People With HIV Are Still Being Criminalized in 25 States
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn some states, consensual sex for people with HIV can end in a prison sentence or being registered as a sex offender….
‘Death acceptance brings peace’: Are death doulas the cure for our fear of the end?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteRachael Field would like to die on a mountaintop, at sunset, with one person by her side. Read More
Laughing gas could be banned from sale after becoming second most commonly used drug for young people
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMinisters are reportedly planning to ban the sale and possession of what is known as laughing gas as part of a bid…
Pensioner, 87, died from hypothermia after telling doctor she couldn't afford to heat her home
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn elderly woman who said she couldn’t afford heating in her home died after developing hypothermia, an inquest has heard. Read More
Care workers in UK earn below the minimum wage as 165,000 posts are vacant, report says
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Typical hourly pay for frontline staff is £10.90 – below the economy-wide average of £14.47 – according to the Resolution Foundation. Read…
EU wants to send more people back to Africa, Middle East, Asia
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteEuropean Union migration ministers meet on Thursday to discuss visa restrictions and better coordination inside the bloc to be able to send…
Physiotherapists, 'the quiet NHS miracle workers', walk out
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThousands of NHS physiotherapists in England have become the latest group to join the ongoing industrial action over pay in the health…
Guinea worm disease could be second ever human illness to be eradicated
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe number of cases of a painful and debilitating tropical illness fell last year to a record low, fuelling hopes that it…
Six lifestyle choices to slow memory decline named in 10-year study
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Reading Time: < 1 minute“A combination of positive healthy behaviours is associated with a slower rate of memory decline in cognitively normal older adults,” researchers from…
Dad's warning after girl, 14, dies from inhaling deodorant
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe parents of a girl who died after inhaling aerosol deodorant want clearer product labelling to warn people of the potential dangers….