#theguardian.com. × Australia has some of highest consumption rates of ultra-processed foods, researchers say. New series in Lancet medical journal finds UPFs, which make up nearly half the average Australian diet, driving ‘escalating’ burden of many chronic diseases
#Nov.18.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × ‘I had already given my baby a name’ – This is climate breakdown. It started with a migraine but ended in hospital. When Gowend had dengue the first time she had no idea she was pregnant. This is Gowend’s story
#Nov.18.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × ‘I knew I was starting to have a seizure’: women describe lasting effects of being ‘choked’ during sex. Three women tell of blacking out, feeling dazed and dizzy, and of ongoing memory issues and fatigue
#Nov.18.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Nearly half of sexually active young people in UK have experienced strangulation, study shows. Survey reveals crisis of distress, consent issues and physical harm caused by strangulation during sex
#Nov.18.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Nestlé accused of ’risking health of babies for profit’ over added sugar in cereals sold in African countries. Campaigners say the company is contributing to rising rates of childhood obesity, while the firm says it is helping to combat malnutrition
#Nov.17.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × UK weather: amber cold health alerts issued for northern England. Warnings in place until 8am Saturday, with sub-zero overnight temperatures also expected to disrupt transport
#Nov.17.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × More than 70 ACT public schools closed over health fears from asbestos-contaminated children’s play sand. Education directorate closed schools for assessment and cleaning despite assessing health risk as ‘low’
#Nov.17.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Two-thirds of nurses in UK work while unwell, says union. Understaffing is driving workers to ill health and discouraging them for taking leave, says Royal College of Nursing CEO
#Nov.17.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × London university sued after expelling student who was impersonated on social media. Former student says she experienced financial problems and mental health issues after being cyberbullied
#Nov.16.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × ‘There is a gap where Alex should be’: the young woman who lost her life in a neglectful prison system. An inquest has found a Cheshire prison guilty of neglect after Alex Davies, 25, was found dead inside a segregation cell after a lifetime of mental health struggles
#Nov.16.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Ethiopia confirms outbreak of deadly Marburg virus. Africa CDC says at least nine cases have been detected of Ebola-like illness, which kills up to 80% of those infected
#Nov.15.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Todd Snider, alt-country singer-songwriter of Alright Guy, dies aged 59. Influential musician who created Americana hits had recently been hospitalized with pneumonia
#Nov.15.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Wes Streeting accused of ‘chaotic and incoherent approach’ to NHS reform. Exclusive: thinktank report finds health secretary has failed to improve productivity, with the health service unlikely to meet its targets
#Nov.15.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × UK warned that 15% cut to health fund will force ‘impossible choices’ on Africa. Advocates fear that other donors will follow Britain’s reduction to the Global Fund for Aids, TB and malaria
#Nov.15.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × People held in ‘decrepit’ California ICE facility sue over ‘inhumane’ conditions. Lawsuit against US government alleges ‘life-threatening’ medical neglect and says residents frequently go hungry
#Nov.13.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Pennsylvania senator John Fetterman suffers face injury in fall outside home. Senator released humorous health update after he was released from hospital, suggesting he was doing well
#Nov.13.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Why some in No 10 think Wes Streeting is plotting to become prime minister. Health secretary has always been open about his ambitions but recent actions hinted at reasons for potential coup plot
#Nov.13.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × ‘Utter hypocrisy’: tobacco firm lobbied against rules in Africa that are law in UK. British American Tobacco pushed Zambian ministers to drop or delay ad bans, health warnings and restrictions on flavoured products, letter shows
#Nov.13.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Deaths linked to antibiotic-resistant superbugs rose 17% in England in 2024. Data also shows an average of nearly 400 newly reported cases of antibiotic-resistant infections a week last year
#Nov.13.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal pardoned and to be released from prison. Eighty-one year-old, who has prostate cancer, can now be transferred from Algeria to Germany for medical treatment
#Nov.12.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Epstein-Barr virus appears to be trigger of lupus disease, say scientists. Connection of near-ubiquitous EBV to autoimmune disease affecting about 1 in 1,000 people may spur hunt for vaccine
#Nov.12.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × British Medical Association ‘threat to future of NHS’, says Streeting ahead of doctors’ strike. Health secretary accuses doctors’ union of ‘cartel-like behaviour’ and tells it to ‘get real’ over pay demands
#Nov.12.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × Waiting for the all-clear: how medics and villagers rallied when Ebola returned to DRC. If no new cases are reported in Bulape by early December, the country will have vanquished its 16th outbreak of the deadly virus since it was discovered there in 1976
#Nov.10.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. × No one hurt after ‘intentional’ explosion at Harvard medical campus, officials say. Officers did not find additional devices in a sweep of building, authorities say
#Nov.02.2025 ×
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