Health — GB

Want to declutter your mind? Care less and say ‘no’ more The Telegraph

Our US friends may pity Europeans for our low salaries, high taxes and dependence on public transport – but they’re forgetting the really important stuff … I’m sorry to break this to you, but you may be “Europoor”. This is, apparently, what proud American patriots (the kind who describe themselves…

I kept being told I was ‘too young for cancer’ - the one test you must ask for thesun.co.uk

Essex mum thought she would die from maternal sepsis BBC

Cardiff student who 'brushed off' sore throat developed sepsis BBC

Sector has avoided issue because of stigma fears, expert warns ahead of closure of Nottingham attacks inquiry Mental health organisations have “failed to acknowledge” the risk of violence from a minority of people with severe mental illnesses, the chief executive of Mind has said ahead of the…

Alzheimer’s drug to be offered to people without symptoms in bid to prevent onset of disease The Independent Alzheimer’s trial to test drug on people without symptoms to see if it can be prevented The Guardian NHS trust joins Alzheimer's prevention drug trial BBC Healthy middle-aged people offered…

The 11p gel drink that helped Zack lose 10kg, get abs and 'glow-up' thesun.co.uk

Mental health groups have ‘failed to acknowledge’ risk of violence, says Mind chief The Guardian

Healthy middle-aged people deemed to be at higher risk of developing condition among those eligible to participate People without memory loss will be offered an experimental Alzheimer’s drug that could stop the development of the condition before dementia symptoms emerge. Healthy middle-aged people…

Activists are calling on the state attorney general to take action against hospitals that have ended gender-affirming care programs after Trump retook office A group of trans activists from across Massachusetts brought their needles, hormone gels, pills and sharps containers to Boston on Wednesday…

Social media, mental health problems, the pandemic and financial instability all contribute to the phenomenon On Tess Lavanda’s YouTube channel there is one video with substantially more views than the rest: it is titled “I don’t have any friends” and has been watched more than half a million times…

Officials decline to confirm whether death was one of two announced last week as Lancaster county outbreak grows A six-week-old child in Pennsylvania died from measles, the Lancaster county coroner has determined, following two measles-related deaths in the county last week. The determination comes…

Murder trial underscores how misunderstood postpartum illness is to experts and the general public, advocates say Kristina Delaney was five months postpartum when her husband saw something was very, very wrong. It was a Friday afternoon, and her husband had gone outside to make a phone call –…

Study finds just one drink per day could raise risk of disease with impacts extending far beyond liver cancer Alcohol-related cancer deaths in the US have more than doubled over three decades, with new research showing that just one drink per day could raise cancer risk and that the impacts extend…

My friend Nicola Close, who has died aged 75 of cancer, was a public health leader who made a major contribution to the field as chief executive of the Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH). Starting as its sole employee in 2007, she built an influential organisation currently employing…

The pressure to self-optimise at the start of the new school year can lead to disappointment and burnout. Instead, here are seven ways to slow things down and reap the benefits It is a hangover from our school days that September can feel like a time for getting back to the grind. As in January,…

High food prices are affecting everyone right now, but it turns out they are affecting some people way more than others. Josh Toussaint-Strauss looks at the grocery price situation and official healthy eating advice in different countries to find out how food prices are hitting lower-income…