Health
What to do if you have damp and mould in your home
What to do if you have damp and mould in your home
Damp and mould is a common problem in UK homes and it can be a health hazard. Here’s what you should do if it’s affecting you
A disabled woman has been left without a toilet or shower for months by her healthcare provider
A disabled woman has been left without a toilet or shower for months by her healthcare provider
“If there was nobody else here, then it would just be impossible. I wonder how many people are in the same situation”
Menopause policies would keep women in work. Why won’t the government listen?
Menopause policies would keep women in work. Why won’t the government listen?
Menopause is not a disability. It needs to be a protected characteristic under the Equality Act and we need government policies, writes Pausitivity co-founder Elizabeth Carr-Ellis
Glasses to make you look good and feel good
Glasses to make you look good and feel good
Working temperature: When is it too cold to work?
Working temperature: When is it too cold to work?
The Big Issue Changemakers of 2023: Health and wellbeing
The Big Issue Changemakers of 2023: Health and wellbeing
Sherlock star Lara Pulver: ‘Maternal is political. No doubt’
Sherlock star Lara Pulver: ‘Maternal is political. No doubt’
The environmental campaigner on a mission to ban disposable vapes
The environmental campaigner on a mission to ban disposable vapes
Even funding the NHS properly won’t solve all the problems caused by austerity
Even funding the NHS properly won’t solve all the problems caused by austerity
How much does the NHS cost the UK compared to healthcare spending in other countries?
How much does the NHS cost the UK compared to healthcare spending in other countries?
As more children wait for mental health treatment, we need to remember teachers are not social workers
As more children wait for mental health treatment, we need to remember teachers are not social workers
The NHS is ‘past the point of no return’ say junior doctors bearing the brunt of the NHS crisis
The NHS is ‘past the point of no return’ say junior doctors bearing the brunt of the NHS crisis
‘My elderly mother was in an ambulance for 18 hours. But A&E was worse’: This is the desperate state of the NHS
‘My elderly mother was in an ambulance for 18 hours. But A&E was worse’: This is the desperate state of the NHS
Ambulance strikes: Paramedics explain why the NHS is ‘utterly and completely broken’
Ambulance strikes: Paramedics explain why the NHS is ‘utterly and completely broken’
Martin Compston’s Mayflies diary: ‘I’d never experienced a day like it on set before’
Martin Compston’s Mayflies diary: ‘I’d never experienced a day like it on set before’
The reality is to change things, you need to get involved
The reality is to change things, you need to get involved
The results from a global four-day working week trial are in and you’ll want to show your boss
The results from a global four-day working week trial are in and you’ll want to show your boss
80 years on from the Beveridge Report, this is Britain’s new safety net
80 years on from the Beveridge Report, this is Britain’s new safety net
‘We are understaffed, undervalued and underpaid’: Nurses vote on first national strike over pay
‘We are understaffed, undervalued and underpaid’: Nurses vote on first national strike over pay
How does sick pay in the UK compare to the rest of the world?
How does sick pay in the UK compare to the rest of the world?
Head trauma: The dark shadow looming at the heart of contact sport
Head trauma: The dark shadow looming at the heart of contact sport
‘His first thought was to help others’: Tributes to former Big Issue Invest CEO as he faces cancer diagnosis
‘His first thought was to help others’: Tributes to former Big Issue Invest CEO as he faces cancer diagnosis
‘I’ve had the worst diagnosis. Now I want to raise awareness of brain cancer’
‘I’ve had the worst diagnosis. Now I want to raise awareness of brain cancer’
Government urged to tackle violence faced by community pharmacists
Government urged to tackle violence faced by community pharmacists
Here’s how to cool down at home when heatwaves hit
