Women’s health academics at UCL call for national education programme to combat misinformation and unregulated advice Millions of women are being exploited by a “menopause gold rush” as companies, celebrities and influencers take advantage of a “dearth” of reliable information on the issue, experts have said. Healthcare companies and content creators saw menopause as a … Read more
The president’s one-man-show approach to policy has sidelined Congress, agencies — and a whole K Street culture. Intel Corp. looked like a winner in the Washington lobbying game at the start of 2025. The federal government was set to funnel more than $10 billion to the American microchip giant, thanks to a long influence campaign … Read more
Despite the Covid experience, nations aren’t proving more willing to help each other or to dig deep to help poor countries. President Donald Trump has taken an axe to global health funding and cooperation since returning to the White House in January – and what worries public health advocates is that he isn’t the only … Read more
Exclusive: External consultancy report found discrimination ‘baked into HR systems’ at London force A review of anti-Black racism within the Metropolitan police has been “buried” by the force, despite finding discrimination “baked into its HR systems”, the Guardian can reveal. The internal review, commissioned by the Met from the consultancy HR Rewired, concluded that bias, … Read more
Survey by Internet Matters finds children being left worried and upset by content showing shootings, stabbings and war More than half of children who get news from social media are left worried and upset after seeing content that involves war, violence and death, according to new research that found social media companies are “pushing” distressing … Read more
Superintendent Lindel Fields said he has “no plans to distribute Bibles or a Biblical character education curriculum in classrooms.” OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s new public schools superintendent announced Wednesday he is rescinding a mandate from his predecessor that forced schools to place Bibles in classrooms and incorporate the book into lesson plans for students. Superintendent … Read more
The center left is split on how to tackle migration and is relying on the same old priorities to fight right-wing populism. AMSTERDAM — Everyone’s talking about migration. Apart from Europe’s center left. The Party of European Socialists (PES), Europe’s second-biggest political family, is holding a three-day get-together in Amsterdam starting Thursday to fire up … Read more
Financial institutions pouring money into land clearance and undermining efforts to stop destruction, says Climate Focus Global forest health has plunged to “dismal” levels and threatens the wellbeing of humanity, warns a damning report that highlights how financial systems are pouring money into land clearance and undermining efforts to reduce destruction. Since 2021 when world … Read more
For decades, the military treated the climate crisis as a threat. Now it’s backing away from plans to protect people and bases from extreme weather This story is from Floodlight, a non-profit newsroom that investigates the powers stalling climate action. Retired Marine Corps gunnery sergeant Vida Rivera knows heat can be as dangerous as any … Read more
Experts say the move could eliminate the federal government’s power to cancel educational loans Officials in the Trump administration are reportedly weighing the possibility of selling portions of the federal government’s $1.6tn student loan portfolio to private investors, which experts say could carry risks for both taxpayers and borrowers – potentially reshaping the student loan … Read more