Medical Research
A chronic case of mask fever
Masking in medical contexts represents the triumph of culture over science
Maiming a generation
The medicalisation of gender non-conforming young people is the biggest medical scandal of our time
Transitioning to a medical scandal
Emily Wheater and Ellen Pasternack say the gender change lobby is failing young people who change their mind
A taste of history
Travel to Italy to savour the majestic “Barolo of the South”
Risks and rewards
It is too easy to forget that jockeys run life-threatening risks
What we don’t talk about when we talk about mental illness
We talk about mental health differently – but is it an improvement?
It’s the economy, stupid
The US election was another reminder of people’s biggest political priority
Toasting a maestro
Stranded passengers emerged bewildered into the night of the living dead
Who killed the Women’s Equality Party?
Taken over and destroyed by men
Assisted dying and the risk of premature surrender
We should be very wary of the circumvention of true palliative care
Smacking harms children
Smacking didn’t harm you? Maybe this debate isn’t for you
Some picture-perfect restorations
What we were seeing looked as good as it would have at its premiere
Silk Road splendour
The bare plain is now home to a million souls, their mosques, cathedrals and some very exclusive hotels