Low-price deals in UK mean consumers are eating less-nourishing food more frequently, say expertsOffice workers looking for a cheap lunch on the high street might struggle. With inflation pushing up prices in recent years, a sandwich, snack and drink at popular coffee chains can now cost upwards of £10, while even the average supermarket meal deal has...

The wellness project claims to help users make ‘smarter food choices’ based on ‘world-leading science’. But many scientists claim its fee-based services are no better than generic advice“Your body is unique, so is the food you need.” This is the central credo of personalised nutrition (PN), as professed by its leading UK advocate, the health science...

South West Water identifies ‘damaged valve’ as possible cause of cryptosporidium contamination in Brixham areaHealth officials are expecting more cases of a waterborne disease in Devon, as an MP said “heads are going to roll” over the outbreak and that the anger among residents was “palpable”.The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed 46 cases...

Children crying out for stability are paying the highest price for Britain’s chaotic and exploitative residential careI’m a patron of a small local charity that helps struggling children to rebuild trust and connection. It’s called Sirona Therapeutic Horsemanship, and it works by bringing them together with rescued horses. The horses, like many of the...

The ‘blood friends’ swap stories and medical advice to help one another feel unburdened by their experiencesVictims of the infected blood inquiry are joining forces to share stories and support.Sue Wathen, Joan Edgington and Nicola Leahey were diagnosed with hepatitis C after struggling through years of unexplained symptoms that were dismissed by doctors....

Patients are already dying as wonder drugs lose their effectiveness. International action is urgently neededAs apocalyptic horror stories go, it’s up there with the scariest. Yet it’s not fiction writers but top scientists who are warning of how the world could look once superbugs develop resistance to the remaining drugs against them in our hospital...