Health

Covid exposed the brutal realities of UK health inequality – has anything really changed?
Five years since the pandemic

Covid exposed the brutal realities of UK health inequality – has anything really changed?

Covid exposed brutal differences in how poverty affects health. Experts warn we’ve not learned our lessons, as the poor continue to live shorter, unhealthier lives

We all clapped for the NHS during the Covid pandemic. Did it actually do… anything?
Five years since the pandemic

We all clapped for the NHS during the Covid pandemic. Did it actually do… anything?

Millions of Brits lined the streets to clap for NHS and key workers during the Covid pandemic. But what happened when the clapping stopped?

Poor women without education least likely to recover from effects of Covid, study finds
Five years since the pandemic

Poor women without education least likely to recover from effects of Covid, study finds

Exclusive: First study of impact of multiple socioeconomic factors on Covid recovery shows poorer women without education were least likely to recover

Postnatal thoughts: Having a baby is so irrational – but I did it anyway
10Foot Takeover

Postnatal thoughts: Having a baby is so irrational – but I did it anyway

Revealed: How ‘sinister’ lack of access to surgical abortions puts lives at risk
Abortion

Revealed: How ‘sinister’ lack of access to surgical abortions puts lives at risk

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‘You’re not a priority if you don’t have money’: Student told to wait till 2043 for an autism assessment
Autism

‘You’re not a priority if you don’t have money’: Student told to wait till 2043 for an autism assessment

There’re many NHS problems Labour still needs to solve – but privatisation not the answer, doctors say
NHS

There’re many NHS problems Labour still needs to solve – but privatisation not the answer, doctors say

What impact does vaping have on children and young people?
Vaping

What impact does vaping have on children and young people?

Man fighting incurable cancer has his wheelchair stolen: ‘It’s very disappointing’
Cancer

Man fighting incurable cancer has his wheelchair stolen: ‘It’s very disappointing’

Is TikTok’s ‘Sleepmaxxing’ trend yet another wellness fad – or is it glorifying SAD?
Health

Is TikTok’s ‘Sleepmaxxing’ trend yet another wellness fad – or is it glorifying SAD?

Are you doomscrolling on TikTok for hours on end? Here’s how to stop the social media brain rot
Social media

Are you doomscrolling on TikTok for hours on end? Here’s how to stop the social media brain rot

Rural life can worsen mental ill health – but therapy in nature helps people feel grounded
Nature

Rural life can worsen mental ill health – but therapy in nature helps people feel grounded

My son turned green and vomited his own faeces – and doctors still didn’t take his condition seriously
Health

My son turned green and vomited his own faeces – and doctors still didn’t take his condition seriously

Movember: Men being more attuned to their cars than their own bodies needs to change
Health

Movember: Men being more attuned to their cars than their own bodies needs to change

One million people in England who weren’t smokers now vape – but it’s not as alarming as it sounds
Vaping

One million people in England who weren’t smokers now vape – but it’s not as alarming as it sounds

How Everton football club is easing strain on the NHS by taking on heart health
Health

How Everton football club is easing strain on the NHS by taking on heart health

Starmer wants a ‘dramatic reimagining’ of the NHS. What does that mean for you?
NHS

Starmer wants a ‘dramatic reimagining’ of the NHS. What does that mean for you?

‘This will only intensify’: Millions of pensioners at risk of serious illness due to UK heatwaves
Heatwave

‘This will only intensify’: Millions of pensioners at risk of serious illness due to UK heatwaves

Disabled people’s health is ‘shockingly neglected’ in UK, research finds as Paralympics begins
Disability rights

Disabled people’s health is ‘shockingly neglected’ in UK, research finds as Paralympics begins

NHS spending on private mental health beds soars to £1.4bn in five years: ‘Terrible things are happening’
Mental health

NHS spending on private mental health beds soars to £1.4bn in five years: ‘Terrible things are happening’

How Specsavers are helping vendors see and be seen
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How Specsavers are helping vendors see and be seen

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I have terminal cancer and a learning disability. Life would be miserable without my social care worker
Learning Disability Week 2024

I have terminal cancer and a learning disability. Life would be miserable without my social care worker

Going through cancer treatment with a learning disability is tough. Here’s how doctors can help
Learning Disability Week 2024

Going through cancer treatment with a learning disability is tough. Here’s how doctors can help

Big Issue partners with Mencap for special edition put together by people with learning disabilities
Learning disability week 2024

Big Issue partners with Mencap for special edition put together by people with learning disabilities

Covid destroyed my mental health and I lost everything – but discovering boxing turned my life around
Health

Covid destroyed my mental health and I lost everything – but discovering boxing turned my life around