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Cannabis: it’s medicine if you’re rich enough – a crime if you’re not

In Britain, whether cannabis is treated as medicine or a crime may depend less on medical need than on the ability to pay. In 2018, the UK government changed drug policy, allowing specialist doctors to prescribe cannabis-based medicinal products.

The Conversation · May 13

Wes Streeting ‘preparing to resign’ on Thursday after talks with PM

The Cabinet minister confronted the Prime Minister in Downing Street over the crisis engulfing Labour before the King’s Speech on Wednesday.

Evening Standard · May 13

Wes Streeting: How a man whose grandfather was an armed robber now finds himself on the cusp of No 10

PROFILE: As a young child, he regularly visited his grandfather in prison. His grandmother shared a cell with Christine Keeler. Raised in a council flat in the East End, Wes Streeting – the now former health secretary – finds himself as the frontrunner in the race to succeed Starmer in…

The Independent UK · May 13

6 early signs of PCOS that are often overlooked

Symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome usually become apparent during your late teens or early 20s, according to the NHS website.

The Independent UK · May 12

What new laws can we expect to be featured in the King’s speech?

The speech has taken on heightened significance with Starmer on the ropes

The Independent UK · May 12

Who is Hungary’s dancing health minister? Former NHS doctor who plays air guitar at political rallies

Zsolt Hegedűs attracted global attention with his dance routine but now faces a difficult task running Hungary’s health policy

The Independent UK · May 12

Scientists rename Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in bid to halt delayed diagnoses

PCOS is often misunderstood due to its name’s overemphasis on ovarian cysts, they say

The Independent UK · May 12

More than 6,000 children treated at obesity clinics in England, figures show

Hundreds of four-year-olds among ‘extremely overweight’ patients at 39 specialist centres since 2021

The Guardian - UK · May 12

Hantavirus: Cruise Britons isolate as captain praises ‘kindness’ and ‘unity’

In latest developments, the French government said a French woman evacuated from the cruise ship has tested positive for hantavirus.

Evening Standard · May 11

Random Musing: Why Keir Starmer is experiencing 'Labour pain'

A version of the British Parliament has been around since 1265 in one form or another, and has survived murderous kings, civil and world wars, lord protectors, skirmishes that inspired the Game of Thrones Red Wedding, and one lettuce that briefly became a constitutional actor. It has seen its fair…

The Times of India · May 11