Health Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Fri, 02 Aug 2024 09:13:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png Health Archives - Positive News 32 32 What went right this week: the good news you should know about https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-31-of-2024/ Fri, 02 Aug 2024 05:30:42 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=488590 Brazil put a billionaire tax on the table, the EU power sector saw a ‘historic shift’, and dogs helped to rewild England, plus more

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]]> What went right this week: how AI might save your life, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-30-of-2024/ Fri, 26 Jul 2024 06:00:09 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=488144 Trees offered a ‘climate surprise’, AI boosted cancer detection rates, and a bird fluttered back from the brink, plus more

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]]> The bid to ensure that no one dies alone https://www.positive.news/society/the-bid-to-ensure-that-no-one-dies-alone/ Tue, 16 Jul 2024 10:10:30 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=486840 A nurse who trains compassionate citizens to provide company for people in the last hours of their lives is expanding into tackling social isolation too

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]]> ‘I had fun making my wrinkles’: the growing movement to embrace ageing https://www.positive.news/society/the-movement-to-embrace-ageing/ Tue, 09 Jul 2024 09:00:21 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=486495 For years, women have been sold the idea that beauty is synonymous with youth. But many are now joyfully embracing ageing

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]]> What went right this week: the world’s most liveable cities, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-27-of-2024/ Thu, 04 Jul 2024 19:11:09 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=486076 The ‘most liveable’ cities were revealed, a test improved cancer care for kids, and Europe smashed renewables records, plus more

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]]> Mere mortals: why politicians’ wellbeing matters and how to safeguard it https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/health/why-politicians-wellbeing-matters-and-how-to-safeguard-it/ Wed, 26 Jun 2024 11:31:20 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=485081 With many politicians reporting poor mental health, what can be done – to help them and democracy?

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]]> From kimchi to kefir: why ancient wisdom on food fermentation remains good for our gut https://www.positive.news/environment/food/why-ancient-wisdom-on-food-fermentation-remains-good-for-our-gut/ Tue, 25 Jun 2024 10:11:51 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=484990 A brief history of our favourite fermented foods – and why we should probably all be eating more of them

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]]> What went right this week: a historic European nature law, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-25-of-2024/ Fri, 21 Jun 2024 05:00:20 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=484547 A deal was sealed on a historic European nature law and LGBTQ+ rights in south-east Asia received a major boost, plus more good news

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]]> What went right this week: Scotland’s rainforests got a boost, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-24-of-2024/ Fri, 14 Jun 2024 05:00:36 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=482804 Scotland’s rainforests got a boost, the ozone layer breathed easier, and AI was deployed to improve heart health, plus more

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]]> What went right this week: a big week for medical breakthroughs, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-23-of-2024/ Fri, 07 Jun 2024 05:00:29 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=482210 New tests promised to ‘turn tide’ on cancer, a breakthrough saved a man’s sight, and the Dutch unplugged en mass, plus more

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