Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

RARE PHOTOS: Paul farmer | Vintage Vibes

How to embrace ageing and combat the fear of getting older

Be positive, maintain strong social connections and prioritise your physical and mental health.

The Independent UK

Dame Helen Mirren: Upsetting and unfair to be treated differently as we age

The Age UK ambassador spoke out as the charity published analysis on agesim.

The Independent UK

Remembering The Legacy Of Global Health Pioneer Paul Farmer

Dr. Paul Farmer's impactful legacy in global health through Partners in Health and advocacy for healthcare equity and social justice.

Top News

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Ophelia Dahl on her Radcliffe Prize and lessons learned from Paul Farmer and her youth

She was a co-founder of Partners in Health with Dr. Paul Farmer. Dahl reflects on her philosophy and goals — and what she learned from Farmer, who died last year.

WEKU

Dragons' Den investors' love lives - messy £345million divorce to second chance romance

There have been various investors on Dragons' Den since it began in 2005, with the current line-up consisting of Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker Suleyman, Sara Davies and Steven Bartlett

Irish Mirror

Jimmy Carter took on the awful Guinea worm when no one else would — and triumphed

Jimmy Carter took great pride in pointing out that the United States didn’t start any new wars during his term as president. But after he left office, he launched a war against “neglected” diseases — diseases in far-off lands that most Americans will never suffer from and may not have…

Tribune News Service

Jimmy Carter took on the awful Guinea worm when no one else would — and he triumphed

Carter targeted diseases primarily affecting the poor in remote areas — notably "Guinea worm disease." Because of his commitment, case numbers plummeted from 3.6 million a year to just 13 in 2022.

WEKU

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Mental health charities blast government for failing to act on cost of living

‘We’ve become increasingly concerned at the absence of mental health in debates and plans about the cost of living crisis’ says Paul Farmer

The Independent UK

Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’

Local authorities have had to slash funding for maintaining their open spaces, and friends groups are picking up the slack

The Guardian - UK

The big idea: are we responsible for the things we do wrong?

Context is crucial, but does that really mean we can leave free will out of the picture?

The Guardian - UK

Plan to move legacy claimants on to Universal Credit ‘too dangerous to continue’

The incomes of more than 700,000 people with mental health problems, learning disabilities and dementia could be put at risk, charities have warned.

The Independent UK

NHS paying £2bn a year to private hospitals for mental health patients

Exclusive: Fears grow that bed shortages have left NHS increasingly reliant on independent sector

The Guardian - UK

Mental health chief's 'huge' warning for 1.7m Brits who DWP will move to Universal Credit

DWP claimants will be given a three-month deadline to move to Universal Credit once they're handed a 'migration notice' - or their benefits will be cut off. Paul Farmer from the charity Mind says this could leave people behind

Daily Mirror

Why is it judged an indulgence when doctors help the disadvantaged?

When we lower our standards, we let ourselves down as well as our patients. We need beacons of moral clarity like Daniel Nour and Paul Farmer

The Guardian - AU

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Paul Farmer obituary

Medical anthropologist and humanitarian dedicated to providing healthcare to some of the world’s poorest communities

The Independent UK

Dr. Paul Farmer, global humanitarian leader, dies at 62

Dr. Paul Farmer, a physician, humanitarian and author renowned for providing health care to millions of impoverished people worldwide, has died

Miami Herald

Dr. Paul Farmer, who devoted his life to fighting deadly epidemics, has died. He was 62

Dr. Paul Farmer, the renowned infectious disease specialist who devoted his life to fighting deadly epidemics and spent the last several years working on four continents delivering health care to millions, has died in Rwanda, his organization Partners in Health confirmed. He was 62.

Bristol Post

BBC Dragon's Den: Deborah Meaden split from husband before they were married, and now makes him do the housework

The pair met whilst Paul was working for Deborah's family's company, but split before marrying - the couple rekindled their romances years later and eventually tied the knot

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Daily Mirror

Deborah Meaden split from husband before they married and now makes him do all chores

Dragons' Den star Deborah Meaden, who met husband Paul while they were working at her family's business, doesn't do any domestic chores at home

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Department for Work and Pensions

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.