Health

I found out I had HIV when I was pregnant. But in 2023, stigma is more harmful than the virus
World AIDS Day

I found out I had HIV when I was pregnant. But in 2023, stigma is more harmful than the virus

This orchestra is giving dementia sufferers something to sing about: ‘Music changes lives’
Dementia

This orchestra is giving dementia sufferers something to sing about: ‘Music changes lives’

Spain gives menstrual leave to workers with ‘disabling periods’ – why can’t UK?
Menstrual health

Spain gives menstrual leave to workers with ‘disabling periods’ – why can’t UK?

Malnutrition impacts half a million and costs the NHS billions. UK government needs to ‘wake up’
Malnutrition

Malnutrition impacts half a million and costs the NHS billions. UK government needs to ‘wake up’

Time is up for Big Pharma’s grip on global health
Nick Dearden

Time is up for Big Pharma’s grip on global health

Breaking Down Barriers: How Big Issue and Specsavers are Making Eye Care Accessible for Homeless Vendors
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Breaking Down Barriers: How Big Issue and Specsavers are Making Eye Care Accessible for Homeless Vendors

Change to ‘alcohol-free’ drinks ‘could improve nation’s health’ – but it’s ‘not enough on its own’
Health

Change to ‘alcohol-free’ drinks ‘could improve nation’s health’ – but it’s ‘not enough on its own’

GPs ‘struggling to treat homeless people’, study finds
Homelessness

GPs ‘struggling to treat homeless people’, study finds

Specsavers partners with Big Issue to provide free eye care for vendors
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Specsavers partners with Big Issue to provide free eye care for vendors

Fixing my mental health with my grandfather’s old map
Mental health

Fixing my mental health with my grandfather’s old map

What are ultra-processed foods? The health risks explained
Health

What are ultra-processed foods? The health risks explained

Simple steps which ease stress and anxiety to get yourself out of a funk
Mental health

Simple steps which ease stress and anxiety to get yourself out of a funk

How can you cope with money worries in the cost of living crisis? We asked experts at leading mental health charities
Mental health

How can you cope with money worries in the cost of living crisis? We asked experts at leading mental health charities

Pollen bomb: Why your hay fever is so bad this year – and how you can beat the symptoms
Summer

Pollen bomb: Why your hay fever is so bad this year – and how you can beat the symptoms

Dr Ranj Singh: ‘If you want to be 100 per cent happy, just be yourself’
Happiness

Dr Ranj Singh: ‘If you want to be 100 per cent happy, just be yourself’

Meet Will, author, bookworm and Big Issue vendor, getting new glasses through our partnership with Specsavers
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Meet Will, author, bookworm and Big Issue vendor, getting new glasses through our partnership with Specsavers

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What is social prescribing and could it help ease the NHS mental health crisis?
Mental health

What is social prescribing and could it help ease the NHS mental health crisis?

Monty Python’s silly walks recommended by doctors to stay healthy
Fitness

Monty Python’s silly walks recommended by doctors to stay healthy

Could a 17-minute phone call with a stranger help cure loneliness? A new app aims to do just that
Social isolation

Could a 17-minute phone call with a stranger help cure loneliness? A new app aims to do just that

Alcoholism gave me two heart attacks and liver disease –  but since finding recovery I’m fitter than ever
Addiction

Alcoholism gave me two heart attacks and liver disease –  but since finding recovery I’m fitter than ever