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There is nothing scientific about The Great ADHD Myth? 'documentary' | Gina Rippon

The Guardian

Channel 4's programme wastes a chance to ask important questions about how ADHD is diagnosed and treated, instead indulging in unscientific methods and conspiracy theoriesProf Gina Rippon is emeritus professor of cognitive neuroimaging at the Aston Brain Centre, Aston UniversityWhen Channel 4 anno...

Posted on 20 August 2026 | 12:18 pm

Are eggs safe to eat? Your salmonella questions answered

BBC

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has recently declared a national outbreak of salmonella food poisoning after one person died and hundreds more fell ill with the bug.

Posted on 20 August 2026 | 10:47 am

Why is postpartum psychosis central in the Lindsay Clancy trial?

BBC

Lindsay Clancy's defence argues that Clancy was suffering from postpartum psychosis when she killed her children. She has pleaded not guilty to murder.

Posted on 20 August 2026 | 10:11 am

Frustrated GP patients hang up as Yorkshire accent baffles AI receptionist

The Guardian

'Emma' the Rotherham chatbot has 17 languages says AI firm - but health watchdog says system struggling with local 'twangs'Patients in a South Yorkshire town are frustrated by an AI GP receptionist not understanding their "broad accents", a health watchdog has said.Healthwatch Rotherha...

Posted on 20 August 2026 | 9:25 am

Why are women going to London for abortions?

BBC

Kate Morgan explains why some Welsh women are travelling to London for abortions.

Posted on 20 August 2026 | 9:01 am

Why are women going to London for abortions?

BBC

Kate Morgan explains why some Welsh women are travelling to London for abortions.

Posted on 20 August 2026 | 9:01 am

Vaccine breakthrough stops cancer returning in trial

BBC

A new jab extended the length of time patients were cancer free, but it is unclear for how long.

Posted on 20 August 2026 | 8:10 am

What supplements do athletes consume every day?

BBC

Team GB rower Heidi Long takes BBC Sport through her vitamin and supplement routine.

Posted on 20 August 2026 | 7:19 am

'I can't do the things my friends do': Life as a teenage carer

BBC

Young carers face huge disadvantages growing up - one teenager explains what life is like.

Posted on 20 August 2026 | 12:49 am

Weekly type 2 diabetes jab could replace daily injections

BBC

Hundreds of thousands of people with type 2 diabetes could get access to a new weekly insulin jab to replace daily injections.

Posted on 20 August 2026 | 12:39 am

Vapes could lead to health harms in children, doctors warn

BBC

A Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has published a report with concerns vaping is a gateway to smoking

Posted on 20 August 2026 | 12:35 am

What is postpartum psychosis and why is it central in the Lindsay Clancy trial?

BBC

Clancy is accused of killing her three children in Massachusetts in 2023 and her defence team point to severe postpartum mental illness.

Posted on 19 August 2026 | 9:42 pm

Love You to Death review - is this all they asked the woman who faked her son's illnesses?

The Guardian

Lisa Hayden-Johnson was convicted of child cruelty, but she still insists that she didn't do anything wrong - and barely gets a grilling about it. Her children, who speak for the first time in this documentary, deserve much moreThere's an increasingly common pattern emerging whereby documentar...

Posted on 19 August 2026 | 9:00 pm

The Guardian view on the Ebola outbreak in the DRC: a case study in why international aid matters | Editorial

The Guardian

The Trump administration's 'America first' approach has contributed to the scale of the crisis now unfolding in one of the world's poorest countriesFor months health experts have warned that the scale of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) could surpass the one t...

Posted on 19 August 2026 | 5:59 pm

Stop putting women through brutal hysteroscopies without pain relief | Letters

The Guardian

The medical system is biased against women, says Carole Kendall, pointing to the very different way men who have colonoscopies are treatedI fully endorse everything Anna Moore writes in her excellent article on the lack of pain relief for hysteroscopies ('It was barbaric. I was crying my eyes out�...

Posted on 19 August 2026 | 4:46 pm

Salmonella outbreak: What we know so far

BBC

Hundreds have fallen ill with salmonella infections in an outbreak linked to imported eggs.

Posted on 19 August 2026 | 4:43 pm

Trump nominates abortion opponent Heidi Overton to be head of FDA

The Guardian

Overton has said that Congress should strictly regulate abortion drug mifepristone 'to protect women and children'Donald Trump nominated Dr Heidi Overton - an abortion opponent who stood next to the president as he made false claims about vaccines - to be commissioner of the US Food and Drug...

