Lyme disease cases appear to have more than doubled in the US over the past 30 years. As with so many diseases, though, it can be hard to figure out how much of that increase is because doctors have become better at diagnosing it and patients have become more aware of its symptoms. Lyme, the… Continue reading Tick tick boom: how much is Lyme disease increasing in the US? | Health
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Women’s health at risk from UK aid cuts, Foreign Office warned | Aid
Hundreds of thousands more women will face unsafe abortions and thousands will die in pregnancy and childbirth as a result of UK aid cuts in 2023-24, Foreign Office ministers were warned in an internal assessment. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) published its programme allocations for the next two years last month, showing that… Continue reading Women’s health at risk from UK aid cuts, Foreign Office warned | Aid
Angus Cloud’s death reinvigorates conversations about mental health on social media
The death of “Euphoria” star Angus Cloud prompted many on social media to reflect on the importance of taking mental health seriously. The cause of death for Cloud, 25, has not yet been confirmed. But family sources told NBC News that Angus had been battling suicidal thoughts since returning from Ireland, where his father was… Continue reading Angus Cloud’s death reinvigorates conversations about mental health on social media
Too young: why are Australians under 50 increasingly being diagnosed with cancer? | Health
Anthony Ellison was not particularly concerned when he went to see his GP for persistent diarrhoea. Then 39, the personal trainer had always been active and healthy. “We did the normal investigations initially and cancer wasn’t even discussed – he thought it was a bug that hung around for a bit,” Ellison recalls. When a… Continue reading Too young: why are Australians under 50 increasingly being diagnosed with cancer? | Health
‘Poison in every puff’: Canada to require health warnings on individual cigarettes | Canada
Individual cigarettes in Canada will now carry warnings such as “poison in every puff” and “cigarettes cause impotence” in what the government says is an effort to make it “virtually impossible to avoid health warnings altogether”. The measure, the first of its kind in the world, is part of a sweeping set of new tobacco… Continue reading ‘Poison in every puff’: Canada to require health warnings on individual cigarettes | Canada
We can see what happens when political posturing replaces public health: people die prematurely | Polly Toynbee
“Air pollution is the largest environmental risk to public health.” So says the government’s stark guidance on its own official website. It warns that “between 28,000 and 36,000 deaths every year” are due to “human-made air pollution”, and yes, that’s official. London is one of the cities with the worst air, with its poorest people… Continue reading We can see what happens when political posturing replaces public health: people die prematurely | Polly Toynbee
Mirror’s description of Matt Hancock as ‘failed health secretary’ not inaccurate, says watchdog | Matt Hancock
The press watchdog has ruled it was not inaccurate to refer to Matt Hancock as a “failed health secretary and cheating husband who broke the lockdown rules he wrote”. The Daily Mirror piece from November 2022 was among four articles the Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) has said did not breach the accuracy clause of… Continue reading Mirror’s description of Matt Hancock as ‘failed health secretary’ not inaccurate, says watchdog | Matt Hancock
Reflections on the rise of psychoanalysis, 1988 | Mental health
On 13 March 1988, the Observer settled on the chaise longue to explore why psychoanalysis had become ‘the third favourite conversation at London dinner parties (after house prices and schools)’. Therapy was the preserve of the ‘middle middles’ according to psychotherapist John Rowan. ‘It’s the halfway successes that have this feeling. The total successes haven’t… Continue reading Reflections on the rise of psychoanalysis, 1988 | Mental health
Brittney Griner forgoes upcoming road games to focus on mental health, team says
Brittney Griner on Saturday became the latest high-profile athlete to prioritize mental health when her WNBA team announced she won’t travel for a Chicago series. The Phoenix Mercury said Griner would not be on board when the team embarks on a two-game road trip Sunday through Tuesday against the Chicago Sky. She’s opting out “to… Continue reading Brittney Griner forgoes upcoming road games to focus on mental health, team says