illness
Pleas for diazepam before paramilitary-style beatings, shorter life expectancy, intergenerational trauma, medication dependency and an expectation of poor health - GPs share challenges of working in Northern Ireland’s deprived communities - The Irish News view
Health inequalities cast a long and deadly shadow
PM says welfare reforms not about cutting costs as ‘hostile rhetoric’ criticised
A charity said Rishi Sunak’s proposals feel like ‘a full-on assault on disabled people’.
Sunak to warn against ‘over-medicalising everyday worries’ in welfare speech
The Prime Minister will set out his vision for a ‘new welfare settlement for Britain’.
Bereaved family members call Johnson’s apology at Covid inquiry ‘meaningless’
Boris Johnson faced the first of two days of questioning over his handling of the Covid pandemic.
Closing windows or using log burners to cut energy bills ‘increases health risk’
Professor Cath Noakes said while people are taking steps to cut costs, they are also reducing ventilation and adding pollutants to indoor air.
The Casual Gardener: Be wary of gardening's hidden dangers
A YEAR ago I was coming to the end of a fortnight’s stint in ICU where I was being treated for sepsis, brought on by a bite from my own dog.
Family devastated by loss of fifth child to rare illness
A CO DOWN family who have lost their fifth child to a rare illness say they are "heartbroken beyond words".
Ask Fiona: I feel irritable all the time – could it be the menopause?
I DON'T know what's wrong with me but I'm miserable and bad tempered all of the time.
Man flu is real, scientists say
Research suggests men “have weaker immune responses to viral respiratory viruses”.
Don't let illness affect your income
Do you know anyone who works in the Civil Service? If so, make them a cup of tea when you see them next, because the last year has been a tough time for our intrepid civil servants.