3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (321+ words) The flesh-eating parasite had been largely eradicated, but now authorities are racing to contain an outbreak A horse in southern Texas has been infected with the New World screwworm, marking the first US equine infection as health authorities race to…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (130+ words) High food prices are affecting everyone right now, but it turns out they are affecting some people way more than others. Josh Toussaint-Strauss looks at the grocery price situation and official healthy eating advice in different countries to find out…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (327+ words) Gill Empson says her husband wanted to make sure that the family would not have a mess to sort out after his death from a terminal illnessSarah Phillips’ article struck such a chord (What end-of-life experts know about living well:…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (424+ words) Sophie Lainault, who worked for Air France, wins legal case linking illness to more than 12,600 hours on flights A flight attendant in France has succeeded in having her breast cancer recognised as an occupational disease, a first for the country’s…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (384+ words) ‘Janet had eight children. Her husband drove a boda-boda taxi, but had lost a leg – so she had been working in her local quarry for 10 years. “I am now the husband in this home,” she said’In 2017, my wife, Adele Brown,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (822+ words) Using weight loss drugs like Ozempic is not ‘cheating’ – and why does it matter how a person changes their body anyway?As you might know if you read my columns, see me a mile away, or talk to me for…...