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Thousands of unpaid carers will have their cases reassessed after an official review found they had been left with huge debts caused by systemic failures. Former charity boss Liz Sayce found confusing guidance on Carer’s Allowance – given to those providing 35 hours of unpaid care a week – had left thousands with fines and…

Rachael McMenemyand Louise Parry Sir Terence English Royal Papworth Hospital credited Sir Terence with helping it achieve an international reputation for heart transplantation A pioneering surgeon who carried out the first successful heart transplant in the UK has died aged 93. Sir Terence English had to fight for the right to carry out the surgery…

About this Dashboard This dashboard monitors the status of USAID’s tuberculosis (TB) priority countries’ progress toward global TB targets. It includes data for 24 countries* in which USAID’s bilateral TB program carries out TB efforts. Data are from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Tuberculosis Report 2025. The data powering this dashboard are available for…

About this Dashboard This dashboard monitors the status of the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative’s (PMI) partner countries’ progress toward global malaria targets. It includes data for 30 countries, including 27 focus countries in Africa (including the three PMI partner countries – Burundi, Gambia, and Togo – that were added in 2023) and three countries in…

About This Dashboard This dashboard monitors the status of PEPFAR countries’ progress toward global HIV targets from 2019-2024. It includes data for 54 countries required to develop a PEPFAR Country or Regional Operational Plan (COP/ROP) in FY 2024. To use the dashboard, click on any indicator and select a year to see country-level data for…

Pre-packaged milkshakes and coffees that are high in sugar will be hit with an extra tax from 2028, after the government said it was extending the tax on fizzy drinks to include milk-based products. “This government will not look away as children get unhealthier,” Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting said in Parliament. That…

James GallagherHealth and science correspondent Monty Rakusen/Getty The brain goes through five distinct phases in life, with key turning points at ages nine, 32, 66 and 83, scientists have revealed. Around 4,000 people up to the age of 90 had scans to reveal the connections between their brain cells. Researchers at the University of Cambridge…

Getty Images Milkshakes and lattes are expected to be included in the government’s sugar tax scheme for the first time in the UK in a renewed attempt to help tackle obesity. The sugar tax, known formally as the soft drinks industry levy (SDIL), is a tax on pre-packaged drinks such as those sold in cans…