The Latest Breaking News on Ageing

Viagra gets better funding than women’s health, says Laura Bates

Speaking at Hay Festival, the Everyday Sexism founder said that postnatal care in Britain is ‘absolutely dire’

The Independent UK · May 26, 2024

How Oregon’s right-to-die law has inspired other US states and countries

More than 3,000 people have used the law, inspiring legislation in Australia and Canada and debate in the UK, France and Japan

The Guardian - US · May 26, 2024

Why Turning 65 Isn't What It Used to Be, According to an Expert

With more than 4 million people turning 65 in 2025, an expert in psychology and aging explains why so many of them are thriving like never before.

Kiplinger · May 26, 2024

Who is Carlos Acutis? First millennial to be canonised as a saint

The teenager, who died in 2006, has now had the required second miracle credited to him by the pope

Evening Standard · May 24, 2024

Why does postnatal care only last a few weeks? New data shows it should be years

Finally, a report has listed the long-term health complications for women worldwide, says Devi Sridhar of the University of Edinburgh

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2024

Carlo Acutis: London-born boy set to be named first millennial saint by Pope Francis

Pope Francis has recognised the late millennial’s second miracle

The Independent UK · May 24, 2024

Allowing euthanasia for mental suffering is problematic

Letter: The job of clinicians is to provide hope, not to endorse hopelessness, argue Julian C Hughes, Jonathan Cavanagh, Allan House and Alan Thomas

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2024

Jersey set to move ahead with allowing assisted dying for terminally ill people

Island’s parliament votes in favour of establishing first service of its kind in British Isles as early as three years’ time

The Independent UK · May 23, 2024

Abortion rates rise to record levels ‘due to cost of living crisis’

Data shows those in most deprived parts of England almost twice as likely to have termination than in least deprived areas

The Independent UK · May 23, 2024

Jersey approves plans to allow assisted dying for terminally ill adults

Legislation expected to be brought by end of 2025, with service for residents in place by mid-2027

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2024