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 Britons are eating the same amount of salt each week that is equivalent to what is in 155 packets of crisps,Continue 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 A new study has found that high uptake of school-based immunisation against human papillomavirus (HPV) could also offer protection against theContinue Reading
Rech Alcances Frisardi/Shutterstock New advertising restrictions on unhealthy food and drink have come into force in the UK, targeting products deemed to be high in fat, salt or sugar. From now on, TV, radio or online adverts that feature these foods will be banned before 9pm. The advertising ban isContinue Reading
Get the Well Enough newsletter by Emilie Lavinia and make sense of the wild world of wellness Get our wellbeing editor’s newsletter: Well Enough by Emilie Lavinia Get the Well Enough email by Emilie Lavinia he article below is an excerpt from the Well Enough newsletter by Emilie Lavinia. ToContinue 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 Adverts for some breakfast cereals, porridge and sandwiches have been banned in a bid to tackle childhood obesity. The crackdown willContinue Reading
On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Fifteen years ago, Arri Coomarasamy was invited by a friend to spend a couple of weeks in Malawi. The then-38-year-old was training to beContinue Reading
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Hryshchyshen Serhii/Shutterstock.com Ancient Egyptians and Etruscans pioneered orthodontics, using delicate gold wires and catgut to straighten teeth. It’s a tale that has appeared in dentistry textbooks for decades, portraying our ancestors as surprisingly modern in their pursuit of the perfect smile. But when archaeologists and dental historians finally scrutinised theContinue Reading
