Health
What is polio and why is it back?
What is polio and why is it back?
Health authorities in the UK have declared a national incident after poliovirus was detected in sewage samples.
Cost of living: Why you should check if you’re eligible for free prescriptions
Cost of living: Why you should check if you’re eligible for free prescriptions
Are you eligible for free prescriptions? Their price has been frozen but some people don’t need to pay at all.
Alyssa Mancao and the rise of social media therapists
Alyssa Mancao and the rise of social media therapists
How psychotherapist and social worker Alyssa Mancao uses her Instagram platform to educate on mental health
How to deal with new rules for restaurant menus if you’re worried they might be triggering
How to deal with new rules for restaurant menus if you’re worried they might be triggering
Why quick access to a defibrillator is the difference between life and death
Why quick access to a defibrillator is the difference between life and death
Adam Kay: ‘Before the pandemic the NHS was running on empty and it turned out those were the good old days’
Adam Kay: ‘Before the pandemic the NHS was running on empty and it turned out those were the good old days’
Experts share the tips you need to successfully complete Dry January
Experts share the tips you need to successfully complete Dry January
ADHD waiting times ‘crisis’ as patients face seven-year wait for NHS diagnosis
ADHD waiting times ‘crisis’ as patients face seven-year wait for NHS diagnosis
Any kind of calm will do: The growing trend of mindfulness
Any kind of calm will do: The growing trend of mindfulness
Pandemic effect on deprived children’s health could last into adulthood
Pandemic effect on deprived children’s health could last into adulthood
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#PostYourPill: The trend aiming to destigmatise mental health medication
#PostYourPill: The trend aiming to destigmatise mental health medication
‘If I stopped using speed it would be a massive step back’: Life with undiagnosed adult ADHD
‘If I stopped using speed it would be a massive step back’: Life with undiagnosed adult ADHD
How to get a free flu jab and Covid vaccine booster as the winter sets in
How to get a free flu jab and Covid vaccine booster as the winter sets in
Watch this powerful video made for World Suicide Prevention Day
Watch this powerful video made for World Suicide Prevention Day
Be like Simone Biles: Olympian could help more to prioritise mental health
Be like Simone Biles: Olympian could help more to prioritise mental health
Masks may be going, but hidden disabilities aren’t so easily cast aside
Masks may be going, but hidden disabilities aren’t so easily cast aside
‘Reaching children is our main priority’: Volunteers fight hygiene poverty
‘Reaching children is our main priority’: Volunteers fight hygiene poverty
Toilet rolls, deodorant, washing-up liquid: essentials that change lives
Toilet rolls, deodorant, washing-up liquid: essentials that change lives
‘It’s not right that feeling clean should be a luxury’
‘It’s not right that feeling clean should be a luxury’
Why PM’s mental health pledges will fall short until families have more cash
Why PM’s mental health pledges will fall short until families have more cash
Ministers commit £17m to help kids cope after year of ‘trauma and anxiety’
Ministers commit £17m to help kids cope after year of ‘trauma and anxiety’
James O’Brien: ‘I’ve spent my whole life in fight-or-flight mode’
James O’Brien: ‘I’ve spent my whole life in fight-or-flight mode’
Michelle Obama is teaching us to take food seriously – by being playful
