John B Hewitt/Shutterstock Speaking at the 16th International Aids Conference in 2006, the then UNAids executive director, Peter Piot, remarked: “Since the beginning of the epidemic, stigma, discrimination and gender inequality have been identified as major causes of personal suffering, and as major obstacles to effective responses to HIV.” Now,Continue Reading
Harold Walker was a Labour MP for 33 years and a key architect of the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974). David Fowler/Shutterstock “I hope we have persuaded [the minister] of the need to do more, not merely to reduce industrial noise but to help people who have sufferedContinue 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 Questions have been raised about one of the UK’s most well-known fertility doctors after two people whose parents attended his clinicContinue Reading
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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email As much of the country braces for some of the coldest weather of the season, the number of cold-related deaths in the U.S. has beenContinue Reading
Antimicrobial resistant superbugs have been found in rivers, lakes and streams worldwide. Freebird7977/Shutterstock Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in waterways presents a critical threat. If commonly used antibiotics are deemed useless, decades of progress in human medicine and agriculture could be undermined. By 2050, AMR could cause 10 million deaths annually, accordingContinue Reading
PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock Reflecting on my mother’s decade-long nursing career, I often wonder why so many nurses leave the profession after just a few years. In the UK, the shortage of nurses has reached alarming levels. Fewer students are enrolling in nursing programmes, and nearly half of newly registeredContinue 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 spent more than £2 billion sending patients to private psychiatric units last year, following decades of cuts to beds, newContinue 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 The NHS is facing its worst December for flu admissions since 2021 as health leaders warn of a flood of casesContinue Reading
