Lucy Johnston

Bournemouth

Health and Social Affairs Editor at Sunday Express

Health and Social Affairs Editor, Sunday Express, freelancer + PR. Previously - Big Issue, Assistant Editor, Observer. [email protected]

Articles

Blockbuster weight loss injections trigger dangerous muscle and bone loss expert

5 days ago | express.co.uk | Lucy Johnston

Weight loss injections (Image: Getty)Senior medics are sounding the alarm over the hidden health risks of weight loss jabs after new research reveals the blockbuster drugs strip away not just fat but vital muscle and bone mass. The Royal Osteoporosis Society is among those expressing concern over the evidence which warns up to 40 percent of the weight loss while using GLP-1 “skinny jabs” - such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro - includes loss of vital bone and muscle.
Doctors’ strike threat - ‘should they be treated like a special case'

5 days ago | express.co.uk | Lucy Johnston

Backlash over doctors’ strike threat - ‘should they be treated like a special case?'"Strikes will worsen the 7.4 million waiting list for operations.
NHS maternity failings ‘cost hundreds of baby lives each year’, say charities

5 days ago | express.co.uk | Lucy Johnston

Hundreds of babies are dying needlessly every year due to delays in improving NHS maternity care, a damning new report warns. In a new report baby charities Tommy’s and Sands revealed that at least 2,500 babies could have been saved since 2018 if government targets to halve stillbirths, neonatal and maternal deaths had been met on time. Instead, progress has stalled — and families are paying the price.
Party rivalry is a passion killer for Britons

1 week ago | express.co.uk | Lucy Johnston

Politics new major factor in online dating choices (Image: Getty)Would you date someone who votes for “the other side”? For millions of Brits, the answer is a firm no. A revelatory new study has exposed how politics is wreaking havoc on the UK’s love lives, with Labour and Conservative supporters more likely to swipe left on each other than even the least attractive faces on dating apps.
Sick Note Culture? Mental Health Days Surge Amid ‘Burnout Britain’ Fea

1 week ago | express.co.uk | Lucy Johnston

Sick Note Culture? Mental Health Days Surge Amid ‘Burnout Britain’ FearsOne in four take multiple mental health days off work, more than a third say their productivity has suffered due to poor mental health.
Britain’s maternity services crisis two thirds now rated 'dangerous' or 'poor'

2 weeks ago | express.co.uk | Lucy Johnston

Two thirds of maternity units substandard (Image: Getty)Nearly two-thirds of NHS maternity units in England are operating with dangerous or poor standards of care, new research reveals. The figures follow a string of devastating maternity scandals across the UK which have led to hundreds of avoidable mother and baby deaths. Experts say the figures, released today highlight the fact that despite numerous costly inquiries and reports Britain’s maternity services continue to fail.
Groundbreaking treatment kills aggressive blood cancer sparing healthy cells

3 weeks ago | express.co.uk | Lucy Johnston

Groundbreaking treatment kills aggressive blood cancer without harming healthy cellsCurrent treatments are brutal, leaving survivors with life-changing side effects. Experts believe the new discovery will lead to a safe and effective therapy.
School bans hit record high

3 weeks ago | express.co.uk | Lucy Johnston

Soaring school exclusions and suspensions (Image: Getty)Britain’s classrooms are in crisis with the number of children being banned for poor behaviour set to reach record-breaking levels. New figures reveal there were nearly 300,000 suspensions in a single term – Spring 2024 – a 12 per cent rise on the previous year. If trends continue, the number of suspensions this academic year could top 600,000, pushing them to unprecedented levels.
Victory for Better Bones - scanners rolled out across England in major NHS boost

3 weeks ago | express.co.uk | Lucy Johnston

Victory for Better Bones - scanners rolled out across England in major NHS boost Campaign win for Sunday Express as 13 new bone scanners set to transform diagnosis and care for thousands at risk of brittle bones By Lucy Johnston, Health and Social Affairs Editor of the Sunday Express 09:24, Sun, May 11, 2025 | UPDATED: 09:25, Sun, May 11, 2025 Share Article Bookmark Wes Streeting pledges to roll out bone scanners (Image: Getty) The Sunday Express’s Better Bones campaign has secured a major...
Vape fires surge across UK - alarming rise sparks calls for urgent action

1 month ago | express.co.uk | Lucy Johnston

Experts are warning of a growing fire safety crisis as research reveals a spiralling increase in vape-related fires across the UK. The number of fires sparked by vapes across the UK has risen by 348 percent since 2020 bringing the total to 1,056 last year, according to the research based on Freedom of Information requests to UK fire services. This equates to nearly one incident every other day.