#theguardian.com. × Mentally unwell woman in solitary confinement for almost a decade ‘an emergency situation’, Victorian judge warns. Psychiatrist describes the detained woman at Thomas Embling hospital as one of the most unwell patients in the state
#Mar.12.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × CDC expects measles outbreak in west Texas to ‘expand rapidly’. Two people have died in outbreak in Gaines county, and doctors fear the spread of the extremely contagious disease
#Mar.12.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Mental health charities struggling to cope with GP-referral influx. Exclusive: Under-qualified professionals being asked to treat patients in England as NHS leans on third sector
#Mar.12.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Mental ill health is behind soaring disability benefits bill in England and Wales, report says. Institute for Fiscal Studies says half of the rise in working-age people claiming the benefit last year is linked to mental health
#Mar.12.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Australian man survives 100 days with artificial heart in world-first success. Sydney surgeons ‘enormously proud’ after patient in his 40s receives the Australian-designed implant designed as a bridge before donor heart
#Mar.11.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Ten died of cancer after NHS blunder in England meant they were not invited for screening. Further 10 diagnosed with disease after mistakes with GP registration process
#Mar.11.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Diego Maradona medics go on trial accused of criminal negligence. Seven health professionals who worked with football legend in days before his death face trial in Argentina
#Mar.11.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × K-pop singer Wheesung found dead at home aged 43. Tributes have been paid to singer who had a string of hits in South Korea including a cover of Craig David’s Insomnia
#Mar.11.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × RFK Jr directs FDA to revise ‘self-affirm’ rule to improve food ingredient safety. Health secretary accuses food companies of ‘exploiting loophole’ over food safety and urges greater transparency
#Mar.11.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Richard Scolyer says ‘prognosis is poor’ after brain cancer returns and surgery unsuccessful. Former Australian of the Year was treated with pioneering immunotherapy based on his own research
#Mar.10.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × NHS England to cut workforce by half as Streeting restructures. The health secretary will shrink NHS England’s workforce to save money and avoid ‘duplication’
#Mar.10.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × UK child sexual abuse survivors take standup comedy courses. Comedian Angie Belcher offers country’s first such workshops in Bristol to help people process trauma
#Mar.10.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Alzheimer’s research centers face Trump-imposed $65m funding delay across the US. Researchers report difficulties retaining staff as White House cost-cutting stresses US medical research system
#Mar.10.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × More support for people in ill health to stay in work ‘could save UK £1bn’. Commission for Healthier Working Lives warns against cutting benefits and calls for proactive route for 8m affected
#Mar.10.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Bereaved come together to mark five years since Covid-19 pandemic outbreak. Hundreds of events across UK commemorate those who died and pay tribute to health workers
#Mar.09.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × New treatment could cure one in 20 cases of high blood pressure. TTT therapy burns away nodules that lead to salt buildup in body, which increases risk of stroke or heart attack
#Mar.09.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Covid, five years on: UK ‘still not ready to protect the population’. Scientific triumphs were made in the battle against the pandemic, but the memories and lessons are already in danger of being lost
#Mar.09.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Five years on: Britons among hardest hit by Covid fallout. Life expectancy, homelessness and young people’s mental health were among the areas where Britain performed poorly despite spending more than other countries
#Mar.08.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × I adore my children. I’m also scared that one day my son will kill me. In the UK, more than 170 women have been murdered by their sons in the past 15 years. An anonymous mother reveals what it is like to be frightened of your child while desperately wanting to support him
#Mar.08.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Texas cities run short of MMR vaccine as measles outbreak drives demand. Pharmacies are struggling with supplies as fatal outbreak expands and health secretary sows disinformation
#Mar.08.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome: the infection that killed Betsy Arakawa, Gene Hackman’s wife. Virus that caused death of actor’s wife in Santa Fe is rare but serious illness that can damage major organs of the body
#Mar.08.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × ‘Desperate’ son of Hong Kong’s jailed Jimmy Lai seeks meeting with Keir Starmer. Worries mount for health of media mogul and pro-democracy activist, 77, as his trial nears end
#Mar.07.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Trump’s attacks on South Africa are a punishment for independence | Achille Mbembe and Ruth Wilson Gilmore. The US president’s cuts to health funding could lead to half a million deaths. They’re part of a strategy to condemn and isolate the country
#Mar.07.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Britons snacking less as they drift back to office after pandemic. People snacked at home on more than 15% fewer occasions in 2024 than in 2020 and are choosing healthier options
#Mar.07.2025 ×
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