Monkeypox outbreak: how serious is the virus?
The disease has traditionally been regarded as having low transmissibility – however, case numbers suggest that view might need revision.
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“We don’t want to see NHS strikes”: Wes Streeting and Rachel Reeves on Labour in an age of inflation
The shadow chancellor and shadow health secretary open up about the opposition’s plan for the economy.
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Is polio’s reappearance in London connected to Covid?
New signs of a virus that had been banished from Britain for decades raise further questions about the pandemic’s effects.
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Why the Health and Social Care Bill won’t fix Britain’s care crisis
Caring for my dying father, I learned I wasn’t just nursing a man towards oblivion, but a socio-economic system.
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Smartphone use is having a radical effect on young people’s mental health
Screen time has its social upsides – but thousands of hours of lost face-to-face contact is an urgent concern.
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How worried should we be about the new Covid wave?
The UK is not going to return to lockdown, but there are mitigations that a responsible government should be vigorously…
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Rebecca Smith: “For children, losing their hair is very frightening”
The author reflects on writing about childhood cancer in her new book SuperDaisy.
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Boris Johnson still does not understand his great betrayal of ordinary people
The brave and dignified patients I encountered during the pandemic are the polar opposite of the Prime Minister.
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