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
China has a strategy and Britain doesn’t
A roadmap to better relations requires realism. Beijing’s interests and goals are openly stated—if you know where to look
The plague
Standpoint goes to press as the pandemic rages. So too does the search for blame and the political fall-out
Defeat begets defeat for Britain’s cloth-eared Left
The censorious culture of the liberal Left is hostile to freedom of expression. The fate of the trans-rights movement evinces this pointless politics