Health
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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It's a 'surprise' more homeless children haven't died in temporary accommodation, charity says
Cost of living or Generation Snowflake? Boomers and Gen Z disagree on causes of youth mental health crisis
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Cost of living or Generation Snowflake? Boomers and Gen Z disagree on causes of youth mental health crisis
This ex-Big Issue vendor spent seven years homeless. Now she's using her experience to help others
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This ex-Big Issue vendor spent seven years homeless. Now she's using her experience to help others
'Dysfunctional' mental health services failing to meet demand, doctors warn: 'It's broken'
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'Dysfunctional' mental health services failing to meet demand, doctors warn: 'It's broken'
UK is 'failing' children as death rates rise, poverty surges and health declines at 'alarming' rate
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UK is 'failing' children as death rates rise, poverty surges and health declines at 'alarming' rate
Time to Talk Day 2024: Why we all need to make time to talk about our mental health
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Time to Talk Day 2024: Why we all need to make time to talk about our mental health
Women share harrowing accounts of painful NHS hysteroscopies: 'I begged the doctor to stop'
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Women share harrowing accounts of painful NHS hysteroscopies: 'I begged the doctor to stop'
The Big Issue Changemakers of 2024: Health and disability
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The Big Issue Changemakers of 2024: Health and disability
Gender pain gap: Why women's pain must be taken as seriously as men's
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Gender pain gap: Why women's pain must be taken as seriously as men's
Protect tenants from living in mould, damp and 'third-world poverty conditions', government told
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Protect tenants from living in mould, damp and 'third-world poverty conditions', government told
Healthy life expectancy in Liverpool is just 58: Most deprived areas of UK need better healthcare
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Healthy life expectancy in Liverpool is just 58: Most deprived areas of UK need better healthcare
Women feel 'violated and traumatised' by painful hysteroscopies – and say the NHS misinformed them
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Women feel 'violated and traumatised' by painful hysteroscopies – and say the NHS misinformed them
Forget Dry January – young Brits are giving up on booze altogether. Here’s the sobering reason why
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Forget Dry January – young Brits are giving up on booze altogether. Here’s the sobering reason why
Blue Monday: The truth behind the so-called 'most depressing day of the year'
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Blue Monday: The truth behind the so-called 'most depressing day of the year'
New Year Honours list: Emilia Clarke and her mum made MBEs for setting up brain injury charity
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New Year Honours list: Emilia Clarke and her mum made MBEs for setting up brain injury charity
Iwan Rheon on new Viagra drama Men Up: 'If men talked about their feelings things would be easier'
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