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    Eating just two slices of ham daily can raise risk of diabetes

    by Nic Paton 21 Aug 2024
    by Nic Paton 21 Aug 2024

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

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    NHS diabetes ‘soups and shakes’ programme helps a third into remission

    by Nic Paton 16 Aug 2024
    by Nic Paton 16 Aug 2024

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

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    One in 10 with chronic pain at risk of opioid dependency

    by Nic Paton 14 Aug 2024
    by Nic Paton 14 Aug 2024

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

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    NICE gives green light for new osteoporosis and gene therapy treatments

    by Nic Paton 8 Aug 2024
    by Nic Paton 8 Aug 2024

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

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    Silicosis: doctors call for UK ban on use of artificial stone worktops

    by Nic Paton 8 Aug 2024
    by Nic Paton 8 Aug 2024

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

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    Breakthrough could relieve pain of knee osteoarthritis

    by Nic Paton 5 Aug 2024
    by Nic Paton 5 Aug 2024

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

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    Eye health and high cholesterol red flags for future dementia

    by Nic Paton 2 Aug 2024
    by Nic Paton 2 Aug 2024

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

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    Long Covid cognitive and psychiatric problems can last for years – study

    by Nic Paton 31 Jul 2024
    by Nic Paton 31 Jul 2024

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

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    Thousands at risk of undiagnosed lung conditions, warns charity

    by Nic Paton 31 Jul 2024
    by Nic Paton 31 Jul 2024

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

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    A third work through pain rather than take sick leave – poll

    by Nic Paton 3 Jun 2024
    by Nic Paton 3 Jun 2024

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

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    Type 2 diabetes up 40% among under-40s since 2016, warns charity

    by Nic Paton 31 May 2024
    by Nic Paton 31 May 2024

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

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    How to prepare for a workforce with complex health needs

    by Tracey Paxton 22 May 2024
    by Tracey Paxton 22 May 2024

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

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    Third with multiple sclerosis ‘too embarrassed’ to seek help

    by Nic Paton 29 Apr 2024
    by Nic Paton 29 Apr 2024

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

    • Fit for Work
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    Quarter of working-age adults managing major illness by 2040

    by Nic Paton 19 Apr 2024
    by Nic Paton 19 Apr 2024

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

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    People with long Covid being failed by return-to-work policies – study

    by Nic Paton 15 Apr 2024
    by Nic Paton 15 Apr 2024

    Current sickness absence and return-to-work policies are unfit for purpose for those living with long Covid, research has suggested.
    A...

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