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Why AI Demands a new Approach to Assessment

Students are increasingly using AI tools as part of their schoolwork. Rather than providing a simple argument for or against AI in education, the findings point to a bigger challenge: ensuring students understand when AI…

‘You reach a tipping point’: New Zealand’s strained healthcare system at centre of election battle

Now, she and her husband, Shaun Fitzgerald, 65, are both on disability assistance. Last year, when Fitzgerald – a roofer – was waiting for back surgery for spinal stenosis, Harrison left her job to help look after him at…

Warning signs could predict inflammatory bowel disease a decade before diagnosis

Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, the two main forms of IBD, are typically treated only after symptoms appear, when the gut has already been damaged. But scientists found that the immune system sends warning…

Inside Chicago's battle against the synthetic drugs flooding the US

Earlier this year, President Donald Trump pledged a crackdown on drug cartels, proscribing many as terrorist organisations. Drug overdose deaths have fallen from a peak of around 110,000 in 2022, down to roughly 70,000…

The Guardian view on plague in Russia: what is most worrying is the lack of information | Editorial

With swift medical intervention, plague is treatable. But in the nearly three weeks since a worker at a Siberian plague research unit died of a mysterious respiratory illness, state officials have been consistently…

RJ Mitte’s story offers insight into life with cerebral palsy and mental health issues | Letters

His success challenged assumptions and showed what can be achieved when people are given opportunities and support. Yet the 165,000 people with cerebral palsy in the UK are too often underestimated. Others frequently…

Looming Medicaid cuts mean that US hospitals must prepare for a perfect storm | Letters

Protecting eligible patients from losing coverage through paperwork must remain the first priority. But hospitals also have a responsibility to prepare operationally for 1 January. They should not compound the coming…

Ending corridor care in hospitals for children a priority, says health secretary

She was speaking on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg where the programme highlighted the case of two-year-old Finlay Roberts who died in 2024 after spending hours in a hospital corridor before being discharged. The health…

NHS England policy for trans people could have ‘a number of adverse impacts’, report finds

An NHS England impact assessment, seen by the Guardian, stated that trans people may also potentially experience discrimination and this could lead to them "avoiding accessing healthcare at all". The document considered…

‘Keep away from the doctor’: a visit to an influencer’s wellness event, where the advice could kill

The joke? The idea that visiting the doctor could help treat a serious illness. On stage the controversial Australian proponent of natural remedies Barbara O'Neill is taking part in a question-and-answer session during a…