The chancellor’s speech was all about the next election, stupidRishi Sunak’s budget and spending plans were about politics rather than economics. His Commons statement was designed to frame the arguments in the run-up to an election rather than dealing in a su... More »
A congressional investigation has laid bare the disregard with which the Brazilian president treated the lives of his compatriotsTo describe the Brazilian senate’s 1,180 page report on Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the Covid pandemic as damning would be inadequ... More »
We have a good, largely communicative relationship but when I question her about her vibrator use, she gets very defensive and denies itMy wife regularly uses her vibrator when I’m not around. But, when she does, it seems there is nothing left for me. We have ... More »
“Obstetrical emergency departments” are a new feature in some hospitals that can inflate medical bills for even the easiest, healthiest births. Just ask the parents of Baby Gus. More »
Booster rates are now exceeding first-shot rates across the United States More »
Some doctors, sick of mainstream health care’s red tape, are finding refuge in practices that combine concierge medicine with charity care. More »
26 October 1896: The Guardian’s cycling column looks at braking methods, avoiding saddle accidents and the introduction of a special ladies’ tyreApropos of my statement last week that “a rider never has complete control of his machine when coasting”, CG of Pen... More »
On a morning Zoom call, a group of Canadian mothers give their full attention to a young man from the Drug User Liberation Front. At 26, Jeremy Kalicum is the age some of their kids would be if they had not died of accidental overdoses. Kalicum’s tone is urgen... More »
The covid vaccination rate for first responders in the state is more than 95%. But it's lower in more rural areas, where ambulance crews can't function if even just a few people quit. More »
In failing to take Covid precautions, Boris Johnson is placing Britain’s desperately ailing health system at great riskThe call to “protect the NHS” was at the heart of the government’s Covid messaging in the first year of the pandemic. Ministers did not alway... More »
Una de cada tres familias estadounidenses no puede pagar por suficientes pañales para mantener a sus bebés y niños pequeños limpios, secos y saludables, según la National Diaper Bank Network. Para muchos padres, eso lleva a elecciones desgarradoras: ¿pañales, ... More »
The Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux tribes are working with academics and policy experts on possible solutions. Their challenge is how to attract the needed mental health personnel to the remote reservation. More »