EXPLAINED: 14 - The Real Truth

Brian Hyland performs outside Downing Street for NHS campaign

The American musician, 82, joined British singer and campaigner Ashleigh Harley.

Evening Standard · Aug 22

Lindsay Clancy Psychiatrist Says She 'Followed a Command' To Kill Her Children and Send Them to Heaven

The psychiatrist defending Lindsay Clancy said she was experiencing hallucinations and delusions, telling jurors she was 'following the command' rather than making a conscious decision to kill.

International Business Times UK · Aug 22

Man dressed as ‘Grim Reaper’ climbs onto hospital roof with long blade and stares at patients, trying to scare them

A bizarre incident at a hospital in North Wales left staff and visitors stunned after a 26-year-old man climbed onto the roof dressed in a black costume resembling the Grim Reaper and carried a long blade-like object. Leon Gillespie climbed above the entrance of Ysbyty Glan Clwyd hospital in St…

The Times of India · Aug 21

‘Biased’ Channel 4 programme on ADHD misrepresented my views, says expert

Prof Katya Dubia withdraws support for The Great ADHD Myth? as other leading figures voice criticisms

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20

Reform’s new economic adviser has called for end of pensioners’ triple lock

Exclusive: Mitchell Palmer has also argued for privatising the NHS and immigration as way of cutting poverty

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20

Does timing matter when you take supplements? Here’s what the evidence says

Supplement shelves can give the impression that almost everyone needs something. Yet for generally healthy adults, a review of 84 studies found that routine vitamin and mineral supplements offered little or no protection against cardiovascular disease, cancer or early death.

The Conversation · Aug 20

New type 2 diabetes jab could slash number of injections to one a week

The treatment, also known as Onswik and made by Eli Lilly, is said to work as well as daily injections

The Independent UK · Aug 19

Swinney launches heart and lung MOTs to prevent illness and support intervention

The scheme will see people take part in a range of health tests, including blood pressure and BMI measurements and more.

Evening Standard · Aug 19

It’s time we put a stop to NHS scandals

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Following an investigation by The Independent into endemic failures in care in a Greater Manchester trust, Andy Burnham – who was health secretary during the Mid Staffs scandal – has unexpected questions to answer

The Independent UK · Aug 19

Stop putting women through brutal hysteroscopies without pain relief

Letter: The medical system is biased against women, says Carole Kendall, pointing to the very different way men who have colonoscopies are treated

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19