The importance of having regular eye tests will be in the spotlight this week during National Eye Health Week, along...
Diabetes
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The NHS is rolling out a programme of targeted care for the estimated 140,000 people aged 18- to 39-years-old in...
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Divorced men with type 1 or 2 diabetes are at the highest risk of having some or all of their feet and legs amputated.
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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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The government is not on track to meet its own targets for getting more people in England walking and cycling...
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A £40m two-year government pilot is to test how cutting-edge anti-obesity drugs can be made more widely available outside of...
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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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As many as 7,000 people in England with diabetes are dying unnecessarily each year because of post-pandemic backlogs, delays, and...
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Closed-loop diabetes devices ‘life-changing’, but shouldn’t replace screening
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonNew glucose-monitoring diabetes devices are creating “life-changing benefits”, but aren’t a silver bullet and should not replace screening, the charity...
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People of African Caribbean ethnicity and with type 1 diabetes are at greater risk of losing their sight and therefore...
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The UK is in the grip of a “rapidly escalating diabetes crisis”, with the number of people living with diabetes...