Health

The Kent meningitis outbreak: what is happening and why?

Causes of meningitis, what the public health response has been, and how the situation differs from Covid

Forget Daffs

You can pep up your cooking by growing wild garlic, crow garlic and three-cornered leek

Reheated rivalry: why I’s the champion of leftovers

Bringing food back to life is a great kitchen skill. No, you can’t just microwave it

Government Shouldn't Stop People From Helping Abused Women

I serve as the executive director of two pregnancy resource centers, one in Vermont and the other in Massachusetts. But that is not where my story begins. My story begins in darkness.

Successful detransitioner lawsuit could be turning point on gender ideology

For the first time ever, a jury found New York doctors liable for medical malpractice on Jan. 30. Fox Varian, 22, won a $2 million decision in a landmark lawsuit against a surgeon and psychologist for facilitating her double mastectomy when she was just 16. The young detransitioner was awarded $1.6 million for past and future pain and suffering and an additional $400,000 for future medical expenses.

Thanks, Obama: We are all cash payers for healthcare now

Recent polling from the West Health-Gallup Center revealed a troubling reality. Roughly one-third of Americans reported having cut back on spending to afford medical care, with consequences ranging from delaying retirement to skipping vacations and meals. These results reveal a deeper truth about how the system has changed. Insurance no longer acts as the shield it once did, and most Americans now pay out of pocket for their care. Like it or not, we are all cash payers now.

Heatwave scorching US west ‘virtually impossible’ without climate crisis, say scientists

Unseasonably warm and even dangerous temperatures this week were up to 30F above average for the time of year

Wildlife Abounds

From a deconsecrated London cemetery to a Cumbrian seal colony, our readers select wonderful ‘havens for both human and non-human visitors’ Tell us about your trips to France – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucher

Helen Goh’s recipe for peanut and blackcurrant thumbprint cookies

Crumbly, buttery biscuits encrusted with nuts and topped with a spoonful of jam

‘Validation was an insatiable monster’: Dave Grohl on Foo Fighters’ punk-rock return

In his first newspaper interview after fathering a child outside his marriage, Grohl discusses his changed outlook, his grief for Taylor Hawkins, and the 430 therapy sessions he’s had

Tropical Cyclone Narelle poised to hit far north Queensland as ‘high-end’ category four storm

Authorities warn of strong winds, heavy rain, flooding and coastal storm surge

Teenager becomes youngest person to die in ICE detention in Trump’s second term

Royer Perez-Jimenez, 19, from Mexico, was found ‘unconscious and unresponsive’ in Florida detention center