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Kentâs meningitis outbreak taught me that post-Covid Britain is not as divided as many feared | Devi Sridhar
The governmentâs plan was clear and effective, and communities have eagerly followed its guidance â with young people leading the wayRoughly six years ago, the UK went into its first lockdown as an emergency response to Covid-19. Since then, the governmentâs many Covid policies, from severe restrict
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Positive thinking helps you age better? Thatâs the worst thing Iâve heard all month | Emma Beddington
If youâre the glass-half-full type, you should be overjoyed at the news coming out of Yale School of Public Health. But pessimists like me? Weâre stuffedThereâs bad news for me and my fellow Eeyores (there always is): a positive mindset could help you age better. Research led by Prof Becca Levy of t
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Mounjaro maker wants NHS drug price rises in return for more investment in UK
US firm Eli Lilly, which is also pushing for end to rebate scheme, optimistic about talks with ministersBusiness live â latest updatesThe US pharmaceutical group behind the Mounjaro weight-loss drug has said it will unpause its UK investments if ministers agree to regularly increase NHS drug prices
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7 big challenges for the next CDC director
Whoever takes over the CDC next will face immediate and enormous challenges. Here are a few.
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Opinion: Remembering public health pioneer Barry Bloom: a scientist, a mentor, a mensch
Marc Lipsitch and Yonatan Grad pay tribute to their former colleague and mentor Barry R. Bloom.
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STAT+: Health care jobs growth is stagnating at the biggest for-profit firms
Major health insurers are trimming jobs, and Medicaid cuts could soon force hospitals to lay off workers.
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Opinion: STAT+: Washington is on the verge of true PBM reform
Like it or not, PBMs are fiduciaries.
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Is it true that ⌠you can never eat too much fibre?
Fibremaxxing is everywhere, and most of us should eat more roughage, but your gut wonât thank you for overloadingFibre has replaced protein as TikTok health influencersâ macronutrient du jour, with âfibremaxxersâ urging followers to pack as much roughage into their diets as possible. But is the sky
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The pet Iâll never forget: Merlin the therapy sheep
When Merlin came to live with me, his only job was to clear the weeds from my fields. But his calm, affectionate nature has made him a vital part of my therapy practiceMerlin the sheep came to me by chance four years ago. A friend of mine had a lamb she was bottle-feeding, but she couldnât look afte
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Monday briefing: âHas the single-use vape ban made any difference to our health or our environment?
In todayâs newsletter: Nearly a year after âdisposable vapesâ were outlawed, new figures suggest the policy has delivered only modest gains while creating new challengesGood morning. They seemed to come from nowhere: millions of multicoloured plastic contraptions, each producing a plume of sweet-sme
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Man fears stroke or heart attack due to aspirin shortage
David Slater, 72, says ministers need to step up and sort out issues with the medication.
Just a few minutes of effort could lower your risk of 8 major diseases
Just a few minutes of getting out of breath each day could dramatically cut your risk of major diseasesâincluding heart disease, dementia, and diabetes. A large study of nearly 100,000 people found that itâs not just how much you move, but how intensely you move that matters. Short bursts of vigorou
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'I nearly broke trying to help my partner with addiction issues'
Claire Harkin believes the experiences of people who are supporting loved ones with an addiction can be overlooked.
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NHS restructure is greatest danger to Streetingâs effort to revive service
Health secretary still confident of success but critics say scrapping of NHS England has been âa total car crashâNHS to miss targets for cutting A&E wait times and performance in EnglandIn the Great Hall at the University of East London last Wednesday, the perennially upbeat Wes Streeting was exudin
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STAT+: AI drug developer Insilico Medicine and Lilly ink commercialization deal worth up to $2.75 billion
Lilly has signed a deal with AI drug developer Insilico thatâs worth $115 million up front and approximately $2.75 billion in biobucks
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NHS to miss targets for cutting A&E wait times and performance in England
Exclusive: Health secretaryâs pledges in doubt as analysis shows health service will not deliver key improvementsThe NHS is set to miss key targets to shorten waiting times for help at A&E, cancer care and planned hospital treatment, leaving millions of patients facing persistently long delays.The h
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The Guardian view on peptides: Robert F Kennedy Jr would leave public health policy to the hucksters | Editorial
The US health secretary says he is a big fan of peptides. Many are promising drugs, but the only way to know their utility is proper clinical trialsRobert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, is a chaotic person, but his Make America Healthy Again (Maha) agenda tends to follow a predictable logic.
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Table tennis can help manage Parkinsonâs | Brief letters
Benefits of ping-pong | The Waterboys | Ode to the moon | A puckle of gravel | John Moore-BrabazonRegarding your article (A moment that changed me: I thought my Parkinsonâs was the end of my life, but dancing changed everything, 25 March), people with Parkinsonâs might like to take up table tennis.
Scientists solved the mystery of missing ocean plasticâand the answer is alarming
Scientists have discovered that the oceanâs âmissingâ plastic hasnât vanishedâit has broken down into trillions of invisible nanoplastics now spread through water, air, and living organisms. These tiny particles may be everywhere, including inside our bodies, raising serious concerns about their imp
Stroke triggers a hidden brain change that looks like rejuvenation
After a stroke, the brain may do something surprisingly hopefulâit can ârefreshâ parts of itself. Researchers analyzing brain scans from over 500 stroke survivors found that while the damaged side of the brain appears to age faster, the opposite, unaffected side can actually look younger. This unexp