Sickness absence management

Too many employers are still prioritising a reactive approach to employee wellbeing support, argues Debra Clark. But this can be...

A study has been launched to measure the long-term impact of vaping on the body’s cardiovascular system.
Researchers at Manchester...

Long-term sickness is driving more women and young men especially out of the workforce, SOM, the Society of Occupational Medicine,...

Workers in Scotland are experiencing the greatest increase in work-related ill health in the UK, a damning report by the...

Millions of people are living with a combination of chronic pain and mental health symptoms, according to research.
A US...

With concerns growing about the ‘Pirola’ variant of Covid-19, a teaching union has called for those with long Covid not to be forgotten.

The UK is facing 'a growing epidemic' of preventable cancers caused by smoking, drinking, obesity and sunburn.

A medication commonly prescribed to prevent heart attacks is much less likely to benefit people of Bangladeshi and Pakistani ancestry,...

The NHS is rolling out a programme of targeted care for the estimated 140,000 people aged 18- to 39-years-old in...

The UK Health Security Agency has urged students to make sure they have been fully vaccinated against meningitis and other diseases.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement is set to focus on ways to boost and expand occupational health, according to reports....

Divorced men with type 1 or 2 diabetes are at the highest risk of having some or all of their feet and legs amputated.

The NHS across England is being given £25m to set up dedicated women’s health ‘hubs’, the government has said.
The...

As many as 9.1 million people in England are projected to be living with major health conditions such as diabetes,...

Living in poverty with a lung condition doubles the risk of an emergency hospital admission, an analysis by the charity...