Your next infection could be the one that permanently disables you. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 26th January 2023 You could see Covid-19 as an empathy test. Who was prepared to suffer disruption and inconvenience for the sake of others, and who was not? The answer was often surprising. I can think, for […]
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New data from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation reveals the extent of poverty in families
An investigation by Byline Times has uncovered shocking new figures on the presence of the dangerous mineral in places of education
The NHS is being burdened by the scale of Britain’s health inequalities, reports Sam Bright
Vitreous humor lines the backs of our eyeballs. We are born with a full supply of the stuff, but as we age, it begins to dry out or evaporate or some damn thing—the ophthalmologist shining a beam into my eye wasn’t overly explicit on this point. Sometimes the stuff detaches and comes to the front […]
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An exclusive investigation by Sian Norris reveals the 'national disgrace' of council tenants struggling with mould
Consultant David Oliver analyses the claims about spending, waste and inefficiency in healthcare and proposes a ten point plan to restore services to their 2010 level
Thanks to systemic and deliberate underfunding, NHS Emergency departments are now a vision of hell. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 11th January 2023 You have to see it to believe it. A few days after Christmas, I hit my head on a scaffolding bolt. There was lots of blood and pain down the […]
A physician diagnoses the problem with medical notes—with a prescription for change.
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To suggest that China and only China needs to provide negative COVID-19 tests, tests on arrival or even a complete ban of arrivals from China is a political and racist approach to a global health problem. The subject of Covid tests for travellers from China is arousing a lot of commentary in recent media reports. Continue reading »