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Ethnic minority groups experienced higher rates of severe illness and death during the Covid-19 pandemic because of their greater risk...

Half the world will be overweight or obese within 12 years if prevention, treatment and support do not improve.
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The extreme fatigue and 'brain fog' that people with long Covid can experience may be down to the virus causing changes in the brain structure.

People from ethnic minority backgrounds are no longer significantly more likely to die of Covid, finds the Office for National Statistics.

The vast majority of workers believe the quality of air they breathe at work has a direct impact on their...

Firefighters in Tyne & Wear are participating in a study that will determine how many have occupational cancers and other diseases.

NHS England has launched a campaign to urge thousands of women to take up NHS breast screening appointments, as nearly four in 10 did not take up the offer.

Confusion around prostate cancer symptoms could be leading fewer men to get tested, with a fifth (19%) admitting they don’t...

A body representing physiotherapists has issued a warning about platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection training courses, suggesting that one-day courses are insufficient.

Tens of thousands of people across the country be able to access tests in the community more quickly, the government has said.

Increasingly sedentary working lives in the wake of the pandemic has left eight out of 10 Britons struggling with ‘pandemic posture’, according to a survey.

The chief medical officer for England, Professor Chris Whitty, has called for workplaces to be monitored for indoor air pollutants.

Coughs, colds and flu saw a resurgence among the top causes of staff absence in the NHS in 2022, figures show.

As nurses and ambulance workers in England walk out today (Monday 6 February) on strike, analysis has highlighted just how...

Occupational health can make “a monumental difference” to the wellbeing of patients with cancer, SOM has said ahead of World Cancer Day.