More than 130,000 people across the country are to be offered NHS health ‘MOTs’ in the workplace from next month,...
Occupational Health
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Leading OH nurse and academic Neil Loach will this autumn receive a singular accolade – becoming a Queen’s Nurse (QN),...
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Doctors are urging the government to get tough on what they are calling the “growing epidemic” of vaping in the...
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Breakthrough treatments to tackle lung cancer and dementia are on the horizon, with a lung cancer vaccine now being tested...
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With demand for mental health support rising, proper assessment always needs to be your starting point when working to help...
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Eating meat, especially processed meat and unprocessed red meat – even as little as two slices of ham a day...
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The NHS’s ‘soups and shakes’ programme has helped nearly a third of participants in England to put their type 2...
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The risk of developing a serious heart problem can be doubled by having a demanding office-based job, according to new research.
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As many as one in 10 adults prescribed opioids for chronic pain will go on to experience opioid dependency or...
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Ditching two-child benefit gap would narrow health inequalities – research
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonReducing child poverty in England, including scrapping the two-child benefit cap, would significantly boost child health and narrow general regional health inequalities, finds research.
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Younger employees – those aged 18 to 34 – are driving demand for workplace health benefits, a poll has suggested,...
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Two new treatments, one for tackling osteoporosis after menopause and a gene therapy for the blood disorder beta-thalassaemia, have been...
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Doctors have called for a ban on artificial stone being used for kitchen counters and worktops because of the risk...
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Community pharmacies are in ‘deep distress’ with financial and demand pressures forcing almost all to stop offering some NHS and...
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A medication used for autoimmune conditions has been found to be effective in relieving the pain and stiffness caused by...