Health
In association with Specsavers
Britain’s obesity crisis is driven by poverty and bad food. But are weight-loss jabs really the answer?
Britain’s obesity crisis is driven by poverty and bad food. But are weight-loss jabs really the answer?
Weight-loss drugs like Mounjaro are difficult to access for people in poverty, but is the answer really to roll these out on the NHS? Experts want to see more attention on the root causes like poverty and unhealthy food first
Free Eye Tests and Homemade Muffins: What Happened When Specsavers Opened Its Doors After Hours
Free Eye Tests and Homemade Muffins: What Happened When Specsavers Opened Its Doors After Hours
When Specsavers Twickenham partnered with local charity SPEAR to stay open after hours for people experiencing homelessness, it proved that when healthcare barriers are removed, people show up
Why British sauna culture is picking up steam
Why British sauna culture is picking up steam
Is it the new pub? Is it the new church? Perhaps we should let go of these old comparisons. Maybe it’s just a sauna
Britain’s mental health crisis is a leadership crisis, too
Britain’s mental health crisis is a leadership crisis, too
Number of deaths from nitazenes increases fourfold in two years – but true number may never be known
Number of deaths from nitazenes increases fourfold in two years – but true number may never be known
People with learning disabilities are dying 20 years early, report finds: ‘They deserve better’
People with learning disabilities are dying 20 years early, report finds: ‘They deserve better’
How a grassroots effort to save an abandoned leisure centre grew into something much more
How a grassroots effort to save an abandoned leisure centre grew into something much more
‘Are you really the doctor?’: The realities of life as a Black doctor in the NHS
‘Are you really the doctor?’: The realities of life as a Black doctor in the NHS
What are the eight Marmot Principles and how could they transform the health of a local area?
What are the eight Marmot Principles and how could they transform the health of a local area?
Bringing sight to your doorstep: How Specsavers Home Visits are transforming eye care access
Bringing sight to your doorstep: How Specsavers Home Visits are transforming eye care access
How Specsavers are helping to transform healthcare access in Edinburgh
How Specsavers are helping to transform healthcare access in Edinburgh
Millions of pupils missing school due to hygiene poverty: ‘We have reinvented a Victorian problem’
Millions of pupils missing school due to hygiene poverty: ‘We have reinvented a Victorian problem’
Mental health patients find it ‘impossible to get help’ amid Manchester care crisis: ‘It makes you ill’
Mental health patients find it ‘impossible to get help’ amid Manchester care crisis: ‘It makes you ill’
The NHS is facing an existential crisis. Can Labour’s 10-year plan really save it?
The NHS is facing an existential crisis. Can Labour’s 10-year plan really save it?
MPs vote to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales: ‘We are right to give people a choice’
MPs vote to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales: ‘We are right to give people a choice’
We ignore ‘forgotten’ diseases like leprosy at our peril
We ignore ‘forgotten’ diseases like leprosy at our peril
The NHS is the ‘big winner’ from Reeves’ spending review – but there will be ‘difficult trade-offs’
The NHS is the ‘big winner’ from Reeves’ spending review – but there will be ‘difficult trade-offs’
Sound advice: why ear health matters – and how easy it is to check yours
Sound advice: why ear health matters – and how easy it is to check yours
Eight simple steps to transform the way you listen
Eight simple steps to transform the way you listen
How lockdowns through history have led to revolt and misinformation
How lockdowns through history have led to revolt and misinformation
From smoking and nerve gas to poor quality air: How the act of breathing became political
From smoking and nerve gas to poor quality air: How the act of breathing became political
Green Party leader calls for urgent NHS reforms to stop homeless people being denied eye care
Green Party leader calls for urgent NHS reforms to stop homeless people being denied eye care
Too many homeless people resort to pulling their own teeth. These dentists are trying to change that
