5 h. ago High youth death rates are an ‘emerging crisis’, global health study warns

Alcohol, suicide and injuries driving rises among teenagers and young adults despite overall rates falling, authors say The world faces “an emerging crisis” of higher death rates among teenagers and young adults, according to a major study on the causes of death and disability worldwide.The reasons vary from drug and alcohol use, and suicide in North America, to infectious diseases and injuries in sub-Saharan Africa, the researchers said, but warned that their data should serve as “a wake-up call”.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counsellor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Major global study reveals the world is getting sicker and fatter

Obesity rates have soared in the last decade and is now a leading cause of disease according to a landmark new study as experts call for tougher measures to tackle the crisis.

Politics

8 h. ago Urgent calls for debt relief as study shows health and education cuts in developing world

Influential economists want replenishment of funds and new ways to define countries in need before this week’s IMF and World Bank meetingsTop economists are demanding urgent action on debt relief in Washington this week, as analysis from the campaign group Debt Justice shows struggling governments are cutting back on health and education.As finance ministers and central bankers gather for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meetings, influential experts including the Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, and leading economists Mariana Mazzucato and Jayati Ghosh, are urging them to “turn debt into hope”. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Bank deregulation set to unlock $2.6tn of Wall Street lending capacity

US lenders expected to cement global dominance by a significant easing of post-financial crisis rules

Economics

58 h. ago The common vegetables that can slow or even reverse dangerous liver disease

Study points to powerful health opportunities offered by a specific kind of dietary fibre

Politics

63 h. ago Posting on social media can be as bad for mental health as drinking and smoking, warn experts

SOCIAL media before bed might be as bad for your mood as boozing or smoking weed, say scientists. A study by Bristol University found people who posted on X, aka Twitter, after 11pm had “meaningfully worse” mental health. The researchers reckon staying up late on your phone means you sleep less and have poorer quality...

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3 d. ago Doctors warned over pairing antidepressants with a commonly prescribed painkiller due to seizure risk

US scientists, who analysed the health records of more than 70,100 nursing home residents, found a 'modest but measurable increase in the risk of seizures'.

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3 d. ago Mixing antidepressants with painkiller prescribed to millions could raise risk of disturbing seizures, research sugests

US scientists, who analysed the health records of more than 70,100 nursing home residents, found a 'modest but measurable increase in the risk of seizures'.

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4 d. ago Scientists discover surprising trigger behind bladder cancer

Research has long suggested that the condition, which strikes over 10,000 Britons every year, is up to four times more common among men.

Science

4 d. ago Study uncovers one ingredient linked to reducing belly fat and managing healthy weight

The ingredient known as ‘liquid gold’ could be worth its weight in health benefits

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4 d. ago ‘Exercise snacks’ can be a secret weapon to boost your health and fitness, study shows

Approximately 1.8 billion adults globally are at an increased risk of non-communicable diseases, such as heart attack and stroke, due to insufficient amounts of physical activity

Society

5 d. ago Microplastics could increase the risk of bowel cancer and depression, first human

Experts today, who labelled the findings 'significant', said it was the first human study showing microplastics could alter the human gut microbiome.

Events

6 d. ago I went to bed 30 minutes earlier for one week. Here’s what happened

Millions of Americans aren’t getting enough sleep — and experts say it’s negatively impacting their lives

Politics

6 d. ago Children as young as 6 influenced by gender stereotypes over what job they want to do

Research took place over three years and included pupils from 1,400 primary schools

Society

6 d. ago How an insect might change how surgeons operate on the human body

The sawfly’s egg-laying organ, the ovipositor, could help modern surgical techniques

Politics

7 d. ago Snoring on the rise among Brits as nation gets fatter, study finds

Bad news for anyone who doesn't want to share a bed with a partner who sounds like an asthmatic walrus - snoring is set to dramatically rise in the UK because we are getting fatter.

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9 d. ago Scientists behind study linking Tylenol to autism accuse Trump of 'spreading misinformation'

Researchers behind the latest studies investigating links between acetaminophen use and autism have slammed Donald Trump for 'spreading misinformation' about their work.

Politics

9 d. ago New Covid study shows millions of people are still living with symptom

New research has suggested that many people who have had COVID-19 are likely to still be living with a long-term symptom of the virus.

Science

9 d. ago ‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds

Diet allows modest meat consumption and would also slash food-related climate emissions by half, says report by 70 leading experts from 35 countriesAdoption of a plant-rich “planetary health diet” could prevent 40,000 early deaths a day across the world, according to a landmark report.The diet – which allows moderate meat consumption – and related measures would also slash the food-related emissions driving global heating by half by 2050. Today, a third of greenhouse gas emissions come from the global food system and taming the climate crisis is impossible without changing how the world eats, the researchers said. Food production is also the biggest cause of the destruction of wildlife and forests and the pollution of water. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Weight loss jabs Mounjaro and Wegovy are so effective they should be the first treatment for obesity 'in almost all cases', new guidance says

In new guidance to medics, the European Association for the Study of Obesity praised the drugs' effectiveness and significant health benefits.

Economics