A trip home to Farage country
Also: alternative medicines, and lessons from Imperial China
ByHealthcare
The smoking ban is a threat to democracy
We are creating two tiers of citizenry
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Can AI diagnose your family’s health problems?
Patients are increasingly going to artificial intelligence before the GP surgery
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The prostate cancer conundrum
While screening is an imperfect science, there is public and political pressure to take action now
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Donna Ockenden appointed to chair Sussex maternity inquiry
It comes after lobbying by bereaved families and a joint investigation by the New Statesman and BBC News
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The rise and rise of icky IVF ads
Fertility treatment has become a major market
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Low sick pay is making Britain sicker
Data analysis finds the majority of employees carry on working despite illness
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Why am I so healthy?
My fittest friends are in hospital – but not me
By Young people are happier in sub-Saharan Africa than in the wealthy West
Globally, the younger the age of first smartphone use, the worse young people’s mental well-being
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I have avoided going to the dentist for as long as possible
Alas, my time has come
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The passion of Will Self
The writer says his new book could be his last
By How we respond to medicine shapes how medicine responds to us
Our medical minds are established in our formative years
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Inside the decision to pause the puberty blocker trial
The MHRA’s U-turn raises questions over regulatory process
By The UK relies on foreign medics, but we must take care of home-grown talent
Most overseas recruits come from less developed nations that can ill afford the brain drain
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Beware the hubris of doctors
Peering into Alan’s ear, I failed to spot the reason for his depression
By Should the NHS stop screening patients for cancer?
Some are subjected to unnecessary therapies, which can cause significant harm
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One in ten children receiving NHS gender care are self-medicating with sex hormones
New data reveals the number of children taking either testosterone or oestrogen
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Our food portions are bigger than ever
Standard dinner plates are two to three inches larger than 50 years ago
By My first kleptomania patient
The disease raises questions about the limits of criminal responsibility, though a breach of trust is a breach of trust
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From the archive: After thalidomide
January 1973: Paul Foot rails against establishment neglect of the thalidomide children
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