How old you look could be a window into your risk of age-related health issues, research has suggested.
Return to work and rehabilitation
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People who experience long Covid following only a mild bout of Covid-19 are likely to see their symptoms resolve within a year.
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Millions of often working-age people across the UK are still experiencing long-term, potentially debilitating, health symptoms following a Covid-19 infection...
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Six in 10 have been 'dismissed' by a healthcare professional, according to research that finds low confidence in the UK's healthcare system.
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A rehabilitation programme based on a gradual or paced increase in physical activity has shown “exciting” results in helping people...
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Three-quarters of low-paid workers feel they cannot afford to take sick leave, according to a survey by shopworkers’ union Usdaw....
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Nearly one in four people with the lung condition Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is waiting a staggering five years...
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There were a record number of deaths from alcohol-specific causes in the UK last year, latest data has shown.
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ONS data shows long Covid is leading to a surge of people falling out of work, taking early retirement or on long-term sick leave.
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The government intends to apply the lessons from the fast-track development of the Covid-19 vaccines to tackling some of the UK’s other pressing health challenges.
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Research finds 43% of people with a less visible disability have avoided telling their employer about it, which could be exacerbating their health condition.
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The cost-of-living crisis is causing people to refuse fit or sick notes from their GPs because they cannot afford to...
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OH overlooked in call for better support for black people with mental illness
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonMore innovative approaches need to be used to communicate the benefits of regular physical health checks for people with severe mental illness from Black African and Caribbean communities, a report has suggested.
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More than 100,000 workers went down with Covid-19 in the past year which they believed they contracted in the workplace,...
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The creator of an 'Empowerment Passport' explains how her document can help employees and organisations with reasonable adjustments.