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Black doctors in England are four times less likely to be offered a training place than their white counterparts, according to analysis.As part of their medical…

Britain has spent the last three decades asking individuals to make healthier choices inside a market that makes those choices more expensive and less visible. It…

Bristol has been formally declared a “city of harm reduction”, with local politicians pledging to focus on helping and treating users of illegal drugs rather than…

By Josh Katz Josh Katz has covered drug deaths and addiction in America for almost a decade. He reported from Phoenix. July 15, 2026 For years,…

Andy Burnham faces a lot of big decisions. But one of the incoming prime minister’s biggest early tests is what he does about the world’s “scariest…

I was 13 when a spinal surgeon gave me unsolicited career advice. “Scoliosis won’t ruin your life,” he said, peering over his spectacles, “unless you want…

Fast food chains such as KFC should be stopped from opening near schools, and advertising for junk food on billboards and public transport should be banned…

Federal health officials have said they expect the outbreaks of cyclospora – a parasite that causes watery, explosive diarrhea – across the US to continue through…

From tobacco and alcohol to unhealthy food, there is extensive evidence that companies whose profits depend on the sale of harmful products have repeatedly sought to…

High summer has returned to the UK, and with it, the usual warnings about the dangers of sunlight and reminders to seek shade and cover up.…