HEALTH

Can blending these popular fruits in a smoothie adversely affect the berries’ nutritional benefits? Experts weigh in This year was shaping up to be a banner year for bananas: they were lauded as “ 2026’s big viral taste ”, landed pride of place as Prada’s new lip balm flavor, and were even deemed “…

Record demand for A&E units, ambulance services and NHS 111 shows extreme heat having unprecedented impact on health, experts say The NHS came under its most intense strain ever as a result of the summer’s five heatwaves, amid warnings that extreme heat is having an unprecedented impact on human…

Any MP not voting for it on Friday will condemn thousands of us to die in agony. The public is hugely in favour too, so do the right thing Once in a while, footsoldiers of the House of Commons, you are able to make history by leaving your own indelible footprints on the social fabric. Eras with a…

We’d like to hear from people in the UK who have accessed medical cannabis from a private health provider and find out about their experience In 2018 Theresa May’s government changed the law to allow the NHS and private providers to prescribe cannabis-based medical products. The NHS prescribes…

Nurse Teun Toebes and filmmaker Jonathan de Jong argue for a radical new approach to treating – and giving freedom to – people with dementia, showcased in their film and book, Human Forever. Teun Toebes was 17, a student nurse, when he first entered a care home. He entered, he remembers, “the…

Party denies wrongdoing after Scotland Yard confirms it is investigating allegations broadcast by Channel 4 after undercover sting Alex Burghart , the deputy Tory leader, was giving interviews this morning. On Israel, he opened up a new line of attack against the government, accusing it of…

As weight loss drugs have risen all around the world, it has reshaped users’ relationships for better and for worse As GLP-1 use continues to rise in the US and the UK , people’s bodies are being reshaped – as are their relationships. “Relationships tend to develop a sense of equilibrium and…

Research finds temperature and amount of hot drinks consumed heightens possibility of developing disease Drinking very hot tea and coffee triples the risk of developing cancer of the gullet, the world’s largest study of the link between them has found. The findings show that people should let very…

New research shows turbulent flushes create toilet-generated aerosols that can transmit legionella, influenza and norovirus Flushing toilets release particles into the “breathing zone” of adults and can remain suspended in the air for at least 20 seconds, a new study has found. And closing the lid…

Bloc losing €13bn in revenue with one in 10 cigarettes illegal, watchdog reports Europe live – latest updates The illegal trade in tobacco is booming in the EU, according to a report by the bloc’s financial watchdog, with almost one in 10 cigarettes produced illicitly or smuggled, causing an…

Exclusive : Documents reveal assessors’ grave fears if client needs are underestimated by tool that can’t be overridden Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast State health officials were so alarmed by a controversial…

Rene Haas also claims artificial intelligence could pave way for widespread use of humanoid robots within five years Business live – latest updates The boss of one of the UK’s biggest chip companies has claimed AI will be able to find a cure for cancer “in our lifetime”. Rene Haas, chief executive…

Thousands died because of this summer’s extreme hot weather – caused by the climate crisis. Anita Bazell, taken to hospital during June’s heatwave with a body temperature of 41.2C, was one of them Anita Bazell had never coped with the heat very well, her family said. So they were worried about her…

Sarah Jones tells MPs ‘those responsible should expect to face the consequences’ Healey says Andy Burnham set out in his statement to MPs last week what he thought had gone wrong The fundamentals of our economy [were] hollowed out through a series of past policy decisions, political power was…

With melanoma cases rising, the UK must learn from public health campaigns elsewhere New climate risks bring with them new health risks. An exceptionally warm and dry summer in Europe meant that outdoor workers, and those who choose to spend leisure time in the sun, were confronted more directly…

Tackling social and economic conditions must come first, writes Dr Louise Lawson . Plus letters from James Hibberd , Bob Forster and Dr Giles Youngs Devi Sridhar is right to welcome free cholesterol testing on the NHS in England and blood pressure checks in pharmacies. Such measures can help…

Dr Mary Gibbs says there are a number of problems with AI, particularly its tendency to misunderstand, as Debbie Cameron can attest I am an out-of-hours GP, and I am glad to see a news report on this issue, which has been causing me increasing concern at work ( Doctors’ AI scribes get names of…

James Frith says patients may be less willing to share data as new figures show a rise in opt-outs Concern is being raised about Palantir’s work with the NHS as new figures showed tens of thousands of patients have withdrawn their data from use in research projects. James Frith, the health…

HHS releases report linking ‘gender ideology’ to political violence – a study scientists say was poorly conducted The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released a report linking “gender ideology” to leftwing authoritarianism and political violence – a study scientists say…

Newscaster says rare but treatable condition polycythaemia vera left her feeling like she ‘had her batteries taken out’ The BBC News presenter Maryam Moshiri has been diagnosed with a rare form of incurable blood cancer, she has revealed. Doctors told the broadcaster last November she had…