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Claire Keenan and Michelle RobertsBBC News Getty Images Hospitals in England are working to get patients home for Christmas and recover from disruption caused by five days of doctor strikes. Resident doctors – previously called junior doctors – are returning to work after a walkout over ongoing pay disputes. Thousands of elective and outpatient appointments…

Available for over a year N-Dubz singer Tulisa Contostavlos survived betrayal and a tabloid sting. Tulisa was born into a family of musicians in Camden, London, and says music was part of her everyday life. But her childhood was impacted by her mother’s severe mental health episodes that would often end up with her being…

Available for over a year Having a severe allergy doesn’t just affect physical health – it’s often the social isolation and mental toll of dealing with a somewhat ‘invisible condition’ that people with allergies also have to contend with. Datshiane Navanayagam speaks to two women from the US and Spain who’re advocating for more awareness…

Available for over a year With the festive season approaching in parts of the world, Ruth Alexander explores what’s actually happening in the body during a hangover, why some people suffer more than others, and whether common remedies make any real difference. How the body processes alcohol and why that can make you feel so…

A shortage of epidural kits in the UK is expected to last until at least March, the government’s medicines regulator has warned. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) told healthcare providers in a patient safety alert earlier this month that the shortage followed manufacturing issues concerning epidural bags. Hospitals are being sent substitutes…

Available for over a year The future looks bright… thanks to rising artificial light pollution. Our towns and cities are more illuminated than they have ever been. And this light might be spilling over into our lives and impacting our health. Recent headlines have linked exposure to artificial light at night with Alzheimer’s disease, capturing…

Introduction Recent and forthcoming policy changes may have important implications for American Indian or Alaska Native (AIAN) people and could widen existing disparities in health and health care. This brief provides an overview of recent policies affecting health and health care for AIAN people and their potential impacts. It draws on data from KFF’s Key…

AIAN people have a shorter life expectancy at birth compared to White people (Figure 8). Since 2019, life expectancy has fallen for AIAN people, reflecting the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The existing gap in life expectancy widened between people who identify as AIAN alone and White people from 7 years in 2019 (71.8 vs….