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“Peabody Asthma”: Scenes from the Nags Head Estate report launch
“We’re not living… I can’t call it living, we’re just managing…”
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The Spring Statement is a Public Health Failure
On the 26th of March 2025, the Chancellor announced the spring statement. It delivered a bleak message: the government is choosing to cut vital support for disabled people and public […]
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New Medact research shows frontline health impacts of fuel and housing crises
7/10 health workers regularly see patients forced to go without energy
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Bristol’s Barton House residents and Medact Bristol hold council to account
Barton House residents have been fighting for justice for over a year after what our members in Medact Bristol have called “a mass-traumatising event”.
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Ceasefire: Our solidarity remains essential
After 15 months of Israel’s genocidal military campaign, a precarious but momentous and welcome ceasefire has finally arrived. Our continued solidarity remains essential and urgent!
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Trump & reproductive health services in Britain
Manna Mostaghim – Reproductive Justice Initiative The links in this story provide further information and context. For the sake of brevity and coherence, I use England as the sole case […]
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IPPNW Action at COP29 for Disarmament, Climate Justice and Health
For the 29th UN climate conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) and Medact sent official delegations to highlight human and environmental health. […]
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What might a second Trump administration mean for health justice?
In early November, American voters chose to re-elect Republican party candidate Donald Trump for a second term. We know this election result is a gut punch, regardless of how likely […]
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The 2025 Holdstock-Piachaud Student Essay Prize
Submissions for the 2025 Holdstock-Piachaud Student Essay Prize are open until 28th February, 2025
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No Palantir in the NHS! Campaign Toolkit
Introduction Helpful links and contacts Leaflets What is Palantir? What is the NHS FDP contract? How did Palantir get it? Data privacy, profiteering and surveillance Outsourcing, privatisation and quality concerns […]
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One year of genocide
Medact Staff & Dr James Smith – Trustee This week marks a full year of Israel’s sustained military assault on Gaza, and throughout occupied Palestine. Shamefully, a year on, this […]