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Kat LayJournalist

The Guardian

Health & social care coverage read by Vital Signs

20 articles

Across 8 topics, first on 6 Mar 2025, most recently 8 Jul 2026.

This counts only pieces our coverage scan read on the topics Vital Signs tracks, not their full output.

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Kat Lay is the Guardian's global health correspondent

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Recent articles

  1. Cancer cases expected to soar worldwide, WHO report finds

    The GuardianCancer8 Jul 2026

  2. One person a week in England dies with undiagnosed TB, study finds

    The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking29 Jun 2026

  3. ‘Period tax’ on sanitary products to be abolished, says Pakistan minister

    The GuardianWomen's health & gynaecology17 Jun 2026

  4. Ebola one month on: will the latest outbreak in DRC become the most deadly yet?

    The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking14 Jun 2026

  5. Marlboro maker accused of ‘exploiting’ young people with new global ad campaign

    The GuardianPublic health & prevention15 May 2026

  6. First malaria drug for babies is approved in ‘major public health milestone’

    The GuardianChildren's health2 May 2026

  7. The Myanmar nurses dodging drones to graduate from a secret jungle school

    The GuardianNHS & care workforce/staffing19 Mar 2026

  8. Plans to cut NHS international workforce appear overambitious, say MPs

    The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking16 Mar 2026

  9. Weight-loss jab could be made for $3 a month, study finds

    The GuardianDiabetes6 Mar 2026

  10. Influencers, misinformation and aid cuts: the fight to halt polio in Malawi

    The GuardianChildren's health23 Feb 2026

  11. Traditional food could help reverse Nepal’s ‘diabetes epidemic’, studies suggest

    The GuardianDiabetes10 Feb 2026

  12. Cloth wraps treated with ‘dirt cheap’ insecticide cut malaria cases in babies

    The GuardianChildren's health16 Jan 2026

  13. Face masks ‘inadequate’ and should be swapped for respirators, WHO is advised

    The GuardianHospital discharge / bed-blocking9 Jan 2026

  14. The chatbot will see you now: how AI is being trained to spot mental health issues in any language

    The GuardianMental health5 Jan 2026

  15. Nestlé accused of ‘risking health of babies for profit’ over added sugar in cereals sold in African countries

    The GuardianPublic health & prevention17 Nov 2025

  16. High youth death rates are an ‘emerging crisis’, global health study warns

    The GuardianMental health12 Oct 2025

  17. ‘We called ourselves the lifeboat crew’: how fired USAID workers launched a rescue project ‘to save as many babies as we can’

    The GuardianChildren's health3 Oct 2025

  18. Death by aid cuts: how a decision in the US led to the loss of a mother in Yemen

    The GuardianWomen's health & gynaecology23 Sept 2025

  19. Conflict, aid cuts and equality backlash causing ‘stagnation and regression’ of women’s rights – UN

    The GuardianWomen's health & gynaecology15 Sept 2025

  20. Nearly half of women in Africa will be obese or overweight by 2030 – study

    The GuardianWomen's health & gynaecology6 Mar 2025

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