Three out of four UK GPs lack time for deep patient conversations
A Royal College of GPs survey found that 75% of family doctors in the UK are too busy to offer preventative healthcare advice.
Category: Health
Psychologist Nicholas Epley researches how avoiding social interaction affects happiness
Research by psychologist Nicholas Epley examines whether avoiding uncomfortable social situations actually reduces human happiness.
Eli Lilly sponsors Vogue World Milan event while selling weight-loss drugs
American pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly is listed as a sponsor for the fifth Vogue World fashion show held in Milan on Tuesday night.
Researchers genetically alter human pancreatic ductal cells to produce insulin
A team at Harvard Medical School reported in Science Translational Medicine that they engineered human pancreatic ductal cells to function as insulin-producing beta cells.
Louise Kennedy holds onto Sligo home after financial crisis
Author Louise Kennedy says she kept her Sligo house despite the Irish economic crash.
Woman questions leaving husband who works late nights and weekends
A reader asks if she should leave her husband because his frequent work schedule impacts their family life.
Chesley Sullenberger inducted into National Aviation Hall of Fame
Pilot Chesley Sullenberger was inducted into the US National Aviation Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Washington DC.
New analysis suggests breast cancer screening overdiagnosis risk is below five percent
Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark Faculty of Health Sciences released a reanalysis on September 26, 2026, indicating that breast cancer screening overdiagnosis rates are likely under 5%.
Study links 485 chemicals in US pesticides to breast cancer risks
New research published in Environmental Health Perspectives identifies hundreds of substances in American pesticide products connected to breast cancer.
Jersey launches new children survey covering social media and food security
Statistics Jersey will run a voluntary online survey for students from Year 4 to Year 12 between 5 and 16 October.