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    Divorced men with diabetes at highest risk of amputation

    by Nic Paton 18 Aug 2023
    by Nic Paton 18 Aug 2023

    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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    • Respiratory
    • Health & Safety Executive

    Union welcomes investigation into ‘dangerous’ breathing apparatus policy

    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Aug 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Aug 2023

    A union has welcomed the Health and Safety Executive's decision to investigate a 'dangerous' firefighters' breathing apparatus policy.

    • Cancer
    • Mental health
    • Sickness absence

    How to support employees waiting for NHS treatment

    by Kelly McCabe 1 Aug 2023
    by Kelly McCabe 1 Aug 2023

    Kelly McCabe explains how organisations may be able to support employees on a waiting list for NHS treatment, lessening the impact of delays.

    • Fit for Work
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    Nine million to be living with major health conditions by 2040

    by Nic Paton 25 Jul 2023
    by Nic Paton 25 Jul 2023

    As many as 9.1 million people in England are projected to be living with major health conditions such as diabetes,...

    • Fit for Work
    • Disability
    • Health surveillance

    Being poor doubles risk of emergency asthma hospital admission

    by Nic Paton 25 Jul 2023
    by Nic Paton 25 Jul 2023

    Living in poverty with a lung condition doubles the risk of an emergency hospital admission, an analysis by the charity...

    • Fit for Work
    • Cancer
    • Return to work and rehabilitation

    Blood cancer tool highlights public ignorance of warning signs

    by Nic Paton 17 Jul 2023
    by Nic Paton 17 Jul 2023

    The vast majority of the general public are unaware of the possible warning signs of blood cancer, academics have warned....

    • Cancer
    • Reproductive health
    • Occupational Health

    Hairdressers among jobs with higher risk of ovarian cancer

    by Nic Paton 14 Jul 2023
    by Nic Paton 14 Jul 2023

    Hairdressers, beauticians and accountants could all be at a higher risk of developing ovarian cancer through exposure to chemicals and...

    • Cancer
    • Conditions
    • Occupational Health

    Cases of melanoma skin cancer soar, and could rise for decades

    by Nic Paton 10 Jul 2023
    by Nic Paton 10 Jul 2023

    Cases of melanoma skin cancer in the UK have reached an all-time high, fuelled by hotter summers, sunbed use, and...

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    • Blood pressure
    • Cardiac

    Digital NHS health checks for over-40s get go-ahead

    by Nic Paton 30 Jun 2023
    by Nic Paton 30 Jun 2023

    A digital and community-based version of the NHS Health Check mid-life health ‘MOT’ is set to be rolled out across...

    • Musculoskeletal disorders
    • Occupational Health

    One in three employees keeping musculoskeletal condition quiet

    by Nic Paton 26 Jun 2023
    by Nic Paton 26 Jun 2023

    As many as one in 10 employees has a musculoskeletal condition, of which one in three is simply struggling through...

    • Fit for Work
    • Cancer
    • Cardiac

    NHS healthcare lagging on survival rates for heart attacks, strokes and cancer

    by Nic Paton 26 Jun 2023
    by Nic Paton 26 Jun 2023

    The UK has higher levels of deaths from treatable diseases such as heart attack and stroke than the majority of...

    • Cancer
    • Health surveillance
    • Respiratory

    Lung screening: NHS to roll out targeted community checks

    by Nic Paton 26 Jun 2023
    by Nic Paton 26 Jun 2023

    The NHS is to roll out targeted community and mobile lung screening to anyone aged over 55 who has a...

    • Blood pressure
    • Coronavirus
    • Cardiac

    High obesity and diabetes led to UK having ‘bad’ Covid outcome

    by Nic Paton 23 Jun 2023
    by Nic Paton 23 Jun 2023

    High levels of obesity and diabetes contributed to the UK having a “bad outcome” from Covid-19, the official inquiry into...

    • Fit for Work
    • Blood pressure
    • Cardiac

    England facing ‘urgent crisis’ of rising heart disease and stroke deaths

    by Nic Paton 23 Jun 2023
    by Nic Paton 23 Jun 2023

    There have been nearly 100,000 more deaths involving heart conditions and stroke than usual in England since the pandemic began.

    • Cancer
    • Return to work and rehabilitation
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    Breast cancer mortality now down by two-thirds

    by Nic Paton 19 Jun 2023
    by Nic Paton 19 Jun 2023

    Breast cancer mortality rates have gone down by two-thirds (66%) in the past two decades, and now more than 90%...

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