Disability

Nearly one in four of the working-age population is classed as disabled, according to latest data.
The figures from the...

Education and awareness, interventions and, crucially, tackling stigma around musculoskeletal disorders are all key to improving employee health and productivity...

Better awareness and understanding of the factors that can influence whether a woman is prepared to open up about otherwise...

More than eight million working-age people now report health conditions that leave them struggling to work, with the UK’s very...

Pain tends to be the most prevalent and severe symptom reported by individuals with long Covid, according to a study.

As many as 4.3 million people could be languishing out of work because of sickness and ill health by the...

The government has set up a ‘Labour Market Advisory Board’ to tackle rising levels of worklessness, including because of ill...

Employment judge Bedeau found Hulya Findik’s claims of discrimination because of a failure in the duty to make reasonable adjustments to be well-founded.

Eating meat, especially processed meat and unprocessed red meat – even as little as two slices of ham a day...

The NHS’s ‘soups and shakes’ programme has helped nearly a third of participants in England to put their type 2...

As many as one in 10 adults prescribed opioids for chronic pain will go on to experience opioid dependency or...

Two new treatments, one for tackling osteoporosis after menopause and a gene therapy for the blood disorder beta-thalassaemia, have been...

Doctors have called for a ban on artificial stone being used for kitchen counters and worktops because of the risk...

A medication used for autoimmune conditions has been found to be effective in relieving the pain and stiffness caused by...

Failing eyesight and high cholesterol could be two red flags for possible future dementia, research has concluded.
Treating these conditions...