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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.
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US abortion rate holds steady largely due to travel and telehealth availability â report
Shift seen away from from traveling to states with legal abortion in favor of telehealth and mail-order pillsThe abortion rate is holding steady in the US despite total and partial bans in some states â largely because of travel across state lines and a significant increase in telehealth appointment
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
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Full network of clitoral nerves mapped out for first time
Anatomy of one of least studied human organs could improve outcomes for women who have pelvic surgeryAlmost 30 years after the intricate web of nerves inside the penis was plotted out, the same mapping has finally been completed for one of the least-studied organs in the human body â the clitoris.As
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âI thought, what the hell have I done?â: the people who moved abroad for love â and regretted it
Emigrating to be with your partner sounds wildly romantic, but what happens when the person is right and the place very much isnât?I met my wife in Queensland in 2001. Sheâs from Bern, but was in Australia to study marine science. She needed help collecting fish for her project, and had heard that I
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
New cholesterol guidelines could change when you get tested
A major new U.S. cholesterol guideline is shifting the focus toward earlier, more personalized prevention of heart disease. It urges people to start screening soonerâsometimes even in childhoodâand highlights the importance of tracking not just LDL (âbadâ) cholesterol but also genetic risk factors l
What teens eat could be affecting their mental health more than we thought
What teens eat might matter more for their mental health than previously thought. A sweeping review of nearly 20 studies found that healthier diets are often linked to fewer depressive symptoms, while poor eating habits may go hand in hand with greater psychological distress. Interestingly, focusing
Scientists say the evidence is clear: E-cigarettes beat patches and gum in helping smokers quit
Nicotine e-cigarettes may be one of the most effective tools yet for quitting smoking, according to a sweeping review of global research. By analyzing findings from 14 major reviews spanning nearly a decade, researchers found consistent, high-quality evidence showing that nicotine vapes outperform t
This new therapy turns off pain without opioids or addiction
Scientists have developed a new gene therapy that quiets pain at its source in the brainâwithout the addictive risks of opioids. Using AI to map how pain is processed, they created a targeted âoff switchâ that mimics morphineâs benefits but skips its dangerous side effects. In early tests, it delive