Disability

Many people who have been hospitalised with Covid-19 continue to have cognitive and psychiatric problems even two to three years...

Thousands of people could be living undiagnosed with incurable lung conditions despite seeking medical help for coughs and chest infections,...

More than a third of workers (37%) say they are working through pain as they cannot afford to take sick...

There has been a 40% rise in diagnoses of type 2 diabetes among younger people since 2016-17, a charity has...

As the government plans to crack down on economic inactivity, how should organisations support employees with complex health needs?

More than a third of people living with multiple sclerosis have avoided seeking help because of feeling embarrassed.

Nearly a quarter of working-age adults will have been diagnosed with a major illness by 2040, a health think-tank has...

Current sickness absence and return-to-work policies are unfit for purpose for those living with long Covid, research has suggested.
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Waiting times for processing benefits and government compensation claims for mesothelioma patients have doubled within a year.

People with long Covid have tell-tale, distinct patterns of inflammation detectable in the blood, which could potentially be targeted with...

Thousands of people worried about the risk of early or young-onset dementia are to be offered pioneering new blood tests.

The nation’s health is in significant decline and regional health inequalities are soaring, worrying new research has suggested.

More than two-thirds (69%) of Universal Credit claimants have mental or behavioural health disorders, and nearly half (48%) have musculoskeletal...

More than one billion people in the world are now living with obesity, research has found, with obesity among adults...

It could take as long as 50 years for the gap in healthy life expectancy between the north and south...