NHS hospital costs could be reduced by as much as £15bn a year if half of the UK’s inactive adult...
Wellbeing and health promotion
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A study has identified a link between poor sleep and migraine attacks, suggesting improving sleep health hygiene may help.
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Women face a ‘health cost gap’, spending on average £100 more a year on medical-related expenses than men, with the...
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Even walking just 2,200 steps daily can help to reduce the health risks from overly sedentary lifestyles – but this...
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Three-quarters of women (74%) experience health problems at work yet their line managers too often are not trained properly to...
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More than four in 10 people (43%) no longer feel the NHS is able to meet the nation’s health needs.
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Use Singapore-style ‘polyclinics’ to ease pressures on GPs, says think-tank
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonThe NHS should trial Singapore-style ‘polyclinics’ to ease pressure on GP practices and even allow Singaporean doctors to prescribe medicines...
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More than one billion people in the world are now living with obesity, research has found, with obesity among adults...
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It could take as long as 50 years for the gap in healthy life expectancy between the north and south...
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Long Covid can have an ‘objectively measurable’ impact on brain function and ability for a year or even longer, research...
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People with severe hair loss caused by alopecia areata are to get access to a new one-a-day capsule treatment on the NHS.
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Academics at the University of Leicester are conducting a national, government-backed mental health and wellbeing survey, including work to gauge...
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Four out of 10 women (42%) say they do not feel comfortable discussing health issues with their manager, with many...
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Nearly half of people suffering from migraine (43%) try to keep their condition secret from their employer for fear of...
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Leaky blood vessels in the brain could be what cause the ‘brain fog’ often associated with long Covid, new research...