Tag: Politics
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John Fetterman Opens Up About His Hospitalization and Mental Health
John Fetterman has opened up about why he admitted himself to the hospital for depression in February in a new interview with People. The 53-year-old Pennsylvania senator and his wife, Gisele Fetterman, shared that his mental health got drastically worse after winning the senatorial race during November’s midterm elections. “After he won, you expect someone to be at…
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England has lost almost 400 swimming pools since 2010
England has lost almost 400 swimming pools since 2010 Analysis shows parts of country with greatest health-related deprivation have lost out the most ‘A huge loss’: readers on UK leisure centre closures England has lost almost 400 swimming pools since 2010, with parts of the country that have the greatest health needs losing out the…
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Breastfeeding rates are still dismal, despite my 35 years of campaigning | Letters
Letters Breastfeeding rates are still dismal, despite my 35 years of campaigning Sue Miller says male politicians’ poor attitude and profit-driven formula manufacturers are the barriers In 1987, my friend Kate and I stood in the middle of Yeovil high street with a very small white coffin. It was empty, but we wanted something eye-catching…
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Study Shows That Trans and Nonbinary Teens Benefit From Gender-Affirming Care
C.P. Hoffman, a senior policy lawyer at the National Center for Transgender Equality, tells SELF that policies denying trans people gender-affirming care are especially dangerous for teenagers already going through the tumult of puberty. “If you think of the general trauma of being a teenager, there’s so much body horror associated with it,” they say. “You’re watching…
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‘Brexit has lost us 25% of sales’: British bike storage firm buckles under red tape
‘Brexit has lost us 25% of sales’: British bike storage firm buckles under red tape Cycloc says ‘Kafkaesque’ rules have cost it £100,000 in latest tale of how EU exit is harming small firms A British bicycle entrepreneur says Brexit has buckled his business and left him with a £100,000 hole in revenues, accusing the…
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Open up swimming to all – in lakes and rivers as well as public pools | Letters
Letters Open up swimming to all – in lakes and rivers as well as public pools Margaret Dickinson, Donald Rigg, Paul Tinnion and David Perry respond to an article by John Harris about public pools and leisure centres under threat of closure John Harris rightly draws attention to the public health value of swimming pools…
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7 Truly Concerning Things Dr. Oz Has Said About Health and Medicine
Mehmet Oz, MD, is currently running for Senate in Pennsylvania (even though he was born in Ohio and spent much of his life in New Jersey), but chances are you’re probably somewhat familiar with him even if you don’t live there. He has the propensity to be…everywhere. He rose to fame as a regular guest…
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Weekend podcast: Marina Hyde, Love Island’s Ekin-Su, and the power of body clocks
More ways to listen Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify RSS Feed Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email This week, Marina Hyde on the political chaos of the last four days and counting (1m28s), columnist Zoe Williams meets Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, the woman who may have just changed the fortunes of Love Island…
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Voting in the 2022 Midterms Is Crucial for Personal and Public Health
The US 2022 midterm elections are rapidly approaching, and it’s hard to overstate how much is at stake: We are, once again, voting like our lives depend on it. While I’m trying to be optimistic (in part because the 2018 US midterms had the highest voter turnout in four decades, which is great), turnout is…
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If You Care About Abortion Rights, You Should Vote in the Midterms
If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times, right? Abortion is on the ballot this midterm election season. If you’re feeling a little cynical about this, it’s hard to blame you. I, too, get a panicked fundraising email from Nancy Pelosi at least once a day. But the truth is that the…
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MPs call for menopause health checks at 45 and free HRT in England
MPs call for menopause health checks at 45 and free HRT in England All-party group report on menopause also calls for more workplace support and training for health workers Millions of women across the UK should be invited for an NHS health check at the age of 45 to discuss the menopause and HRT prescriptions…
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Weekend podcast: Rory Stewart, the price of heartbreak, movie legend Pam Grier
More ways to listen Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify RSS Feed Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email This week, Sirin Kale meets former Tory MP and hit podcaster Rory Stewart (1m36s), columnist Eva Wiseman counts the clinical cost of heartbreak (20m27s), and Ryan Gilbey sits down with the queen of Blaxploitation…
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Cargo bike sales soar as UK petrol prices surge
Cargo bike sales soar as UK petrol prices surge Higher costs in motoring, environmental concerns and ease of movement are spurring a boom “It’s just fun,” says Killian O’Brien who bought a cargo bike a year ago as a way to go green and reduce costs by getting rid of the family car. “You feel…
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The British siesta: how Peter Andre tried to get the UK into bed
The British siesta: how Peter Andre tried to get the UK into bed The singer suggested to Downing Street that an afternoon nap could improve productivity. No 10 said Britons would just spend the time in the pub Length: Twenty minutes is ideal. Age: At least 2,000: “siesta” is derived from the Roman “sexta hora”.…
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UK needs to tax salt in the same way it does sugar, says heart charity
UK needs to tax salt in the same way it does sugar, says heart charity Ministers should bring in levy to cut heart attacks and strokes and address packaged foods’ high salt content, advises BHF Ministers should bring in a sugar tax-style new levy on the amount of salt in food to reduce heart attacks…
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Weekend podcast: Pete Doherty, Marina Hyde, and tips on making tough choices
This week, Marina Hyde on what’s next for the Tory party after Hannibal Johnson wins his confidence vote (01m14s), Hadley Freeman talks to singer Pete Doherty in Normandy (09m25s), and Joanna Moorhead advises on ways to make life’s hardest decisions (38m52s). How to listen to podcasts: everything you need to know READ RELATED: Huw Edwards…
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The Extraordinary Abortion Care I Received Should Be Ordinary
I’m a pro-choice American woman and more than five years since my abortion I’m still gathering the courage to say that word: abortion. When strangers muse on the age gap between my son and daughter, I’ve pointedly used the phrase “pregnancy loss” to explain how my second pregnancy ended. Loss is a statement of fact;…
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Some UK public swimming pools forced to close over national chlorine shortage
Some UK public swimming pools forced to close over national chlorine shortage Factors from Brexit to lower production in China to war in Ukraine fuel limited supplies of pool chemicals A shortage of chlorine is forcing some public swimming pools to close, with operators blaming factors ranging from a production fall in China to Brexit…
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Tories urged not to betray working women by ditching employment bill
Tories urged not to betray working women by ditching employment bill Fears flagship bill will be left out of Queen’s speech despite promise to fight sexual harassment and pregnancy discrimination A coalition of campaigners has urged the UK government not to betray working women by ditching its promises to clamp down on sexual harassment and…
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‘I know they’re exciting – but calm down!’ Britain’s love-hate affair with the e-scooter
‘I know they’re exciting – but calm down!’ Britain’s love-hate affair with the e-scooter There are more than 750,000 private e-scooters in the UK, most of them being used illegally. Why have they become so popular – and so disliked? There is a crime wave on our streets, being committed by insouciant teens, commuting executives…