Gelefin/Shutterstock.com When the COVID pandemic hit, many people turned to the eerily prescient film Contagion (2011) for answers – or at least for catharsis. Suddenly, its hypothetical plot felt all too real. Applauded for its scientific accuracy, the film offered more than suspense – it offered lessons. One scene inContinue Reading
Around 12% of teens are unpaid carers and it's harming their prospects. Daisy Daisy/Shutterstock In developed countries, around 12% of young people provide regular, unpaid care for a family member. It’s work that’s essential, often invisible – and potentially devastating to their mental health. As more families rely on theseContinue Reading
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Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Blockbuster diabetes and weight loss drugs from Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk – including Mounjaro, Zepbound, Ozempic and Wegovy – generatedContinue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email What you eat could determine how many chronic illnesses you get later in life, scientists warn. Research has revealed that aContinue Reading
Dmytro Zinkevych/Shutterstock.com Your dog tilts its head when you cry, paces when you’re stressed, and somehow appears at your side during your worst moments. Coincidence? Not even close. Thousands of years of co-evolution have given dogs special ways to tune in to our voices, faces and even brain chemistry. FromContinue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email NHS patients face months of winter strikes as nurses and GPs are the latest to threaten walkouts if their demands areContinue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Ultra-processed baby foods that “set children up for a lifetime of obesity” are “dominating” supermarket shelves, experts have warned. A studyContinue Reading
The challenge may sound like a quick and easy way to get fit, but it may actually be the least effective way of adding kettlebells to your workouts. Tongpool Piasupun/ Shutterstock The “100 kettlebell swings a day” challenge is the latest viral fitness endeavour on social media. The challenge isContinue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Health officials have warned of a surge in deadly E. coli infections following an outbreak linked to contaminated salad leaves thatContinue Reading
