Health
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Community vision: bringing eye care to the people who need it most

Community vision: bringing eye care to the people who need it most
“We’re here for everybody.” Specsavers is working hard to improve access to eye care – and thanks to innovative new programmes with Big Issue and Vision Care for Homeless People, they are taking their work right to the heart of communities.
Specsavers partners with Big Issue to provide free eye care for vendors

Specsavers partners with Big Issue to provide free eye care for vendors
Specsavers is tackling healthcare needs of Big Issue vendors and frontline team workers through a groundbreaking partnership, offering them free eye tests, glasses and earwax removal.
Fixing my mental health with my grandfather’s old map

Fixing my mental health with my grandfather’s old map
What are ultra-processed foods? The health risks explained
What are ultra-processed foods? The health risks explained
Simple steps which ease stress and anxiety to get yourself out of a funk
Simple steps which ease stress and anxiety to get yourself out of a funk
How can you cope with money worries in the cost of living crisis? We asked experts at leading mental health charities

How can you cope with money worries in the cost of living crisis? We asked experts at leading mental health charities
Pollen bomb: Why your hay fever is so bad this year – and how you can beat the symptoms

Pollen bomb: Why your hay fever is so bad this year – and how you can beat the symptoms
Dr Ranj Singh: ‘If you want to be 100 per cent happy, just be yourself’

Dr Ranj Singh: ‘If you want to be 100 per cent happy, just be yourself’
Meet Will, author, bookworm and Big Issue vendor, getting new glasses through our partnership with Specsavers

Meet Will, author, bookworm and Big Issue vendor, getting new glasses through our partnership with Specsavers
What is social prescribing and could it help ease the NHS mental health crisis?

What is social prescribing and could it help ease the NHS mental health crisis?
Monty Python’s silly walks recommended by doctors to stay healthy

Monty Python’s silly walks recommended by doctors to stay healthy
Could a 17-minute phone call with a stranger help cure loneliness? A new app aims to do just that

Could a 17-minute phone call with a stranger help cure loneliness? A new app aims to do just that
‘I’ve had the worst diagnosis. Now I want to raise awareness of brain cancer’

‘I’ve had the worst diagnosis. Now I want to raise awareness of brain cancer’
Sex education faces a misinformation crisis, says TikTok pioneer Sophia Smith Galer

Sex education faces a misinformation crisis, says TikTok pioneer Sophia Smith Galer
Houseplants don’t just look nice – they can also give your mental health a boost

Houseplants don’t just look nice – they can also give your mental health a boost
‘It nearly destroyed my life’: Menopause activist teams up with Big Issue to give sellers crucial advice

‘It nearly destroyed my life’: Menopause activist teams up with Big Issue to give sellers crucial advice
Covid stole my sense of smell – but I never gave up hope of finding it

Covid stole my sense of smell – but I never gave up hope of finding it
Four ways to stop thinking the worst will happen when you’re stressed

Four ways to stop thinking the worst will happen when you’re stressed
Cost of living: Why you should check if you’re eligible for free prescriptions

Cost of living: Why you should check if you’re eligible for free prescriptions
How to deal with new rules for restaurant menus if you’re worried they might be triggering

How to deal with new rules for restaurant menus if you’re worried they might be triggering
Why quick access to a defibrillator is the difference between life and death
