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    Warning of heightened blood clot risk for six months post Covid

    by Nic Paton 8 Apr 2022
    by Nic Paton 8 Apr 2022

    People who have had Covid-19 may be at increased risk of developing serious blood clots for six months following their infection.

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    Employer focus on stress risks overlooking heart health

    by Nic Paton 21 Mar 2022
    by Nic Paton 21 Mar 2022

    Employers are so focused on managing and supporting stress and mental ill health in the workplace that they risk overlooking...

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    Two-thirds of shift workers feel health affected by their work

    by Nic Paton 18 Mar 2022
    by Nic Paton 18 Mar 2022

    More than two-thirds (68%) of UK shift workers feel the hours they work or the pattern of their roster is...

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    A third of Britons face obesity postcode lottery, says royal college

    by Nic Paton 7 Mar 2022
    by Nic Paton 7 Mar 2022

    A third of the country does not have access to obesity treatment, despite weight having become a growing issue during...

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    Some diabetes drugs can protect against heart failure

    by Nic Paton 21 Feb 2022
    by Nic Paton 21 Feb 2022

    Some diabetes medications could also protect people living with Type 2 diabetes from serious heart complications, a study has suggested....

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    NHS cardiac waiting lists continuing to lengthen, warns charity

    by Nic Paton 14 Feb 2022
    by Nic Paton 14 Feb 2022

    Waiting lists for heart procedures and heart operations are now some 25% longer than they were before the pandemic began,...

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    Many thousands at risk from undiagnosed aortic stenosis

    by Nic Paton 28 Jan 2022
    by Nic Paton 28 Jan 2022

    As many as 300,000 people in the UK are living with the potentially fatal cardiac condition aortic stenosis.

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    Academics warn of adult health burden if children’s lack of exercise not addressed

    by Nic Paton 28 Jan 2022
    by Nic Paton 28 Jan 2022

    Long-term health problems could emerge if the UK doesn’t address the lack of physical activity among children and teenagers, academics have warned.

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    More than quarter of a million waiting for time-critical heart operations

    by Nic Paton 14 Jan 2022
    by Nic Paton 14 Jan 2022

    Thousands of people in England were stuck waiting for time-critical heart operations and cardiac procedures at the end of the November.

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    Chronic conditions keeping people out of work in ‘left behind’ areas

    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Jan 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Jan 2022

    People who live in the most deprived areas of England are more likely to suffer chronic conditions that prevent them from working.

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    Links between obesity and more severe Covid-19 highlighted

    by Nic Paton 4 Jan 2022
    by Nic Paton 4 Jan 2022

    With many of us kicking off the new year by making resolutions to get fitter and healthier, the government has...

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    Cardiac rehab take-up plummeted during 2020, warns BHF

    by Nic Paton 17 Dec 2021
    by Nic Paton 17 Dec 2021

    Many fewer people recovering from heart operations or treatment participated in cardiac rehabilitation programmes during 2020, the charity the British...

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    Guidance launched on health assessments within construction

    by Nic Paton 14 Dec 2021
    by Nic Paton 14 Dec 2021

    SOM (the Society of Occupational Medicine) has launched guidance for occupational health professionals on carrying out health assessments within the...

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    Thousands waiting more than six weeks for heart health checks

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Nov 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Nov 2021

    Twenty times more people than before the pandemic are waiting more than six weeks to have a heart scan in...

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    Going to bed between 10pm-11pm optimal for heart health, study suggests

    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Nov 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Nov 2021

    People who regularly go to bed between 10pm and 11pm are less likely to develop heart or circulatory diseases, a...

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