6 d. ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner strikes fear among families

Christian Brueckner's release from prison - and presence in a city in northern Germany - has gripped families, who fear it is unsafe to take their children to the park

Events

1 week ago I was lucky to be diagnosed with autism before RFK Jr.’s claims. These families will face far more fear and stigma

The Independent’s Capitol Hill reporter Eric Garcia talks to families who fear getting their children screened for autism because of Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s fear-mongering

Science

1 week ago UK experts slam paracetamol ‘fearmongering’ from Donald Trump officials

Donald Trump claimed 'I think we found an answer to autism' as scientists fear that families with autistic kids could end up being blamed for causing the condition themselves

Politics

1 week ago 22% of workers ‘say money worries have harmed their performance at work’

Around a fifth of people surveyed said they needed to take time off work due to illness caused by financial concerns.

Economics

2 w. ago Two fifths of people fear their families wouldn't cope without them

For millions of UK families, financial survival is a very real fear

Politics

2 w. ago Daily weight loss pill can help cut body weight by a fifth, trial shows

One in five people who took orforglipron once a day for 72 weeks lost 20% or more of their weight, maker Eli Lilly saysA daily pill for weight loss can help people reduce their body weight by as much as a fifth, according to a trial that could pave the way for millions more people to shed pounds.The drug, called orforglipron, is manufactured by Eli Lilly and targets the same GLP-1 receptors as weight loss injections such as Mounjaro and Wegovy. In a trial of 3,127 adults, one in five people who took the once-a-day tablet for 72 weeks lost 20% or more of their body weight. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Thousands at risk of invalidating travel insurance by using weight

About one-fifth of people incorrectly think weight-loss jabs are a lifestyle or cosmetic tool instead of a medical treatment

Events