Health
Our health system is failing both men and women – but it's gender equity we need, not equality
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Our health system is failing both men and women – but it's gender equity we need, not equality
The health of men, women, and children all directly affect one another. We must move beyond fighting for funding and column inches
One in four children start school still wearing nappies – but it's not the parents' fault
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One in four children start school still wearing nappies – but it's not the parents' fault
Brits are losing faith that the NHS will be there when they need it. Here's what needs to change
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Brits are losing faith that the NHS will be there when they need it. Here's what needs to change
Bridging the health and wellbeing gap for Big Issue vendors
Bridging the health and wellbeing gap for Big Issue vendors
Poverty and inequality are slowly poisoning Britain. It could lead to a far-right victory in 2029
Poverty and inequality are slowly poisoning Britain. It could lead to a far-right victory in 2029
Government just incinerated PPE worth £1.4bn. Here's how that money could've been better spent
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Government just incinerated PPE worth £1.4bn. Here's how that money could've been better spent
I have terminal cancer and a learning disability. Life would be miserable without my social care worker
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I have terminal cancer and a learning disability. Life would be miserable without my social care worker
'I want to get out': The fight for people with learning disabilities to live at home – not hospitals
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'I want to get out': The fight for people with learning disabilities to live at home – not hospitals
Emilia Clarke feared being fired from Game of Thrones after brain injury
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Emilia Clarke feared being fired from Game of Thrones after brain injury
Nearly half of brain injury survivors claim benefits – without enough support to get back to work
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Nearly half of brain injury survivors claim benefits – without enough support to get back to work
Junior doctors announce five-day strike right before the general election: 'We're fed up'
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Junior doctors announce five-day strike right before the general election: 'We're fed up'
Moving our bodies is good for our mental health, so what's stopping us?
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Moving our bodies is good for our mental health, so what's stopping us?
'The pain was too much': Black woman says she almost died in childbirth due to 'racial prejudices'
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'The pain was too much': Black woman says she almost died in childbirth due to 'racial prejudices'
Why Sunak's benefit cuts and crackdown on 'sick note culture' harms children like my daughter
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Why Sunak's benefit cuts and crackdown on 'sick note culture' harms children like my daughter
I'm a cancer patient. I have to work from hospital during treatment or risk falling into poverty
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I'm a cancer patient. I have to work from hospital during treatment or risk falling into poverty
How this social enterprise is tackling stigma and helping neurodiverse people into work
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How this social enterprise is tackling stigma and helping neurodiverse people into work
Ultra-processed food is often blamed for obesity – but we should be looking at government policy
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Ultra-processed food is often blamed for obesity – but we should be looking at government policy
'Enormous' number of privatised NHS services across the UK, mapped: 'This is bad for everyone'
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'Enormous' number of privatised NHS services across the UK, mapped: 'This is bad for everyone'
How Rishi Sunak's smoking ban became a fight between individual freedom and public health
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How Rishi Sunak's smoking ban became a fight between individual freedom and public health
Healthcare for trans youth is a human right – it should matter to us all
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Healthcare for trans youth is a human right – it should matter to us all
'I feel judged for being smelly': Millions can't afford to wash their clothes as hygiene poverty soars
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'I feel judged for being smelly': Millions can't afford to wash their clothes as hygiene poverty soars
Tory minister Mel Stride sparks backlash after claiming mental health culture has 'gone too far'
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Tory minister Mel Stride sparks backlash after claiming mental health culture has 'gone too far'
'Gin, pliers and brute force:' Dentists accuse Rishi Sunak of forcing Brits to pull their own teeth
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'Gin, pliers and brute force:' Dentists accuse Rishi Sunak of forcing Brits to pull their own teeth
Assisted dying: The right to die shouldn't only be for the rich. But could legalising it harm the poor?
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Assisted dying: The right to die shouldn't only be for the rich. But could legalising it harm the poor?
It's a 'surprise' more homeless children haven't died in temporary accommodation, charity says
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