Health
The Decadence Of Orthorexia
The Hemsley sisters are well-meaning but their food treats people like fragile invalids
Time For An NHS Mark II
“The most radical health reforms will be made necessary in the next Parliament by events, dear reader, events.”
Glass Tummies
Abortion is a subject which never goes away and the arguments remain fundamental — a woman’s right to choose versus a child’s right to life, as each side would advance their case. And yet the technical and clinical possibilities continuously shift. Medical advances in embryology and fetology have been immense over the past 30 years: pro-life advocates used to say, in the 1970s, that “if women had glass tummies” no one would choose to have an abortion, since the unborn would be, visibly, a recognisable human being.
‘Home births are like letting your child not wear a seatbelt.’ Really?
The authors of an academic article on childbirth have sacrificed common sense in a bid for publicity
The Flawed Logic Of Our Abortion Laws
An unrealistic emphasis on autonomy turned ‘viability’ into the sole criterion for aborting a foetus. This makes no sense today
ONLINE ONLY: Thoughts from a Hospital Bed
Until recently I hadn’t needed the help of the NHS. Prostate Cancer has made it an important part of my life
Call More Midwives
Since the inauguration of the NHS, governments have increasingly paid lip service to midwives. We must not let this precious asset be further marginalised
ONLINE ONLY: What’s the Difference Between Heroin and Cigarettes?
With heroin addicts, doctors focus on harm reduction—why don’t they do the same with smokers?
ONLINE ONLY: A Healthcare System Suffocated by Bureaucrats
Jeremy Hunt claims events at Stafford Hospital were a betrayal of the principles of the NHS. In fact, they were their apotheosis
Get Hooked On Oily Fish — Or Else
Omega 3s may be overhyped by some of their supporters, but they are vital to our health and wellbeing
Tolerating the intolerant
“For those who thought that a global pandemic would sound the death knell for identity politics, think again”
How to prevent the next pandemic
‘I have been reporting as a science journalist for years that the world is at increasing risk of pandemics like this; that this was predicted; that we know what we need to do to prepare and we simply haven’t done it; and that more and worse pandemics are coming so we need to do that, now’
D’où parles-tu? The post-truth world
Power, illusion and the open society: how postmodernism undermines our foundational concepts