Scientists have identified 11 key risk factors for dementia in later life, including age, education and deprivation but also health...
Disability
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A study is underway to try to understand why people with sleep apnoea are more likely to die from heart...
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Younger people with liver disease are currently waiting months longer for transplants than patients aged over 60.
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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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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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Living in poverty with a lung condition doubles the risk of an emergency hospital admission, an analysis by the charity...
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Occupational health practitioners in London need to be on the alert for potential signs of measles among young workers, especially...
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Research has questioned guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) that people with chronic fatigue syndrome...
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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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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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The failings of the UK’s sick pay system need to be put firmly in the spotlight when the Covid-19 public inquiry starts hearing witness evidence from next week, the TUC has said.
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More than 26,000 adults with severe mental illness die prematurely each year from preventable physical illnesses, according to a royal...
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A common childhood virus could be an important trigger for multiple sclerosis (MS) in later life, research has suggested.
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NHS England is rolling out at-home testing kits for hepatitis C as part of an ambitious programme to eradicate the...
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Nearly a third of people (33%) who notice symptoms of dementia in themselves or a loved one keep their fears...