An IT engineer stabbed in the samurai sword attack in London has thanked #NHS nurses, doctors and paramedics for “keeping me alive” as he recovers in hospital. theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

A water company that tried to keep secret details of hundreds of thousands of tonnes of raw sewage discharges into the sea has been ordered by an appeal tribunal to release the data in the public interest.
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A new treatment for sickle cell disease has been recommended by the health watchdog in a move described as life-changing for people living with the condition in England.
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The world’s biggest food companies are using predatory marketing tactics in an “unethical” effort to “capture young minds” and sell more junk food, a report warns.

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Women live longer than men but experience more years in poor health, according to a global gender health gap analysis that experts say underlines an urgent need for action to boost women’s health. theguardian.com/society/2024/m…

Methods of screening men for prostate cancer will be trialled in an attempt to save thousands of lives in the UK each year, in what has been hailed as a “pivotal moment” by experts. theguardian.com/society/2024/m…

Growing numbers of seriously ill people are making their own way to A&E in what has been called an “Uber ambulance crisis”, because 999 response times are too slow. theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

A healthy lifestyle may offset the impact of genetics by more than 60% and add another five years to your life, according to the first study of its kind. theguardian.com/science/2024/a…

People with depression or anxiety could lose access to sickness benefits, the work and pensions secretary has said, as part of major welfare changes that have been described as a “full-on assault on disabled people”. theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

People with type 1 diabetes are being forced to endure the “stress and anxiety” of insulin shortages, patients, pharmacists and health campaigners have warned. theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

People aged over 70 and those with long-term health conditions would have access to the same named GP for every appointment under plans unveiled by the Liberal Democrats, as polling reveals almost half of Britons rarely or never see their family doctor. theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

‘Real hope’ for cancer cure as personal mRNA vaccine for melanoma trialled theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

‘Unsustainable’: UK predicted to see 50% spike in strokes by 2035 theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

Doctors have begun trialling in hundreds of patients the world’s first personalised mRNA cancer vaccine for melanoma, as experts hailed its “gamechanging” potential to permanently cure cancer. theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

Father of man who died after neglect at Priory calls for investigation into second hospital theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

Rishi Sunak has been accused of presiding over the least transparent government for 25 years, after it emerged the rate of freedom of information (FoI) requests granted in full dropped to a record low last year. theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

Deprivation linked to higher second cancer risk among England breast cancer survivors theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

McKinsey & Co is under criminal investigation in the US over allegations that the consulting firm played a key role in fueling the opioid epidemic, with federal prosecutors homing in on its work advising OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and other drugmakers. theguardian.com/us-news/2024/a…

Mosquito-borne diseases are spreading across the globe, and particularly in Europe, due to climate breakdown, an expert has said. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Doctors have transplanted a pig kidney into a New Jersey woman who was near death, part of a dramatic pair of surgeries that also stabilized her failing heart. theguardian.com/us-news/2024/a…