49 h. ago The NHS suffocated my 'miracle' baby and I spent £150,000 on trying to get pregnant again

Pippa Davies, 49, of Cardiff, received £150,000 and an apology from Cardiff and Vale University Health Board over the breach of care to her baby Seren (pictured), who died from hypoxia in 2014.

Economics

55 h. ago The NHS suffocated my 'miracle' baby and I spent £150,000 on trying to get pregnant again

Pippa Davies, 49, of Cardiff, received £150,000 and an apology from Cardiff and Vale University Health Board over the breach of care to her baby Seren (pictured), who died from hypoxia in 2014.

Economics

3 d. ago RFK Jr is axing 10,000 employees at Health Department in dramatic restructuring

Critics condemn cost in health and lives

Society

4 d. ago Department of Health and Human Services will cut 10,000 jobs as part of a major restructuring plan

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will eliminate 10,000 jobs as part of a major restructuring plan

Society

4 d. ago RFK Jr plans 10,000 job cuts in restructuring of US health department

Health secretary aims to close regional offices and establish new division called ‘administration for a healthy America’The US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr has announced he intends to slash the size of the department he leads by a huge fraction – around 10,000 jobs out of the 82,000 full time workforce.Kennedy announced on Thursday that he also plans to close some regional offices. Continue reading...

Society

4 d. ago Man, 71, who's eaten more than 35,000 McDonald's Big Macs gives astonishing health update

It was a case of love at first bite when Donald Gorske, from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, first ate McDonald's flagship Big Mac burger on May 17, 1972.

Politics

6 d. ago ADHD influencer explains why she needs benefits for taxis and takeaways

Alina is a mental health influencer with over 100,000 followers on TikTok who explained why certain disability benefits are so important to people diagnosed with autism and ADHD

Politics

8 d. ago Type 2 diabetes increases risk of liver and pancreatic cancers, study shows

Chance of developing some of the most lethal tumours up to five times higher in women recently diagnosed with conditionPeople who develop type 2 diabetes face an increased risk of some of the most lethal cancers, including liver and pancreatic tumours, with the greatest rises in women, research suggests.The analysis of health records from 95,000 people found that the risk of pancreatic cancer was nearly twice as high, and the chance of developing liver cancer almost five times as high, in women recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Continue reading...

Events

9 d. ago Scientists identify ‘tipping point’ that caused clumps of toxic Florida seaweed

Giant blobs along 5,000-mile-wide sargassum belt has killed animals, harmed human health and discouraged tourismScientists in Florida believe they have identified a “tipping point” in atmospheric conditions in the Atlantic Ocean they say caused giant clumps of toxic seaweed to inundate beaches around the Caribbean in recent summers.Previous theories for the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt that has killed marine animals, harmed human health and plagued the tourism industry in several countries include a surfeit of nutrients in the water, such as nitrogen and phosphorus in runoff from intensive farming and carried into the ocean in the Congo, Amazon and Mississippi rivers. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Westfield creates new 50,000 sq ft health and wellness hub at White City mall

Venture reflects massive increase in consumer spending on health and wellness

Events

1 week ago Brits love 'new Magaluf' with £1 beers, sandy beaches and 30C weather

A new holiday destination has been dubbed the 'new Magaluf' thanks to the bargain £1 beer, white beaches and 30C weather on offer. The island's main city has seen a boom in popularity recently

Society

1 week ago Harvard offers free tuition to students from families earning under $200,000

Ivy League school is latest US university to make step with aim to make it affordable to ‘more students than ever’Harvard University is offering free tuition to more students, the Ivy League school announced on Monday, joining a growing number of higher education institutions in the US to take such a step.The announcement from Harvard says that undergraduate tuition at the institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts, will be free for students of families who make annual incomes of $200,000 or less. The university will also make schooling completely free for students from families with annual incomes of $100,000 or less, with financial aid that covers tuition, food, housing, health insurance and travel costs. Continue reading...

Society

2 w. ago Pensioners with health issues could get nearly £6,000 in extra payments this year

Nearly 1.7 million Attendance Allowance claimants will receive up to £441 each month from April.

Economics

2 w. ago How just 5 days of stress can permanently change your hair color after shock Diddy transformation

Disgraced hip hop mogul Diddy shocked a New York City court room on Friday with his stark white hair and beard, displayed to the public only in a sketch.

Events

2 w. ago A walking expert says you don’t need to walk 10,000 steps a day for most health benefits – here’s why

Fitness is a personal venture, and your daily step goal should be too – here’s how to set one, according to an expert

Science

2 w. ago Which quango is next for Labour's 'bonfire'? The bodies controlling £350bn of public money and 400,000 staff that could be at risk from Starmer's new

NHS England is being merged back into the Department of Health, with ministers arguing that more than 9,000 jobs can be cut by removing 'duplication'.

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer to abolish NHS England and bring health service under 'democratic control' as over 9,000 jobs cut

The Prime Minister plans to abolish NHS England to cut bureaucracy and bring the health service under government control, promising better patient care

Politics

2 w. ago Eagles will visit White House to celebrate Super Bowl win after 2018 absence

News confirmed by White House on TuesdayTeam were disinvited by Donald Trump in 2018Comment: why athletes should boycott TrumpThe Philadelphia Eagles have confirmed they will visit the White House to celebrate their victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in this year’s Super Bowl.The news was announced by the White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, on Tuesday, and later confirmed by an Eagles spokesperson. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Infowars reporter Jamie White 'brutally murdered' outside home in Austin as Alex Jones blames Soros

InfoWars reporter Jamie White was brutally murdered outside his Austin apartment, marking the city's eighth homicide this year. Alex Jones blames Soros-backed DA Jose Garza.

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3 w. ago A Town Without Time by Gay Talese review – New York by an old master

The colour and detail in this collection of nonfiction by the grandfather of New Journalism brings the city to gripping, dazzling lifeThe critics have never quite called off the search for the great American novel; meanwhile, the hunt goes on for the only slightly less prized great American article. It’s a piece of journalism that captures the spirit and meaning of the republic. Hardboiled but with a soft centre, in the US feature-writing tradition, it might be set in New York, the most American of places.Indeed, you can still catch staffers at the New Yorker magazine having a crack at it, though they’d never admit it. Their copy might include a zigzagging fire escape, or a genie of steam escaping from a sidewalk, or perhaps a yellow cab hopscotching over potholes. But never all these motifs together! That would risk unfavourable comparison with the cherished chroniclers of the city’s past: EB White, AJ Liebling, Dorothy Parker and others. Continue reading...

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