23 h. ago Taylor Swift blasted for 'alarmingly false claim' that puts fans at risk

Pop megastar Taylor Swift has been criticised after sharing what dieticians have described as 'alarmingly false' claims about how Sourdough is healthy for gluten-free people

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25 h. ago Covid and flu cases spike across UK as health bosses share 'most effective' way to stop it

Manchester health leaders are airing their frustration that people do not take up one of the most reliable ways of stopping people getting so ill, and keeping them out of hospital

Science

41 h. ago ‘Alarming’ number of people vape, global health leaders warn

The World Health Organisation has released estimates on the numbers of people who vape for the first time.

Events

7 d. ago Labour conference live: Starmer to launch fresh attack on ‘divisive’ Farage in keynote speech

Health secretary says Reform UK leader a ‘con artist’ who cannot be trusted with public’s health

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7 d. ago Labour conference live: Streeting brands Nigel Farage a ‘snake oil salesman’ in attack over Reform’s NHS plans

Health secretary says Reform UK leader a ‘con artist’ who cannot be trusted with public’s health

Economics

1 week ago From grassroots to states, let women lead. Stability, hope and innovation will follow | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Sahle

As former African presidents, we know the world has no need of more speeches. In a time of crisis, the UN must encourage strong female leadershipThis year, as the United Nations convenes for its 80th general assembly and the world watches, we believe there is no issue more urgent than the rise of female African leaders. From peace and education to health and climate, women are not just affected by crises, they are leading the solutions.It is time for funders, policymakers, multilateral institutions and development agencies to step up, boldly invest and ensure that African women are empowered to lead. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Let women lead. From peacekeeping to hunger, health to climate, the world will benefit | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Sahle

As former African presidents, we know the world has no need of more speeches. In a time of crisis, the UN must encourage strong female leadershipThis year, as the United Nations convenes for its 80th general assembly and the world watches, we believe there is no issue more urgent than the rise of female African leaders. From peace and education to health and climate, women are not just affected by crises, they are leading the solutions.It is time for funders, policymakers, multilateral institutions and development agencies to step up, boldly invest and ensure that African women are empowered to lead. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Nigel Farage blasted after refusing to rubbish Donald Trump's paracetamol claims

Health Secretary Wes Streeting hit out at the Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, saying he is 'the snake oil salesman of British politics and it’s time to stop buying his rubbish'

Politics

2 w. ago Intersex people in Europe face ‘alarming’ rise in violence, EU finds

Increase in violence since 2019 is linked to online campaigns seeking to sow disinformation and fuel hatredEuropeans who do not fit the typical definition of male or female are grappling with an “alarming” rise in violence, the EU’s leading rights agency has said, as concerted campaigns seek to sow disinformation and fuel hatred towards them.The findings from the EU’s Agency for Fundamental Rights, published on Tuesday, were based on responses from 1,920 people in 30 countries across Europe. All of them identified as intersex, an umbrella term referring to those with innate variations of sex characteristics and which includes people who identify as trans, non-binary and gender diverse. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Donald Trump sparks new health fears with mysterious white patch on hand during UK state visit

Donald Trump has been at the centre of speculation for months over the supposed ill health of the 79-year-old leader, but some claim there's a reason behind his bruised hands

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3 w. ago ‘Trump is a defecating fly on a camel’s back’: Palestinian artist Samia Halaby on being banned, exiled – and now celebrated

At 88, she has won a Munch award for artistic freedom – despite her pioneering work being cancelled by the US university she studied at. She talks protest, polarisation and propagandaIt’s a miracle I get out of my interview with Palestinian artist Samia Halaby alive. Not just because the creaky wooden stairs to her second-floor Tribeca, New York live-work space are alarmingly steep, but because certain people view the 88-year-old acclaimed abstract artist, a pioneer of digital art, as a dangerous security threat.In December 2023, Indiana University, Halaby’s alma mater, cancelled what was due to be the first American retrospective exhibition of Halaby’s work at the university’s Eskenazi Museum of Art. The exhibition had been three years in the making but Halaby was informed she was no longer welcome in a terse two-sentence letter from the museum’s director, citing vague security concerns. The real reason, she suspects, was the museum’s wish to distance itself from anything supportiv...

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3 w. ago ‘Everyone’s become more extreme’: Palestinian artist Samia Halaby on being banned, exiled – and now celebrated

At 88, she has won a Munch award for artistic freedom – despite her pioneering work being cancelled by the US university she studied at. She talks protest, polarisation and propagandaIt’s a miracle I get out of my interview with Palestinian artist Samia Halaby alive. Not just because the creaky wooden stairs to her second-floor Tribeca, New York live-work space are alarmingly steep, but because certain people view the 88-year-old acclaimed abstract artist, a pioneer of digital art, as a dangerous security threat.In December 2023, Indiana University, Halaby’s alma mater, cancelled what was due to be the first American retrospective exhibition of Halaby’s work at the university’s Eskenazi Museum of Art. The exhibition had been three years in the making but Halaby was informed she was no longer welcome in a terse two-sentence letter from the museum’s director, citing vague security concerns. The real reason, she suspects, was the museum’s wish to distance itself from anything supportiv...

Events

3 w. ago Experts sound alarm over rise of 'forgotten cancer' increasing in young people: 'It's aggressive'

Experts have sounded the alarm over a stark rise in a rare cancer-warning that the sudden increase in diagnoses in people aged under 50 cannot be explained.

Events

3 w. ago Health leaders order crackdown on unproven fertility treatments

Many women are offered unnecessary add-on treatments when they seek fertility care.

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