Health

I was drinking three bottles of wine a day and totally losing control. Here’s how I got my life back
Nicky Wake

I was drinking three bottles of wine a day and totally losing control. Here’s how I got my life back

Nicky Wake became sober after years of grief and alcohol addiction. Now, she’s helping others find recovery and community through sobriety

As an autistic teen I depended on the benefits system – we’re all at risk if harmful reforms go ahead
Diane Johnson

As an autistic teen I depended on the benefits system – we’re all at risk if harmful reforms go ahead

Proposed changes to disability benefits could exclude autistic people from vital support and deepen barriers to employment, says Diane Johnson, CEO of EnFold

Pressure grows on police forces to reverse their refusal to equip officers with life-saving naloxone
Drugs

Pressure grows on police forces to reverse their refusal to equip officers with life-saving naloxone

Exclusive: MP urges Manchester police bosses to give officers naloxone and deputy mayor is ‘carefully examining’ the decision

We need to start treating gambling harm as a public health issue – here’s why
Dr Beccy Cooper

We need to start treating gambling harm as a public health issue – here’s why

Gaza’s health workers need more than thoughts and prayers – they need protection
Dr Omar Abdel-Mannan

Gaza’s health workers need more than thoughts and prayers – they need protection

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Will fixing the NHS be enough to save Starmer’s government? Maybe. But only on one condition
NHS

Will fixing the NHS be enough to save Starmer’s government? Maybe. But only on one condition

The NHS is facing an existential crisis. Can Labour’s 10-year plan really save it?
NHS

The NHS is facing an existential crisis. Can Labour’s 10-year plan really save it?

MPs must vote down Labour’s benefits cuts – the health of the nation is at stake
Mikey Erhardt

MPs must vote down Labour’s benefits cuts – the health of the nation is at stake

Thousands of disabled people face ten-month wait for benefits due to DWP backlog
Disability benefits

Thousands of disabled people face ten-month wait for benefits due to DWP backlog

Disability benefit cuts violate human rights even with concessions, MPs warned ahead of vote
Disability benefits

Disability benefit cuts violate human rights even with concessions, MPs warned ahead of vote

It never crossed my mind I might need disability benefits. Now I don’t know where I’d be without PIP
Disability benefits

It never crossed my mind I might need disability benefits. Now I don’t know where I’d be without PIP

More than half of PIP claimants say Labour’s benefit cuts could make them homeless
Disability benefits

More than half of PIP claimants say Labour’s benefit cuts could make them homeless

Nearly half of young Brits say health issues will push them out of work. How can we cope without them?
Employment

Nearly half of young Brits say health issues will push them out of work. How can we cope without them?

MPs vote to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales: ‘We are right to give people a choice’
Assisted dying

MPs vote to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales: ‘We are right to give people a choice’

People with epilepsy deserve more than our silence
Rebekah Smith

People with epilepsy deserve more than our silence

We ignore ‘forgotten’ diseases like leprosy at our peril
Diseases

We ignore ‘forgotten’ diseases like leprosy at our peril

Living with long Covid can be devastating – it’s time our benefits system recognised that
Jo Platt MP

Living with long Covid can be devastating – it’s time our benefits system recognised that

The NHS is the ‘big winner’ from Reeves’ spending review – but there will be ‘difficult trade-offs’
Spending Review

The NHS is the ‘big winner’ from Reeves’ spending review – but there will be ‘difficult trade-offs’

Influencer Nikki Lilly: ‘Disabled people are at the bottom of the barrel – we need more allies’
Disability

Influencer Nikki Lilly: ‘Disabled people are at the bottom of the barrel – we need more allies’

Sound advice: why ear health matters – and how easy it is to check yours
Advertorial

Sound advice: why ear health matters – and how easy it is to check yours

Charities are a lifeline for people who struggle to access NHS services – but they’re under threat
Lisa Weaks

Charities are a lifeline for people who struggle to access NHS services – but they’re under threat

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The UK must renew funding for children’s vaccines – or else millions of young lives will be at risk
Michael Sheldrick

The UK must renew funding for children’s vaccines – or else millions of young lives will be at risk

How lockdowns through history have led to revolt and misinformation
Lockdown

How lockdowns through history have led to revolt and misinformation

Rising pop star Jessica Winter: ‘It can be tough doing music with a disability’
Music

Rising pop star Jessica Winter: ‘It can be tough doing music with a disability’

The Swim author explains important reason why she gave her main character an eating disorder
Books

The Swim author explains important reason why she gave her main character an eating disorder