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Those signed off feeling depressed classed as incapable of work, says Stride
Work and pensions secretary attacks system of dealing with minor mental health problems as PM takes...
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KitKat owner Nestlé faces vote forcing it to cut back on unhealthy products
Company, which also makes Quality Street, says reducing sugar, salt and fats could harm ‘strategic freedom’Business...
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Private health insurance market grows by £385m in a year amid NHS crisis
Demand for private treatment booms as NHS waiting lists remain long, while more people also sign...
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Arizona Republicans again block effort to repeal 1864 near-total abortion ban
After decrying state supreme court ruling on ban with no exceptions for rape or incest, lawmakers...
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Record 3.7m workers in England will have major illness by 2040, study finds
Health Foundation report also predicts people in poorest areas will be three times more likely to...
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MPs’ vote on gradual smoking ban set to expose Tory splits over key Sunak policy – UK politics live
PM’s plan to prevent those under 16 ever being able to buy tobacco should pass due...
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Chris Whitty urges MPs to ignore lobbying and pass smoking ban bill
Exclusive: England’s chief medical officer says tobacco industry is the ‘one gainer from the death and...
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Abortions in first 12 weeks should be legalised in Germany, commission expected to say
Most cases of abortion are illegal in Germany, which report is expected to say is not...
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‘Right to freedom from torture’: UN experts urge the Gambia not to decriminalise FGM
Repealing ban would mean return of ‘one of the most pernicious forms of violence committed against...
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Sugar increase in Fanta and Sprite prompts calls for new tax on Australia’s food and drinks industry
Health experts say government must step in to cut sugar in beverages and tackle manufacturers’ ‘appalling’...
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Thousands of children unsure of gender identity ‘let down by NHS’, report finds
Leading consultant paediatrician says unproven treatments and ‘toxicity’ of trans debate damaging outcomesKey findingsAnalysisThousands of vulnerable...
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Mother criticises ‘agenda from above’ after release of Cass report
Parent of trans girl says report promotes agenda that ‘things need to be made more difficult’...
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MPs propose decriminalising abortion up to 24 weeks
Amendment tabled by cross-party group including Stella Creasy is latest plan to modernise abortion law in...
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NHS faces ‘avalanche’ of demand for autism and ADHD services, thinktank warns
Nuffield Trust says system for treatment is ‘obsolete’ as number of patients in England awaiting assessment...
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Queensland’s first festival pill-testing service finds ‘Canberra ketamine’ sold as MDMA
Rabbits Eat Lettuce festival, near Warwick, held Australia’s first multi-day festival clinic last weekendGet our morning...
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Covid boosters are a gamechanger – if they are free for everyone
Only private jabs are available to most, but annual shots could reduce healthcare costs and prevent...
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Melbourne private school Kilvington grammar charged over death of student after Vietnam excursion
Worksafe also charged World Travel Expeditions after Lachlan Cook, 16, died in hospital following health complicationsFollow...
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England A&E wait times led to needless deaths of up to 14,000, data suggests
RCEM calculates 268 people are likely to have died each week in 2023 while waiting up...
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UK membership of Dignitas soars by 24% as assisted dying in Scotland moves closer
Bill being laid before Scottish parliament could, if approved, allow people in Britain to take their...
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Albanese government not ‘engaging deeply and honestly’ over NDIS overhaul, Queensland premier says
Bill Shorten hits back at criticism from state leaders including Steven Miles, as federal government unveils...
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Recruitment of nurses from global south branded ‘new form of colonialism’
African nurse leaders say poorer nations face severe shortages despite rules intended to stop wealthy countries...
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Burney welcomes ‘circuit breaker’ – as it happened
This blog is now closed.Alice Springs youth curfew: state of emergency called after violence in town...
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Mental illness costs England £300bn a year, study shows
Yearly cost to people, business and public sector found to be twice as big as NHS...
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Greens and disability groups criticise federal government gag on NDIS talks
Guardian Australia understands a major announcement will be made on Wednesday but those consulted are sworn...