Posted on 19 August 2026 | 4:31 pm

At 43, I was fit and happy. Then I developed a nasty - and very expensive - case of shingles | Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian

Healthy women under 50 are now more at risk of the condition. What I didn't know is that intense exercise could be to blame and the condition could cost me hundreds of dollarsIf you're in your 40s, I have a great trick for getting people to spontaneously tell you how young you are: develop shing...

Posted on 19 August 2026 | 10:00 am

The men I see in therapy did everything right. So why do they feel so empty?

The Guardian

Many of my clients expected to find fulfillment from their career, marriage and home. Instead, they feel grief"I have the career I wanted, but at this point I just don't care.""I don't know why I'm so angry." Continue reading...

Posted on 19 August 2026 | 10:00 am

Camilla found it 'difficult' keeping king's cancer diagnosis private before announcement

The Guardian

In video celebrating Maggie's cancer charity, queen recalls 'longing to let it out' on visit to centre in 2024The queen has spoken for the first time of how difficult she found it to keep King Charles's cancer a secret before it was announced publicly.Camilla found herself "longing to let ...

Posted on 19 August 2026 | 4:01 am

Scientists 'stunned' by children's lung recovery in ultra low emission zone

BBC

Children's lung capacity caught up with their peers in less polluted areas once a clean air zone came in, a study shows.

Posted on 18 August 2026 | 11:53 pm

Poor sleep can cost over-50s nine months of career, study finds

The Guardian

Findings highlight importance of sleep health during middle age, particularly for those with lower socioeconomic statusSleep that is extremely disrupted or that goes on too long could mean a loss of nine months from working life after the age of 50, a study has found.It also found that women with no...

Posted on 18 August 2026 | 10:30 pm

Introducing Ulez was my hardest decision as mayor of London - but now we know its astonishing impact | Sadiq Khan

The Guardian

Critics said I was attacking motorists. It's more important for me that the city's children are no longer breathing dangerous levels of pollutionUlez led to better lung size and function among London children, study findsWhen I introduced London's clean air zone - the ultra-low emission zone...

Posted on 18 August 2026 | 10:30 pm

GPs' advice service is causing cancer diagnoses to be missed, inquiry finds

The Guardian

Advice and guidance services for doctors in England found to be creating risk of missed or late detection of illnessCancer diagnoses have been missed or delayed because of a system designed for GPs to seek specialist advice before referring patients to hospital, according to an investigation.The Hea...

Posted on 18 August 2026 | 10:10 pm

Lindsay Clancy begged for help before her children's killings, mother-in-law testifies

BBC

Lindsay Clancy has admitted killing her daughter and two sons but has pleaded not guilty to murder, saying she was experiencing postpartum psychosis.

Posted on 18 August 2026 | 5:54 pm

Contemplating death helps us to really value life | Letters

The Guardian

Say the thing, mend the relationship, share the story - and then get on with living, says end-of-life doula Rebecca Jo-Rushdy, while Jane Andrew thinks EM Forster said it bestWhat struck me most about this article (What end-of-life experts know about living well: love your wrinkles, celebrate birt...

Posted on 18 August 2026 | 5:05 pm

One dead and hundreds ill in UK salmonella outbreak

BBC

Most of the cases were in England in recent weeks, linked to eating imported eggs, experts believe.

Posted on 18 August 2026 | 3:52 pm

Erin survived cancer aged 21 - now it's a race against time for a chance of a baby

BBC

Having life-saving cancer treatment at 21 would be hard enough for anyone, but Erin Lavery was told she may never be able to have children too.

Posted on 18 August 2026 | 2:33 pm

One person dead and more than 200 ill in UK salmonella outbreak

The Guardian

UKHSA rules out British produce as source of infections and says evidence points to consumption of imported eggsOne person has died and more than 200 others have fallen ill during a UK-wide outbreak of salmonella that health officials have linked to people eating imported eggs.The 207 people affecte...

Posted on 18 August 2026 | 1:08 pm

Reel-ing it in: Meta is paying influencers to promote teen accounts

The Guardian

Tech Transparency Project's report shows whenever governments mull platform regulations, company recruits influencers to promote its safety featuresIn July 2025, Meta gathered parenting influencers from all over Australia at a waterfront venue overlooking the Sydney Opera House. It was a camping-t...

Posted on 18 August 2026 | 1:00 pm

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