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Editorial: Politicians who are serious about public health can’t ignore the rising toll of illness and death linked to drinking

While a test was quickly developed, weaknesses in the early pandemic response included no plan for nationwide testing and ineffective contact tracing

Former health minister James Bethell calls on the government to do more to tackle the obesity crisis and end ‘misery for millions’

The treatment could also delay the need for gruelling chemotherapy, according to the trial.

The new treatment could also delay the need for gruelling chemotherapy

COMMENT: As the NHS releases the first official figures about the number of Britons with ADHD, Kat Brown writes that the way we disparage what we don't understand reflects both on our own fear and lack of literacy – and the irresponsible way we stigmatise wider disabled society

Currently women are only eligible for breast screening from the age of 50, but thousands are diagnosed younger

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: Frustration and sympathy collide as readers debate potential NHS strikes, with one noting that ‘a good carpenter can out earn most doctors’

The ban follows similar measures across an increasingly smoking-averse Europe