Andrew Gregory

Exclusive: The number of patients being treated by GPs for asthma attacks has increased by 45% in a year, prompting calls for urgent action to tackle toxic levels of air pollution. theguardian.com/society/2025/j…

A mobile greengrocer will deliver fresh fruit and vegetables in areas of Liverpool where it is “easier to buy a vape than an apple” as part of a new government scheme to tackle food inequality. theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/j…

A robot trained on videos of surgeries performed a lengthy phase of a gallbladder removal without human help. theguardian.com/science/2025/j…

The number of abortions in England and Wales reached a record high in 2022, with a leading provider stating that women are facing “significant barriers” in access to contraception. theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…

Medical officials, humanitarian workers and doctors in Gaza say they have been overwhelmed by almost daily “mass casualty incidents” as they struggle to deal with those wounded by Israeli fire on Palestinians seeking aid. theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…

Hundreds of people in England are to be offered a “sponge on a string” test to identify a precursor to one of the deadliest cancers in high-street pharmacies for the first time. theguardian.com/society/2025/j…

Resident doctors in England have voted in favour of strikes that could result in industrial action lasting until January next year, the British Medical Association has announced. theguardian.com/society/2025/j…

Swimming in urban waterways should be a right, activists have said, as an international alliance aims to persuade politicians to clean up rivers so they can be used safely by their citizens. theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

Eighteen people have been killed in an Israeli strike targeting Palestinian police distributing flour in a market in the central Gaza City of Deir al-Balah, medical officials have said. theguardian.com/world/2025/jun…

Sharp rises in rates of anxiety, depression and other disorders have led to one in four young people in England having a common mental health condition, an NHS survey shows, with young women more likely to report them than young men. theguardian.com/society/2025/j…

Scientists have developed a test to identify women with an increased risk of miscarriage, which could pave the way for new treatments to prevent pregnancy loss. theguardian.com/science/2025/j…

The UK’s schools, care homes and offices are not equipped for the effects of global heating and face lengthy heatwaves even in optimistic scenarios, according to a groundbreaking report that calls for climate resilience to be declared a national emergency. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Hundreds of people have reported problems with their pancreas linked to taking weight loss and diabetes injections, prompting health officials to launch a study into side-effects. theguardian.com/society/2025/j…

The proportion of women giving birth after fertility treatment in the UK has increased by more than a third in a decade, with the equivalent of one child in every classroom now born as a result of IVF, figures show. theguardian.com/society/2025/j…

University graduates in the UK are facing the toughest job market since 2018 as employers pause hiring and use AI to cut costs, figures suggest. theguardian.com/money/2025/jun…

An NHS surgeon has described how his nephew’s body was found mutilated beyond recognition at a food distribution site in Gaza. The UN says 410 people have been killed by the Israeli military while trying to reach food distribution sites since May. theguardian.com/world/2025/jun…

The UK can reach its net zero targets for 2050, and its interim carbon budgets for 2030 and beyond, the government’s statutory climate advisers have reported, in an unusual vote of confidence in green policy. theguardian.com/environment/20…

NHS services in deprived and coastal places will receive a £2.2bn boost this year to pay for more staff and equipment to help them close the wide gap in resources between them and well-off areas. theguardian.com/society/2025/j…

Millions of children worldwide are at risk of lethal diseases because vaccine coverage has stalled or reversed amid persistent health inequalities and soaring levels of misinformation and hesitancy, the largest study of its kind has found. theguardian.com/society/2025/j…

Israeli forces killed at least 40 Palestinians in Gaza and ordered new evacuations on Tuesday, local medics and residents said, in further bloodshed shortly after Israel and Iran agreed to a ceasefire in their air war. theguardian.com/world/2025/jun…