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    Long-term sickness forcing more women and young men out of work

    by Nic Paton 25 Sep 2023
    by Nic Paton 25 Sep 2023

    Long-term sickness is driving more women and young men especially out of the workforce, SOM, the Society of Occupational Medicine,...

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    Long Covid can lead to multiple organ damage – study

    by Nic Paton 25 Sep 2023
    by Nic Paton 25 Sep 2023

    Long Covid can cause damage to multiple organs, with the lungs especially likely to show abnormalities, according to research.
    The...

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    Millions living with both chronic pain and mental ill health – study

    by Nic Paton 22 Sep 2023
    by Nic Paton 22 Sep 2023

    Millions of people are living with a combination of chronic pain and mental health symptoms, according to research.
    A US...

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    Study: ‘Wait-and-see’ approach putting heart failure patients at risk

    by Nic Paton 12 Sep 2023
    by Nic Paton 12 Sep 2023

    People with heart failure are being left at risk of dying because of a 90-day “wait-and-see” policy on fitting implantable...

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    Meningitis warning to students as one in eight unvaccinated

    by Nic Paton 4 Sep 2023
    by Nic Paton 4 Sep 2023

    The UK Health Security Agency has urged students to make sure they have been fully vaccinated against meningitis and other diseases.

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    Eleven key risk factors for dementia identified

    by Nic Paton 25 Aug 2023
    by Nic Paton 25 Aug 2023

    Scientists have identified 11 key risk factors for dementia in later life, including age, education and deprivation but also health...

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    Study to unpick links between sleep apnoea and heart disease

    by Nic Paton 21 Aug 2023
    by Nic Paton 21 Aug 2023

    A study is underway to try to understand why people with sleep apnoea are more likely to die from heart...

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    Young people with liver disease being left in waiting list limbo

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

    Younger people with liver disease are currently waiting months longer for transplants than patients aged over 60.

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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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    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,...

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    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...

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    UKHSA calls for vigilance over threat of measles outbreak

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

    Occupational health practitioners in London need to be on the alert for potential signs of measles among young workers, especially...

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    NICE chronic fatigue syndrome guidance questioned

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

    Research has questioned guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) that people with chronic fatigue syndrome...

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    Just one in 10 disabled employees report a positive experience of OH

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

    Barely one in 10 of disabled employees (9%) reports having had a positive experience of occupational health, a damning report has concluded.

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    NHS pilot to test widening access to anti-obesity drugs

    by Nic Paton 8 Jun 2023
    by Nic Paton 8 Jun 2023

    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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