Health

I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?
someone stroking moflin
Artificial intelligence

I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?

Moflin is an artificially-intelligent pet which has erupted in popularity in Japan. It has now launched in the UK and US, but will it reach global success at a time of such scepticism over AI companionship? We asked experts for their thoughts
How Specsavers is bringing essential eye care directly to Big Issue vendors
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How Specsavers is bringing essential eye care directly to Big Issue vendors

Joe Wicks shares his top tips for keeping kids active over Christmas 
Fitness

Joe Wicks shares his top tips for keeping kids active over Christmas 

Renowned heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub: 'It's essential in life, and in science in particular, to be humble'
Letter To My Younger Self

Renowned heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub: 'It's essential in life, and in science in particular, to be humble'

Most girls drop out of sport by puberty. Teenage athlete Issey Kyson is on a race to change that
Sport

Most girls drop out of sport by puberty. Teenage athlete Issey Kyson is on a race to change that

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Most people with diabetes have faced shame and judgement: 'It's as voluntary as getting a cold'
Sam Buchanan on the red carpet promoting Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black.
Diabetes

Most people with diabetes have faced shame and judgement: 'It's as voluntary as getting a cold'

This premature baby clothes business is helping newborns and parents one joyful baby vest at a time
Lorna Tallowin pictured with her son and holding Super Dinky clothing items
Health

This premature baby clothes business is helping newborns and parents one joyful baby vest at a time

Britain's obesity crisis is driven by poverty and bad food. But are weight-loss jabs really the answer?
A person stepping onto weighing scales
Health

Britain's obesity crisis is driven by poverty and bad food. But are weight-loss jabs really the answer?

Free Eye Tests and Homemade Muffins: What Happened When Specsavers Opened Its Doors After Hours
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Free Eye Tests and Homemade Muffins: What Happened When Specsavers Opened Its Doors After Hours

Why British sauna culture is picking up steam
Health

Why British sauna culture is picking up steam

Britain's mental health crisis is a leadership crisis, too
mental health
Ashley Mills

Britain's mental health crisis is a leadership crisis, too

Number of deaths from nitazenes increases fourfold in two years – but true number may never be known
a syringe and pills of drugs
Drug deaths

Number of deaths from nitazenes increases fourfold in two years – but true number may never be known

People with learning disabilities are dying 20 years early, report finds: 'They deserve better'
Top left: Chloe Every. Bottom left and right: Charlie Lander and family
Learning disabilities

People with learning disabilities are dying 20 years early, report finds: 'They deserve better'

How a grassroots effort to save an abandoned leisure centre grew into something much more
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How a grassroots effort to save an abandoned leisure centre grew into something much more

'Are you really the doctor?': The realities of life as a Black doctor in the NHS
Health

'Are you really the doctor?': The realities of life as a Black doctor in the NHS

What are the eight Marmot Principles and how could they transform the health of a local area?
manchester pedestrians
Health inequality

What are the eight Marmot Principles and how could they transform the health of a local area?

The hidden cost of going unseen and unheard
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The hidden cost of going unseen and unheard

Bringing sight to your doorstep: How Specsavers Home Visits are transforming eye care access
Specsavers optometrist conducting eye test with client in community setting as part of Home Visits program for people experiencing homelessness
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Bringing sight to your doorstep: How Specsavers Home Visits are transforming eye care access

How Specsavers are helping to transform healthcare access in Edinburgh
showing the optometrist conducting a professional eye test with proper equipment
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How Specsavers are helping to transform healthcare access in Edinburgh

Millions of pupils missing school due to hygiene poverty: 'We have reinvented a Victorian problem'
Image of parent washing child's hands in a sink
Hygiene poverty

Millions of pupils missing school due to hygiene poverty: 'We have reinvented a Victorian problem'

How I cured my hypochondria
Health

How I cured my hypochondria

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'Now I know what's wrong with my hearing'
Artistic illustration showing two people communicating with flowing sound waves in green and blue tones, representing hearing health and audiology services for Big Issue vendors through the Specsavers partnership
Health

'Now I know what's wrong with my hearing'

Mental health patients find it 'impossible to get help' amid Manchester care crisis: 'It makes you ill'
Rachel Tulley and Craig Hamilton
Mental health

Mental health patients find it 'impossible to get help' amid Manchester care crisis: 'It makes you ill'

The NHS is facing an existential crisis. Can Labour's 10-year plan really save it?
a mural of a man pulling back a shirt to reveal a
NHS

The NHS is facing an existential crisis. Can Labour's 10-year plan really save it?

MPs vote to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales: 'We are right to give people a choice'
Kim Leadbeater in the House of Commons
Assisted dying

MPs vote to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales: 'We are right to give people a choice'