health

Reading Time: < 1 minuteResidents in Gaza scrambled to grab aid packages in the border city of Rafah on Sunday, 17 December, as trucks carrying supplies passed…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe NHS is being forced to deal with 3,000 admissions related to obesity every day, twice as many as it was six years…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAso ebi – “family uniform” – is the Yoruba custom of people dressing alike for social events. The custom is rooted in…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteTeenager Alex Batty, who has been found in France six years after he disappeared, wanted to “return to the UK” and find identity…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAspartame, a sweetener found in Diet Coke and other sugar-free products, has been found to be possibly carcinogenic in high doses. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteScare stories and misinformation about the harms of vaping could be triggering a rise in young people smoking, experts have warned.  Read…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMinisters have come under pressure to make needle and drink spiking a specific offence, with campaigners and opposition parties calling for tougher…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMinisters have been urged to review rates paid to childcare providers after data revealed the number has fallen by more than 10,000 in five…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteDengue is sweeping across the Western Hemisphere in numbers not seen since record-keeping began more than four decades ago, with experts warning…