Occupational Health

The government is being urged to oversee greater investment in occupational health to prevent long-term sickness.

A new sub-variant of the omicron strain of Covid-19 has been classified as a “variant of interest” by the World...

Nearly a third of carers supporting those who have suffered a severe stroke experience high levels of anxiety, depression or...

A drug that can alleviate the hot flushes experienced by many women going through menopause has been approved for use...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is encouraging manufacturers to have, or put in place, effective health surveillance to reduce...

Women who have suffered pelvic organ prolapse may be able to self-manage their condition effectively rather than having repeatedly to...

Australia will next year ban engineered-stone worktops and kitchen counters nationally because of the health risks they pose to installers,...

More than a third of hospitality workers (35%) regularly break health and safety rules because they view them as unnecessary,...

The pressures of modern-day living, including dealing with a pandemic and increased social isolation, are pushing more young people into...

Researchers have unlocked the reason why most women experience morning sickness during pregnancy, which can be so severe as to...

Climate change could lead to as many as 10,000 extra deaths in the UK every year by the 2050s, stark new modelling has suggested.

Thousands of lives could be saved from lung cancer if targeted screening programmes for the disease were introduced in Scotland,...

Male ‘Millennial’ or ‘Gen Z’ employees are reporting “alarming” levels of burnout, research has suggested.
The Cigna 2023 Vitality Study...

Obesity is now costing the UK economy nearly £100bn a year through earlier deaths and ill health, additional caring responsibilities,...

The NHS needs to invest in employee mental health services if it is serious about tackling the workforce crisis gripping...