3 d. ago Don’t be afraid to cry – or to interrupt: doctors’ tips for making the most of your medical appointment

Be honest about your symptoms, voice your concerns, take notes, ask follow-up questions if you need to GPs and surgeons explain how to make every minute countWhen you go to see a doctor, it can be difficult to communicate your health concerns clearly, out of fear, embarrassment or a misunderstanding of medical jargon. How can you make the most of these appointments? From taking notes to bringing along a friend, and when to request a second opinion, doctors share their advice on how to access the best possible care. Continue reading...

Science

4 d. ago Increase in visas for hospitality and construction could lead to exploitation, warn campaigners

While the number of visas handed to health and care workers has continued to drop, there was a rise in those issued to foreign-born tradesmen, hospitality and sales staff

Events

5 d. ago Second US company recalls pet food as bird flu spreads to cats through tainted meat

Cats in two states tested positive after eating raw food from Wild Coast Raw, which issued voluntary recallAs the bird flu outbreak continues gaining force in the US, a second company selling raw pet food issued a voluntary recall after cats from two different households in Oregon contracted H5N1 from the tainted meat earlier this month.Two more cats in different households in Washington state have tested positive for bird flu after eating the same brand of raw pet food nearly two weeks after the recall, officials announced on Wednesday. One cat was euthanized, while the other remains under veterinary care. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago NFL star Justin Tucker offers apology but denies sexual misconduct claims

Kicker says he is committed to respect of othersTucker has faced mounting accusations since JanuaryBaltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker has released a new statement maintaining that he did not act inappropriately while receiving treatment from massage therapists. He also offered an apology.“It devastates me to know that anyone I have worked with would not have felt respected and valued as a professional, but more importantly as a person, and to anyone who has felt otherwise, I am sorry,” Tucker said in a statement from his publicist. “I want you to know I am committed to ensuring that everyone I interact with continues to feel that I respect them and care about them as a human being.” Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago ‘I’m still dancing’: Derbyshire woman has 105th birthday rave at care home

Hilda Jackson and fellow residents partied with strobe lights, glowsticks and drum’n’bass from festival-headlinerIt was a birthday party that would do even the most seasoned raver proud, with strobe lighting, glow sticks and a headline act who has played some of the biggest festivals in the UK.The birthday girl sipped on champagne, while guests helped themselves to free-flowing cocktails from a pop-up bar run by Jägermeister. This was not an Instagram influencer’s Ibiza pool party, however – it was Hilda Jackson’s 105th-birthday rave in her Derbyshire care home. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago The climate crisis is a cost of living issue for Australia. My generation will be the first to pay for it | Anjali Sharma

Politicians have divorced the issue of global heating from soaring prices – Australians must take bold action at the ballot boxI love chocolate. It’s a staple of my diet. I don’t like that, at the best of times, it takes up maybe a fifth of my grocery budget.I also don’t like that as a country, we’ve been all too quick to blame rising food prices on inflation. We’ve quickly made inflation a priority for our policymakers, while the cost of living is the key issue of the upcoming election.Anjali Sharma was the lead litigant in Sharma v environment minister, the landmark court case against the then federal environment minister, Sussan Ley, which called for a duty of care to protect children against the impacts of the climate crisis Continue reading...

Economics

2 w. ago 'Significant overspends' in social care will continue without more work on prevention and early intervention

But council director stresses that people with higher levels of need will always be helped

Economics