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I?m as capitalist as they get but Medicare for all is the best hope for US healthcare | Gene Marks

Deductibles. In-network. Out-of-network. Concierge medical services. Out-of-pocket expenses. Co-payment. Co-insurance. Benefit advisers. Insurance bro...

Remembrance Sunday and a Pride parade: photos of the weekend

Remembrance Sunday and a Pride parade: photos of the weekend The Guardian?s picture editors select photographs from around the world The Royal Welsh...

The kindness of strangers: a man I?d just met helped me land the job that changed my life

In the late 1980s, I was setting off on a backpacking trip to Europe with a friend. They were interested in doing a master?s degree in New York, so we...

She left her desk job and walked 3,541 miles from Mexico to Canada: ?Give yourself permission?

Jessica Guo had only slept for two-and-a-half hours on an overnight bus when she arrived at the Mexico-US border near Lordsburg, New Mexico, in April....

What we lose when we surrender care to algorithms

The computer interrupted while Pamela was still speaking. I had accompanied her ? my dear friend ? to a recent doctor?s appointment. She is in her 70s...

If you?re feeling anxious, take a moment to pause before pouring that glass of wine | Diane Young

When Mia*, 35, walks into my office, she looks composed and ready to start her day fresh with a counselling session. But having seen Mia for almost ha...