Health
Understanding alcohol health risks
Proposed new guidance says people should drink no more than 14 units of alcohol per week to keep health risks low. Just how risky is it? Read
Analysis
Health
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Health
Four million people have diabetes—probably
New figures claiming that four million people have diabetes seem right, although the estimate for the half a million who are undiagnosed is hard to verify. Read
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Health
Have A&E admissions for alcohol poisoning doubled?
Headlines refer to A&E admissions when the statistics they're using measure people visiting A&E, regardless of what kind of treatment they get. Read
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Health
Social care funding: how did the sector react to the latest plans?
David Cameron and Jeremy Corbyn swapped quotes from health and social care leaders during Prime Minister's Questions. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Employment, hospital beds, and A&E: factchecking Prime Minister's Questions
We've factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on employment, hospitals, A&E, and refugees. Read
Analysis
Europe
10 December's BBC Question Time, factchecked
We factchecked the panel's claims from BBC Question Time on Donald Trump, the European Arrest Warrant, Norway, shoot-to-kill, and mental health. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Trade with the EU, nurses, and tuition fees: factchecking Prime Minister's Questions
We've factchecked claims from Prime Minister's Questions on trade with the EU, nurses and tuition fees. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Air strikes: how many teachers and nurses could we pay for instead?
Would air strikes in Syria cost £508,000 each, enough to pay for about 20 teachers or 19 nurses? Read
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Health
3 December's BBC Question Time, factchecked
We factchecked the panel's claims on junior doctors' pay, air strikes, the Syrian civil war, and excess deaths in hospitals at the weekend. Read
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Health
Are disadvantaged children twice as likely to be obese?
Childhood obesity affects 25% of year 6 pupils attending schools in the most deprived tenth of areas, and 13% at the least deprived tenth. Read
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