Plague risks in Russia and a dangerous delay on WHO pandemic agreement | Letters

But the deeper failure is not Russian. It is that, six years after Covid, we still have no agreed system for sharing pathogens, or for sharing what is made from them. I spent three decades in Hong Kong, through bird flu…

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On dementia, we need to tell it how it is | Letter

It gives a list of words and descriptions to avoid, including "dementia sufferer", and lists alternative phrases to be used as "person/people with dementia", "person/people living with dementia" or "person/people living…

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Sea bass: a fish by any other name | Brief letters

Or sea bass; either is fine. In the US, the fish is most commonly referenced as branzino, although I prefer the more exciting French name loup de mer (literal translation "wolf of the sea"), all flashing teeth and the…

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Is having urine the color of Mountain Dew normal?

What you consume does determine what you see in the toilet. But should urine be neon yellow – or some other hue? Here's what you need to know. What color should urine be? Urine is normally a shade of yellow owing to a…

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Almost two-thirds of Australians bulk-billed for all GP care amid extra incentives for doctors

And almost two-thirds (63%) of Australians are now bulk-billed for all their GP care, up from 56% in both 2024 and 2025, which the report says is "likely a reflection of the federal government's recent investment in…

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The joy of veg-maxxing: how to eat many, many more plants – without really trying

He had no idea how to change his diet or lifestyle. The man broke down and cried for 45 minutes, leaving Humphries with "no idea of what to do", she says. In the final 15 minutes of the session, scrambling for a quick…

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Ethnic minorities in England less likely to get breast cancer diagnosis from routine screening

The research, carried out by academics at the University of Surrey and funded by the charity Breast Cancer Now, involved analysis of 86,564 adults diagnosed with the disease between 2009 and 2019, from the Clinical…

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Bird flu outbreak at Utah mink farm sparks concerns about government response

While the mink becoming sick is unlikely to produce a "tidal wave of human infections", an apparent lack of transparency from government officials about the infections is very troubling, said Jennifer Nuzzo, an…

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Trump administration has pushed off 13% of Americans enrolled in food stamps

The number of people who receive food stamps has dropped from 41.6 million in July 2025, before the One Big Beautiful Act took effect, to 36.5 million in June 2026, a 13% decrease, according to the latest data from the…

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‘I can’t believe I get to see that’: One Born Every Minute is back for a 12th series

Almost two decades later, as the show is rebooted for a generation who spend their lives on social media, much has changed. Parents now share far more about their struggles with miscarriages, infertility and mental…

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