Will the ‘laughing gas’ ban do more harm than good?

Trading Standards are warning people not to buy nasal tanning sprays off social media, as they can make you seriously ill. Dr C reveals how these sprays harm your health

Little-known fact: abortion is a criminal offence in Britain, governed by a law from before women got the right to vote. As powerful anti-choice groups seek to roll back reproductive rights here – as we’ve seen in the US and Europe – seven women, for whom the fight is personal and political, explain why it’s time to join our new campaign to enshrine in law that abortion is healthcare

The wild west of weight-loss injections

Medical student Grace Spence Green was left paralysed ...

Licking my lips, the scent of creamy carbonara sauce filled the air and my tummy rumbled appreciatively. It was August 2022, and me and my partner Olivia, then 49, were out for dinner with friends. ‘Y

Festival season is in full swing and if the youth of today had a drug of choice, ketamine would be it. So popular is the drug among those under 30 that Gen Z have been dubbed Gen K. But as numbers of those using the dissociative anaesthetic recreationally soar, so too do numbers of those who can’t stop. As specialist crisis clinics open across the country, Catriona Innes meets those at the centre of this story