Today is Workers Memorial Day Over 5,000 workers die on the job annually in the US and around 135k die from occupational diseases "Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living." www.theguardian.com/business/202... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

The latest by @bymichellersmith.com examines the campaign to loosen strict vaccine rules in Mississippi, and the surge in whooping cough that followed. RFK Jr's allies celebrated the case, though it ultimately had deadly consequences www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Rachel Waters gave morphine to her dying mother to ease her in her final hours. Then came the murder charge

I spent several months reporting on Rachel's case, and her efforts to make sure what happened to her doesn't happen to anyone else www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i... by @madeleine-aggeler.bsky.social

Some gen Z men are using the term to describe an easy meal consisting of ground beef, rice, and a vegetable or fat

I made my husband stare into my eyes for four minutes, on the advice of a happiness researcher. Did it work?

The cost of the war in Iran is around $12 billion and rising every day. We visualized what we're actually paying for and what we are giving up to wage an undeclared war www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

"If I spend even 10 minutes on an app such as Instagram, I will close it, feeling disheartened and unhappy about being a girl. " www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Guardian's new yearlong series on AI and the future of the job is here! It's called Reworked, it's edited by the brilliant @samoltman.bsky.social, and our first story published today www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

I spoke with workers at the NLRB about the impacts of a year long lack of quorum, at least 100 staff leaving an already underfunded agency, and corporations like SpaceX trying to gut labor law www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

i wrote about one of my favorite pastimes www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...

"As I looked to the miserable grey skies, I realised I had come down with a severe case of the 'I don’t wannas'. I spent 20 minutes scrolling through the only distraction available on my phone. It was – and I’m sobbing with shame as I write this – LinkedIn." www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...

‘I’m suddenly so angry!’ My strange, unnerving week with an AI ‘friend’

Reporting this story from Maricopa county hurt my heart because every single heat death is preventable Americans are dying from extreme heat. Autopsy reports don’t show the full truth www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“There was a whole array of women’s magazines that glorified housewives” in Nazi Germany, says Claudia Koonz, professor emerita of history at Duke University. “It would be the equivalent of social media today.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

We analyzed tens of thousands of flights involving Global Crossing Airlines, which is doing most of ICE's domestic and foreign travel. This is what we learned and what has changed under Trump: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

“I did not fear them whatsoever,” he recalls. “I saw them eye to eye.” The extraordinary bravery of Mahmoud Khalil - who invited me into his new home for a three hour interview. Edited by @noayachot.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

i stopped lying for two whole weeks wow www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...

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Trust your gut and fail bravely: seven influential women on the advice they would give their 30-year-old selves

I’m an expert on ageing. Here’s what I know about thriving in later life | Kerry Burnight

‘Shar-pei sex’, swinging, and 10 orgasms in an afternoon: This is sex after 60

wrote about my sweeties www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...

New @theguardian.com investigation: UnitedHealth secretly paid nursing homes bonuses to slash hospitalizations for elderly residents. Company tactics resulted in delayed/avoided hospitalizations for seniors who needed care. One suffered permanent brain damage: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

why do i have to vomit in every single moving vehicle but jared can read whole articles on his phone in the car??? i asked experts www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...

‘Listen to your body’ -- How to start #running. Some might find running a daunting task – but experts say starting slow can help set the pace for a good experience, by @madeleine-aggeler.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/wellness/202... via @theguardian.com

Minnesota is at the center of a sauna renaissance. As a winter-hater, I tried to get into saunas and the accompanying cold plunges to see if I could enjoy the season. (Quite a departure from what I normally cover.) www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...

breaking: i asked experts if my cat likes me or my bf more www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...

“Bird flu does not fully explain the sticker shock consumers experience in the egg aisle,” said Amanda Starbuck, the lead author of the study.

"When I was 16, I was a failure because I thought I was fat. In my late 20s, I became a failure because I thought I was fat and because I knew better than to think being fat was a problem in the first place." [email protected] www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...

We spoke to a doctor about some of the underdiscussed physical ramifications of childbirth, and how patients can get the information and care they need.

i did some cursed math www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...

“GoFundMe is a grim monument to our neoliberal age. It has become an essential means to solicit & receive cash assistance during times of crisis – something the government & insurance companies are increasingly unable or unwilling to do.” By @joolia.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

CDCR firefighters earn $5.80–$10.24 a day and an additional $1 per hour when responding to active emergencies. When responding to disasters, they may earn $26.90 over a 24-hour shift: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

for the @theguardian.com series 'the overwhelm', i wrote about how online clothes shopping drained my soul and my bank account www.theguardian.com/fashion/2024...

"We’d been so sure her lungs would one day give out, but instead a simple wound felled her. A wound that was in fact caused by negligent insurance practices." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

Do you celebrate the holidays with people who aren't your relatives? We want to hear from you: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

The actor revealed he had “never fully recovered” after two Covid infections. “Long Covid has dramatically changed my life,” Matt McGorry says, describing symptoms including debilitating fatigue, depression, dysautonomia, Raynaud’s disease and brain fog.