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Is the NHS no longer the UK's sacred cow?
Today's Big Question Public satisfaction with the health service is at a record low, although support for founding principles remains strong
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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Covid four years on: have we got over the pandemic?
Today's Big Question Brits suffering from both lockdown nostalgia and collective trauma that refuses to go away
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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How happy is Finland really?
Today's Big Question Nordic nation tops global happiness survey for seventh year in a row with 'focus on contentment over joy'
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Far-right 'hypermasculine' fitness clubs
Why Everyone's Talking About New report reveals controversial groups with fascist links 'hellbent on creating racial unrest'
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Britain's food poisoning problem
Why Everyone's Talking About Public urged to 'wake up' as hospital admissions for food-related illnesses reach new highs
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Hyrox: the new fitness trend taking over gyms
Why Everyone's Talking About More than 175,000 people will take part in the competition this year
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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What is life like in Gaza now?
In depth Despite starvation, a sanitation crisis, blackouts and boredom, the 'mundane drumbeat of life continues'
By Elliott Goat, The Week UK Last updated
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Our microbiome is social like us
The Explainer Microbes can be friendly too
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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'Beyond belief': fears of asbestos return
Under the radar Attention is returning to the dangers of the carcinogenic substance
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Menopause in the workplace: should it be treated as a disability?
Talking Point Equality watchdog sparks backlash for guidance that women suffering debilitating symptoms should be protected under Equality Act
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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What Florida is — and isn't — doing to curb the biggest measles outbreak in the US
Talking Points DeSantis appointee defies expert consensus to stop the spread
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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The best health and wellbeing podcasts of 2024
The Week Recommends Want to feel better inside and out? Press play, stick in your headphones and you're on the right track
By Ellie O'Mahoney, The Week UK Published
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Echoes of thalidomide: the sodium valproate scandal
Under The Radar Epilepsy drug has caused autism, learning difficulties and physical disabilities in at least 20,000 babies in Britain
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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How love impacts your health
The Explainer Turns out you actually can die of a broken heart
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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