13 h. ago HALF of all sick notes are handed out without the patient seeing a doctor, damning government study reveals

The bombshell study also reveals that more than a third (39 per cent) of recipients said it is easy to get one even 'when not really needed'.

Science

41 h. ago Using a satnav in old age helps people keep driving independence for longer, study shows

Government-funded study based on 895 drivers with an average age of 71 suggests helping elderly people use GPS apps on their smartphones keeps them able to drive independently into old age

Politics

5 d. ago Trump makes sweeping HIV research and grant cuts: ‘setting us back decades’

Trump administration’s slashes to prevention and access expansion likely to erode progress on eliminating epidemicThe federal government has cancelled dozens of grants to study how to prevent new HIV infections and expand access to care, decimating progress toward eliminating the epidemic in the United States, scientists say.Over the last month, more than 300 research projects funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have been terminated – 65 of them were specifically related to researching advancements in HIV care. Some scientists were notified about losing funding as recently as last Thursday. NIH, a division of the Department of Health and Human Services, is the largest funding source of medical research in the world, leaving many scientists scrambling to figure out how to continue their work. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Starmer ‘not doing enough to end tsunami of sick notes’ pushing up benefits claimants

Sir Iain Duncan Smith has said far more needs to be done to prevent young people leaving school and going straight to their sick beds

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2 w. ago Woman's mystery illness left her 'on universal credit and fighting for sick notes'

Sarah Campbell, 54, slipped on her back whilst rollerskating with her twin sister, Angela Boullin, in July 2024, and has been left in 'excruciating pain' ever since

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3 w. ago Inside the government study trying to understand the health effects of ultraprocessed foods

A National Institutes of Health study aims to find out whether ultraprocessed foods lead people to eat more

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