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  • Wednesday, 10 June, 2026
    FT Globetrotter
    Cycling Washington DC’s 18-mile Mount Vernon Trail

    Riding south along the Potomac to George Washington’s estate, through marshes and historic sites, the FT’s Claire Jones finds a quieter America

    Claire Jones sits on the steps of Jones Point Lighthouse with a bicycle, overlooking calm water and a blue sky.
  • Wednesday, 10 June, 2026
    UK society
    ‘It just fell off him’: Parents turn to private clinics for children’s weight loss jabs

    Lack of formal guidance creates uncertainty over which children can receive treatment on NHS

    A close-up of a child's hands lifting their shirt as an adult uses an injection pen to administer medication into the abdomen.
  • Tuesday, 9 June, 2026
    Pollution
    Urban pollution in wealthy world still adding to heart damage, study finds

    Canadian research linking CT scans to pollutants shows severity of cardiovascular effects

    Kate Hanneman examines cardiac scans on computer monitors.
  • Tuesday, 9 June, 2026
    Is It Worth It?
    Which collagen will work best for you?

    There are proven benefits to taking the anti-ageing protein. How should you use it? 

    Montage of collagen products
  • Tuesday, 9 June, 2026
    Style
    Are you a ‘Pilates gremlin’?

    Forget body-conscious and bland Lycra workout sets. These days, the gym gear of choice for many is an old football shirt and retro shorts

  • Tuesday, 9 June, 2026
    Ageing Populations
    ‘Old people and children are quite similar’: China’s silver economy shines as births plunge

    Companies rush to develop products and services for rapidly ageing population

    A group of older adults and exhibitors examine senior care products at a booth during Shanghai’s International Exhibition of Senior Care.
  • Monday, 8 June, 2026
    UK employment
    Unpaid carers could get maternity-style ‘right to return’ to work

    Paid leave for employees who quit to look after a friend or relative among protections being considered by government

    A man sits on a park bench beside an elderly woman in a wheelchair, who is covered with a camouflage blanket.
  • Monday, 8 June, 2026
    Drugs research
    AstraZeneca advances weight-loss pill to take aim at obesity leaders

    Product would put drugmaker in competition with market leaders Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly

    Bare feet of a woman standing on an electronic scale, with light casting shadows on a wooden floor.
  • Monday, 8 June, 2026
    Government of DR Congo
    Ebola and jihadis threaten Africa’s oldest national park

    Virunga’s park rangers are tasked with fighting off Isis-affiliated militants and preventing spread of a deadly disease

    Armed rangers in uniform ride in open trucks while patrolling a forested area of Virunga National Park.
  • Sunday, 7 June, 2026
    UK public policy
    Plan to tighten healthy food rules provokes backlash from UK industry

    Businesses warn that proposed changes to ‘nutrient profiling model’ risk stoking inflation and reducing investment

    A shopper with long dark hair carries blue reusable bags while walking down an aisle stocked with groceries and drinks in a supermarket.
  • Saturday, 6 June, 2026
    Health sector
    Lex. Investors wake up to the merits of sleep biotech

    More people worry about poor sleep than excess weight, but drugmakers have been deterred from entering the market by costs

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    A woman sleeps on her side in bed, resting her head on a pillow with her hands clasped. An alarm clock is visible in the foreground.
  • Saturday, 6 June, 2026
    Luxury goods
    On yer bike! Freud and middle-aged men in Lycra

    The ever-present fear of ridicule among cycling’s weekend warriors tells us a thing or two about human nature

    Jonathan Derbyshire
    A cyclist rides along a riverside path as heavy fog obscures the Hudson Yards and Empire State Building in the background.
  • Friday, 5 June, 2026
    Climate change
    The World Cup’s heat hazard

    Fans and players could be hit by high temperatures and humidity at the tournament in North America

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  • Thursday, 4 June, 2026
    Food diet
    Ultra-processed food harms tied to content not manufacture, review says

    Some UPFs are benign, while others are unhealthy because of their contents, according to a study published in Science

    Packs of Activia probiotic yogurt in various flavors on a refrigerated grocery store shelf, with a hand reaching to pick one up.
  • Wednesday, 3 June, 2026
    Ebola
    Ebola spreads to new areas of DR Congo as outbreak widens

    One infected person in Uganda is known to have travelled to the United Arab Emirates before falling ill

    Healthcare workers in scrubs and hair covers supervise colleagues as they put on PPE, including full-body suits, masks, and gloves, in a tented area.
  • Wednesday, 3 June, 2026
    Ebola
    Ebola outbreak stirs familiar grim sense of foreboding

    The Bundibugyo strain is a reminder that serious health threats can escalate from under-the-radar pathogens

    Anjana Ahuja
    Andy Carter illustration of a syringe lying next to a bottle of medicine with a ticking clock as its lid
  • Tuesday, 2 June, 2026
    HTSI
    Sports drinks that actually taste good

    The HTSI guide to hydration

    A model wearing two anoraks drinks from a bottle
  • Monday, 1 June, 2026
    National Health Service
    UK cancer services left ‘fragile’ by the pandemic

    More than one in five cases missed during lockdowns, according to research

    Ed Roberts and Baptiste Brauge examine a sample together at a lab workstation in Cancer Research UK's institute.
  • Sunday, 31 May, 2026
    Ebola
    Africa’s response to Ebola must be defined by Africa itself

    International support matters when it aligns with strategies built alongside regional institutions and governments

    Jean Kaseya
    A member of the MSF Ebola response team in full protective gear sprays disinfectant outside the General Referral Hospital of Mongbwalu.
  • Friday, 29 May, 2026
    Ebola
    Kenyan court blocks US Ebola quarantine camp after protests

    A doctors’ group in Kenya also protested about the use of their country as a ‘containment colony’

    A healthcare worker in protective clothing checks a man's temperature with a handheld device at the entrance to a hospital. Another man washes his hands nearby.
  • Thursday, 28 May, 2026
    Scientific research
    Birds navigate using ‘gut feeling’, scientists find

    The liver’s iron-rich immune cells act as an internal compass that helps pigeons detect Earth’s magnetic field

    A homing pigeon in mid-flight just after being released by a scientist, with blurred wings and hands visible.
  • Thursday, 28 May, 2026
    Disease control and prevention
    Anger and suspicion as Ebola spreads through eastern DR Congo

    Disinformation and mistrust have hampered efforts to contain third-worst outbreak of virus in history

    Red Cross workers in yellow protective suits carry the coffin of Dr Tibenderana Katho Blaise, who died of Ebola, during his burial.
  • Thursday, 28 May, 2026
    Things to do in London
    Can a new high-tech golf experience near London improve your game?

    At Hertfordshire’s The Grove resort, a state of the art club-fitting centre by US golf equipment brand TaylorMade promises elite-level precision. In an exclusive first look, we put it to the test

    Three golfers walk across a green fairway at The Grove golf course, surrounded by sand bunkers and trees.
  • Tuesday, 26 May, 2026
    Sport
    The steroid Olympics fell short of its own finishing line

    Doping alone will not guarantee triumph in sport

    Anjana Ahuja
    An illustration showing a slim runner celebrating on the top of the podium with a gold medal, while two very muscular competitors with silver and bronze medals look disappointed.
  • Tuesday, 26 May, 2026
    Disease control and prevention
    Strep A vaccine gets $140mn backing

    Bacterium causes similar numbers of deaths to malaria and HIV/Aids, but attracts far less funding

    An illustration showing blue, spherical Group A Streptococcus bacteria arranged in chains against a blue background.
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  4. Urban pollution in wealthy world still adding to heart damage, study finds
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