect users’ mental health
Regulator’s initial ruling says algorithm ‘can be harmful’ and led young and vulnerable viewers ‘down rabbit holes they can’t easily escape’ Business live – latest updates TikTok has been charged by the European Commission with failing to protect users’ mental health by exposing them to a…
Measles, mumps and misinformation: how Crunchy Moms became ‘the most dangerous’ group on Facebook
Meta says it removes content that could cause imminent physical harm – but nearly half a million members have joined a group that regularly promotes misinformation As a measles outbreak spread through Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, in August, a parent turned to a massive public Facebook group…
Is ‘ferritin face’ real? Why your iron levels might be low - video
Social media is awash with claims iron deficiency can be identified in the mirror by dark circles, breaking hair and dry skin. But is ‘ferritin face’ real? Madeleine Finlay tells Ian Sample why so many of us struggle to keep our iron levels up, how we can actually diagnose low iron and the best way…
This is an age of anti-vaccine unreason – and even NHS staff are not immune | Polly Toynbee
When fewer than half of health service workers have taken up the flu vaccine, there is little hope for the rest of us Good news. Edward Jenner ’s rustic thatched hut in his Gloucestershire garden where he conducted his first smallpox vaccination in 1796 has just been saved by English Heritage…
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