Health Archives - Positive News https://www.positive.news/category/lifestyle/health/ Good journalism about good things Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:41:11 +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 https://www.positive.news/category/lifestyle/health/ 32 32 End the endless scroll: seven ways to take back control of your digital life https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/health/seven-ways-to-take-back-control-of-your-digital-life/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:00:33 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=572900 Addiction is a feature of digital platforms, not a bug, a US court has ruled. Here’s how to take back control from the algorithm

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The link between healthy soil and a healthy body https://www.positive.news/environment/food/the-link-between-healthy-soil-and-a-healthy-body/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:41:16 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=572101 Science has yet to prove a definitive link between soil and human health, but that could be about to change

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Cancer deaths fall to historic low in UK – this is probably why https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/health/cancer-deaths-fall-to-historic-low-in-uk-this-is-probably-why/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:16:45 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=571813 The latest stats on cancer deaths in the UK offer encouraging news – and further progress against the disease is within reach

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What went right this week: renewables-1; oil-0, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-11-of-2026/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 05:00:57 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=569774 Events strengthened the case for renewables, Croatia eliminated landmines, an ‘extinct’ species returned to England, and more

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What went right this week: progress in tumultuous times, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-10-of-2026/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 05:16:49 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=569097 Health breakthroughs, a Ukrainian conservation success, and a win for river defenders in the Amazon, plus more

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Inside France’s first LGBTQIA+ senior living residence https://www.positive.news/society/inside-frances-first-lgbtqia-senior-living-residence/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:52:08 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=568786 France’s first social housing project for LGBTQIA+ seniors has opened in Lyon, offering safety, solidarity and a fresh start

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What went right this week: a giant returns, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-9-of-2026/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 05:31:05 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=568250 A lost giant returned to Galapagos, Wales passed a ‘life-changing’ bill, and a Chinese river came back from the brink, plus more

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Rethinking ADHD as ‘hypercuriosity’ https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/health/rethinking-adhd-as-hypercuriosity/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:02:44 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=566425 Can impulsivity and distraction be signs of intense curiosity, not disorder, and should classrooms adapt?

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Shear comfort, the sheep helping people unload their worries https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/health/shear-comfort-the-sheep-helping-people-unload-their-worries/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 07:00:51 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=565542 A Yorkshire therapist has discovered her intuitive flock of sheep has an unexpected route to emotional healing

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Revolutionary therapy treats ‘untreatable’ blood cancer https://www.positive.news/society/revolutionary-therapy-treats-untreatable-blood-cancer/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:34:58 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=565080 Gene therapy which turns white blood cells into a disease-busting “living drug” has reversed previously untreatable blood cancers

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