Prescription charges frozen in England

Prescription charges frozen in England

Prescription charges in England will be frozen this year – for the first time since 2022.The charge for a single item will remain at £9.90 in 2025-26, the government has announced.Three-month and annual prescriptions prepayment certificates will also be frozen and...
Ultra-processed foods may be linked to early death

Ultra-processed foods may be linked to early death

4 hours agoShareSavePhilippa RoxbyHealth reporterShareSaveGetty ImagesPeople who eat lots of ultra-processed foods (UPF) may be at greater risk of dying early, a study in eight countries including the UK and the US suggests.Processed meats, biscuits, fizzy drinks, ice...
When They Don’t Recognize You Anymore

When They Don’t Recognize You Anymore

It happened more than a decade ago, but the moment remains with her. Sara Stewart was talking at the dining room table with her mother, Barbara Cole, 86 at the time, in Bar Harbor, Maine. Stewart, then 59, a lawyer, was making one of her extended visits from out of...