Re your editorial on the Lucy Letby case (18 August), I have been a paediatrician since 1985, a consultant since 1996 in the UK, and since 2017 in Ireland. Like my colleagues, I am grieved and outraged at reading that NHS managers were unable to prevent Letby from perpetrating irreversible harm. A neonatal database flagging… Continue reading NHS’s culture of denial allowed Lucy Letby to keep killing babies | Lucy Letby
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Lahaina mourns loss of culture after wildfires ruin a 200-year-old church
As Hawaii’s island of Maui continues to fight wildfires that have claimed at least 53 lives, residents of the decimated town of Lahaina are mourning the loss of nearly all their cultural institutions. Among them, a 200-year-old church, which Native Hawaiians say has been a mainstay in their community for centuries. “It was a gathering… Continue reading Lahaina mourns loss of culture after wildfires ruin a 200-year-old church
Antiwork trends like ‘lazy girl jobs’ show how young people are rallying against burnout culture
“Lazy girl jobs” — a viral term that refers to well-paying, flexible jobs that allow for leisure time — are anything but lazy. Just ask the employees who occupy these types of roles, who tout on social media that they have time to relax on the job and still get their work done. As antiwork… Continue reading Antiwork trends like ‘lazy girl jobs’ show how young people are rallying against burnout culture
The new science of motherhood shows it’s far more transformative than western culture allows | Lucy Jones
Did you know that you most likely never completely left your biological mother’s body? That your cells crossed the placenta while you were growing and probably stuck around in various parts of her body for a while – decades, perhaps for ever? No, it’s not the premise of a zombie film. The phenomenon is called… Continue reading The new science of motherhood shows it’s far more transformative than western culture allows | Lucy Jones