Nearly one in four people with the lung condition Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is waiting a staggering five years...
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Even before the current freezing weather, more than four out of 10 people felt the cost-of-living crisis was affecting their...
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As 2023 approaches, employers will be considering the common health and wellbeing issues facing employees and how their organisation can...
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People living in more deprived areas in Scotland are more likely to get cancer and die from the disease than those in less deprived areas, a new report says.
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The government intends to apply the lessons from the fast-track development of the Covid-19 vaccines to tackling some of the UK’s other pressing health challenges.
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A Welsh health board has been fined after it ignored pleas from its occupational health department to risk-assess employees for hand-arm vibration syndrome.
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With diabetes likely to become more prevalent in future, organisations must ensure employees are able to manage the condition effectively...
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Half a million more people are out of work because of long-term sickness, including a rise in people with back and neck conditions.
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New X-ray technology can identify the damage that severe Covid-19 can inflict on the lungs, including the 'microclots' often associated with long Covid.
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People who vape can experience “worrisome” changes in their blood pressure and heart rate immediately afterwards, research from the US...
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More than two-fifths of Britons in their forties suffer from chronic pain, research has suggested.
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The number of people aged under 40 with type 2 diabetes has jumped by almost a quarter, with the effects...
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London Underground air pollution exceeds limits set by the World Heealth Organization and more research is needed into health impacts.
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SOM has published a toolkit for universities and further education institutions to help young people dealing with musculoskeletal disorders into work.
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More than a quarter of women make three or more visits to their GP before being referred for tests for an ovarian cancer diagnosis.