The chair of the UK’s nursing regulator has announced he will step down months after a damning review prompted by an expose from The Independent. Sir David Warren, chair of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, is due to step down months after a report warned the organisation’s “toxic” was puttingContinue Reading
After Roe v Wade was overturned in 2022, the necessity of free and accessible contraception has been a near-constant talking point. But the cost of contraception in the US is higher than you might think. Indeed, contraception accounted for 30-44 per cent of out-of-pocket healthcare costs for women before itContinue Reading
There's no evidence sunlight can cure acne. Irina Boriskina/ Shutterstock Social media is full of questionable advice. But one of the latest skincare hacks some users are sharing online is seriously worrying. Some content creators on TikTok are claiming that getting a sunburn or spending time in a tanning bedContinue Reading
British scientists have hailed the US approval of a new drug for schizophrenia, saying it “has the potential to change the lives of millions of people”. The “major advance” in treatment offers a completely new drug approach to treating the condition, which can cause terrifying hallucinations, delusional thoughts and socialContinue Reading
Small plastic particles are everywhere: in the soil where our food is grown, in the water we drink and in the air we breathe. They got there from the plastic we throw away, which ends up in landfill sites, rivers and seas. There the plastic waste slowly breaks down, releasingContinue Reading
Politicians chose not to equip the UK with enough intensive care units before the pandemic the chief medical officer has said, as a senior NHS doctor described scenes “from hell” on hospital wards. Professor Kevin Fong – former national clinical adviser in emergency preparedness, resilience and response at NHS EnglandContinue Reading
Researchers have identified nearly 200 chemicals used to make food packaging that could possibly increase the risk of breast cancer. Found in plastics and paper, some of the potential mammary carcinogens include polysterene and polyamide, which are used in styrofoam to-go containers from restaurants and black plastic spatulas. “If there’sContinue Reading
Exercising only at the weekends is enough to lower the risk of developing more than 200 health conditions, from heart disease and mood disorders to kidney issues and obesity, scientists say. A study of nearly 90,000 adults in the UK found people who cram all their workouts at the weekendContinue Reading
Numerous companies are working on developing weight loss pills that would have similar effects as injectable drugs currently on the market. Ljupco Smokovski/ Shutterstock The arrival of GLP-1 analogue drugs (such as Wegovy) marked a huge shift in the weight loss drug market. These drugs have been shown to leadContinue Reading
A virus that can lead to polio-like paralysis in children is on the rise in California – and there is no known cure. Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) was detected at a medium level at 20 wastewater sites up and down the state, according to data collected by WasteWaterSCAN, a nonprofit launchedContinue Reading
