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‘It’s like trying to quit smoking’: why are 1 in 7 of us addicted to ultra-processed foods?

Biscuits, ice-cream and fizzy drinks can be just as addictive as alcohol and cigarettes, research has found. What are they doing to our bodies – and how can we kick the habit?

The Guardian - UK

Another report minimizes long COVID risk

Some argue the criteria for long COVID is too broad. Others say this disease is being dismissed, at our peril

Salon

Phone app helped students cut down on drinking, researchers say

Smaart, which gave users personalised feedback about alcohol intake, had ‘significant’ impact, study finds

The Guardian - UK

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Mattel accused of ‘stealth marketing’ after giving away free Barbie dolls in schools

Health experts have claimed Mattel-sponsored school programme ‘reinforces damaging gender stereotypes’

The Independent UK

Mattel accused of ‘stealth marketing’ after giving away free Barbie dolls in schools

Health experts have claimed Mattel-sponsored school programme ‘reinforces damaging gender stereotypes’

The Independent UK

Barbie manufacturer Mattel criticized for giving free dolls to schools in a bid to teach social skills: ‘Why should children be exposed to this type of stealth marketing?’

Critics say the move could do more harm than good.

Fortune

Most early-stage breast cancer patients will be long-term survivors – study

For some patients the risk of death within five years is as low as 0.2%, according to large-scale research

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Sunak claimed the role of Covid hero. Lady Hallett may reveal a different tale

Role of eat out to help out scheme in increased cases and Treasury hostility to scientific advice may come under spotlight

The Guardian - UK

Tackling sexual misconduct in the NHS will require education and empowerment – not just words

Many were shocked by the recent revelation that more than 35,000 incidents of sexual misconduct, ranging from abusive remarks to rape, occurred in the NHS over the five years to 2022.

The Conversation

More than 35,000 incidents of sexual misconduct recorded in NHS England

The new data includes rapes, sexual assaults, being touched without consent, stalking and abuse

Wales Online

NHS staff report 20,000 claims of patient sexual misconduct over five years

Exclusive: Allegations across 212 hospital trusts in England include claims of rape, sexual assault and stalking

The Guardian - UK

The photo archive bringing pre-Nakba Jerusalem alive

Mona Hajjar Halaby’s British Mandate Jerusalemites photo library on Facebook captures often ignored history.

Al Jazeera

UK doctors lured to Australia with ads promising £130,000 salary and days off to swim and surf

Job advert targets medics ‘sick of the NHS’, as it weathers strikes and all-time low pay satisfaction

The Independent UK

New study links "free sugar" to cancer

Free sugar has been linked to cancer, heart attacks, diabetes, obesity, strokes and more ailments

Salon

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The Independent UK

Air pollution ‘might be a risk factor for dementia’, study reveals

Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) has been linked to an increased risk

The Guardian - UK

Mediterranean diet ‘can reduce heart attacks in people at higher risk’

First study of its kind finds diet can benefit hundreds of millions with obesity, diabetes or other risk factors

The Guardian - UK

Cancer drug leaflets for patients in Europe omit important facts

Researchers find information about cancer drugs can be lacking and ‘potentially misleading’

Tribune News Service

Trans kids in Georgia say they have target on their back with GOP initiative

ATLANTA — Michael’s mother walked past the bathroom in their Duluth, Georgia, home where she had seen her son crying months earlier. The teen was now looking in the same mirror, but this time he was grinning.

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The Guardian - UK

Was the Covid pandemic bad for mental health? It depends who you ask

A report has been seized upon to argue that lockdown had little effect on mental health – but the truth is more nuanced, says public health professor Devi Sridhar

AFP

Most baby formula health claims not backed by science: study

Paris (AFP) - The vast majority of health claims used to advertise baby formula worldwide are not supported by rigorous scientific evidence, a study said Thursday, leading researchers to urge the breast milk substitutes be sold in plain packaging.

The Guardian - UK

Most health claims on formula milk ‘not backed by evidence’

BMJ report found nutritional benefits cited by multibillion-pound industry lacked scientific references

The Guardian - UK

Beano accused of promoting junk food to children

Quizzes on comic’s website give ‘free advertising’ to well-known high fat, salt and sugar brands, say researchers

The Independent UK

Avoiding alcohol reduces dementia risk, major new study shows

The decade-long study of Chinese adults over the age of 60 was published in the BMJ

The Guardian - UK

Six lifestyle choices to slow memory decline named in 10-year study

Over-60s who combined more healthy lifestyle choices enjoyed most benefit, found Beijing researchers

Liverpool Echo

Experts have seen 'surprising' changes in covid symptoms since pandemic started

Medical experts told the BMJ covid symptoms have changed since the pandemic started due to vaccination and immunity

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