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    Justice department to pay out £27,000 after disability ruling

    by Adam McCulloch 4 Sep 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 4 Sep 2024

    Employment judge Bedeau found Hulya Findik’s claims of discrimination because of a failure in the duty to make reasonable adjustments to be well-founded.

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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...

    • NHS
    • Diabetes
    • Occupational Health

    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...

    • Alcohol and drug misuse
    • Fit for Work
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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...

    • Fit for Work
    • Cancer
    • Health and safety

    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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    • Musculoskeletal disorders

    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...

    • Occupational Health
    • Diabetes
    • Disability

    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,...

    • Fit for Work
    • Occupational Health
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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...

    • Fit for Work
    • Occupational Health
    • Disability

    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...

    • Occupational Health
    • Mental health
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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?

    • Occupational Health
    • Disability
    • Wellbeing and health promotion

    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
    • Diabetes
    • Occupational Health

    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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