Even walking just 2,200 steps daily can help to reduce the health risks from overly sedentary lifestyles – but this...
Blood pressure
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The government has launched a spring campaign to encourage people aged over 40 to get their blood pressure checked.
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England is in “the worst heart care crisis in living memory”, a charity has warned, with the numbers of people...
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The importance of having regular eye tests will be in the spotlight this week during National Eye Health Week, along...
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Ultra-processed foodssignificantly raise the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, heart attacks and strokes, studies show.
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A rehabilitation medicine specialist has identified one of the more unusual symptoms of long Covid – a case where a...
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As many as 9.1 million people in England are projected to be living with major health conditions such as diabetes,...
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A digital and community-based version of the NHS Health Check mid-life health ‘MOT’ is set to be rolled out across...
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High levels of obesity and diabetes contributed to the UK having a “bad outcome” from Covid-19, the official inquiry into...
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There have been nearly 100,000 more deaths involving heart conditions and stroke than usual in England since the pandemic began.
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The government is not on track to meet its own targets for getting more people in England walking and cycling...
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Kidney disease risks becoming “a public health emergency” that could overwhelm the NHS within a decade, a charity has warned....
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Occupational health professionals have an opportunity to highlight to the government the value of return to work as a health...
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Patients living with obesity cost the NHS twice as much as people whose weight is within a healthy range, research has argued.
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More than 4.2 million people in England have high blood pressure but unaware of it, official figures have warned.