38 h. ago Man with severe peanut allergy now eats four nuts as daily ‘medicine’ after ‘life

A new trial gives "hope" to thousands of people who suffer from nut allergies

Politics

40 h. ago 'I have a severe nut allergy but still eat four peanuts a day'

A new study offers "hope" to thousands of people living with severe allergies

Politics

45 h. ago Brit, 44, with killer peanut allergy now eats four nuts each morning like pills

This 'life-changing' switch was a result of a first-of-its-kind trial which discovered that people with peanut allergies were slowly 'desensitised' after being exposed to the nuts daily.

Events

46 h. ago Man hospitalised by peanut allergy now eats nuts daily following ‘life

A new trial gives "hope" to thousands of people who suffer from nut allergies

Politics

9 d. ago In Sweden, I got paid time off to settle my child at school. Here’s why I want US families to have the same right

Parents can do inskolning as part of their 480 days of paid leave per child – as an American abroad, this was a foreign concept. But here’s what the US could learnAbout a month ago, I sat on a tiny wooden chair, hand-embroidering a thick cotton pillowcase in dim candlelight. Eight Swedish children softly sang a good morning song over tiny cups of peach-colored herbal tea.This is not a tale of a tradwife textile artist living off the grid in the Swedish countryside or the opening of some eerie Midsommar-style folk horror scene. It was the first day of my three-year-old’s inskolning, the introductory period to her new daycare/preschool. Continue reading...

Society

3 w. ago Morning after pill: What are the proposed changes and will it be free?

The morning-after pill is to be offered without charge at pharmacies in England

Politics