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‘A case study in groupthink’: were liberals wrong about the pandemic?
US political scientists’ book argues aggressive Covid policies such as mask mandates were in some cases misguidedWere conservatives right to question Covid lockdowns? Were the liberals who defended
Read MoreUK woman says she was not at abortion clinic ‘to express views’ after conviction
Livia Tossici-Bolt says she was ‘disappointed’ to be convicted of breaching Bournemouth clinic buffer zoneA woman who was given a conditional discharge after being convicted of breaching a buffer
Read MoreRedundancy payouts could reach £1bn in NHS shake-up
Between 20,000 and 30,000 jobs to be lost as Labour abolishes NHS England and oversees cuts at care boards and trustsThe bill for NHS redundancy payouts could reach £1bn in the service’s most radic
Read MoreGirl Scout cookies contain heavy metals beyond safe limits, lawsuit alleges
Suit seeking $5m based on study finding controversial herbicide and lead in most cookies across 25 US statesGirl Scout cookies contain lead, arsenic, cadmium, aluminum and mercury at levels that often
Read MoreOpinion: STAT readers on cadavers in med education, doctors and AI, and more
“Unless cadavers can be preserved to look fresh instead of semi-mummified, I don't see any advantage of continuing their use in the face of technology,” a STAT reader writes in…
Read MoreMajor endometriosis study reveals impact of gluten, coffee, dairy and alcohol
Edinburgh University report authors say dietary changes could benefit women living with the diseaseDietary changes could reduce the pain of endometriosis for half of those living with the disease, a n
Read MoreWhy Measles Outbreaks May Be the New Normal
Recent Trump administration actions are setting the stage for a measles resurgence, experts fear.
Read MoreTrump administration eviscerates maternal and child health programs
Alarm over ‘the health of the nation’s children’ follows federal workforce cuts by health secretary RFK JrMultiple maternal and child health programs have been eliminated or hollowed out as part
Read MoreDoes the UK have a mental health overdiagnosis problem?
Mental ill health has been cited as a factor in the welfare overhaul, and experts agree it has worsened since the pandemicWhen the health secretary, Wes Streeting, suggested the “overdiagnosis” of
Read More‘My father’s death saved my life’: director Steve McQueen on grief, gratitude and living with cancer
After his dad died at 67, the 12 Years a Slave film-maker knew it was only a matter of time before he would get prostate cancer, too.
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