26+ min ago  (1475+ words) A growing body of evidence suggests the vaccine may also lower risk of stroke and heart attack One in three people in the US get shingles. Despite this, US vaccination rates remain low " about 35% of adults over 60, consistent with overall…...

21+ hour, 9+ min ago  (484+ words) Architect whose cultural projects included the Royal Exchange theatre in Manchester and the remodelling of St Luke's church for the LSO In an era of pre-computerised design, when everything was hand drawn, Burrough worked out the theatre's challenging geometry on…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (484+ words) Patients experiencing raised bedside rails, doors and pathways blocked by furniture and physical interventions People with dementia are being subjected to restraints and non-consensual sedation while in hospitals in England, according to the first study of its kind. These restrictive…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (1193+ words) Cpap machines were once used only for severe sleep apnoea but sleep medicine physicians say there has been a rise in prescribing for milder cases When Nick went camping in the summer with friends, he would set up his tent…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (836+ words) Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the UK. But screening is not universal, and charities are divided over whether it should be extended. What do those living with the disease think? "My philosophy has always been that…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (168+ words) Money'The Guardian Wealthy British nationals fleeing Gulf conflict bypass UK to avoid tax bills UK pensions: lifetime Isa shake-up raises fears for self-employed "Shockingly bad: Nissan Leaf drivers voice anger over app shutdown Fake rooms, props and a script to…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1003+ words) As the sun sets on a tax-free scheme used by nearly a million people, there are calls for a better deal on retirement saving Emilia Farr opened a lifetime Isa when the accounts went on sale in 2017 as a way…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (285+ words) Need something brilliant to read this weekend? Here are six of our favourite pieces from the last seven days Lucia Osborne-Crowley has endured threats and sexual harassment to report on Jeffrey Epstein's chief enabler. Maxwell's conviction was only the start…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago  (594+ words) Louise Casey may have the power of words behind her (The blistering speech that tells me Britain's social care deadlock can finally be broken, 10 March), but what she's uncovered is a truth that local authorities have been voicing for years:…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (1078+ words) Darcey Steinke wanted to write a book that wasn't just about trying to get over pain. Her memoir, This Is the Door, explores how chronic pain changes us Chronic pain has a way of upending a life. In her memoir…...