Health & Wellbeing
- The Guardian
Pandemic pain: Young people experiencing greater mental health distress and job losses during Covid-19
Pandemic pain: Young people experiencing greater mental health distress and job losses during Covid-19 Workers aged 15-24 were hardest hit by unemployment when coronavirus first spread, new data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reveals Australians aged between 15 and 24 accounted for nearly 40% of the nearly 600,000 people who lost their jobs in April 2020 after the coronavirus pandemic hit. Photograph: Chris Hyde/Getty Images
- Yahoo Life UK
Swabbing smartphones could detect coronavirus with up to 100% accuracy
'We immediately knew this was something special'.
- The Independent
Delta variant to account for 90% of Covid cases in EU by end of August, health official warns
‘Until most of the vulnerable individuals are protected, we need to keep the circulation of the Delta virus low by strictly adhering to public health measures,’ says Dr Andrea Ammon
- Yahoo Life UK
The Life Edit podcast reveals the big health danger we're ignoring
Why growing resistance to commonly prescribed drugs is one of the biggest dangers to human health. Listen now.
- Yahoo Life UK
The end of the office tea round? 'Gross' workplace habits UK employees want banned
Anxious employees also want to wave goodbye to colleague hugs and bad hand hygiene.
- Yahoo Life UK
Starting the day with chocolate helps post-menopausal women burn fat, study suggests
Good news for chocoholics! Science suggests it's OK to have the treat for breakfast.
The GuardianMystery illness strikes down birds across US south and midwest
Mystery illness strikes down birds across US south and midwest. Scientists are trying to find the cause of an affliction that leaves victims with crusty eyes, swollen faces and the inability to fly
- Yahoo Life UK
One in 20 people in England has had long COVID, study suggests
Former coronavirus patients can endure lingering complications months after testing positive for the infection.
- Yahoo Life UK
Woman, 29, develops sepsis 14 months after 'buttock fillers'
'Complications are increasing as fillers become one of the fastest-growing cosmetic procedures.'
- The Independent
Alec Baldwin opens up about coping with OCD in an effort to reduce stigma around mental health
Actor says he is currently dealing with OCD symptoms of germophobia
- NetDoctor
What is Lyme disease and are you at risk?
Lyme disease is an infection that starts with a tick bite, and cases are on the rise in the UK.
- Yahoo Life UK
Lack of public toilets means anxiety for a third of women
Research reveals 39% of women admit to finding it hard to seek out a public toilet since the easing of lockdown.
- Yahoo Life UK
Should you wear pants under PJs or knicks under nighties? Holly Willoughby doesn’t...
The This Morning presenter was forced to admit she doesn't wear underwear to bed.
- Yahoo Life UK
Stress really does turn your hair grey (but it's reversible)
'One individual went on vacation and five hairs reverted back to dark.'
- Yahoo Life UK
Hormonal contraception more than doubles woman's glaucoma risk, study suggests
The overall risk remains 'low'.
- Yahoo Life UK
Pollen could carry hundreds of coronavirus particles 'in a light breeze'
Amid the pandemic, pollen may not just affect people with hay fever.
- Evening Standard
Make A Difference: New awards champion workplace mental health and wellbeing
These companies put the health and wellbeing of their employees at the top of the agenda
- Yahoo Life UK
'We thought Mum was just exhausted. A few days later, she was gone.'
The killer condition that robbed a loving family of their mum: Here's the warning signs
- Yahoo Life UK
'Til death do us part? Men in 'unsuccessful' marriages may die early
The damaging effects of an unhappy union are 'comparable with smoking'.
- Yahoo Life UK
Meet the 'Bubble Wrap Baby' who weighed less than a pound
After five months in the neonatal unit, Larenz Carr is now one and thriving at home.
- HuffPost UK
Why Do Women Still Have To Fight For Answers About Their Health?
Artist and ovarian cancer survivor Camille Baker is calling for an end to “silence and inconsistencies”.
- Yahoo Life UK
Coffee cuts liver disease death risk in half, study suggests
The popular drink is 'widely accessible and could offer a potential preventative treatment'.
- The Independent
Lyme disease and ticks: Expert Dominic Dyer offers insight into how to protect yourself and your pets
Wildlife campaigner, writer and broadcaster Dominic Dyer answers your questions on how to stay protected this summer in a Q&A with Zoe Tidman
- Yahoo Life UK
'Rough' breast implants trigger inflammation that can cause cancer, study suggests
Augmentation has been linked to so-called breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL).
- The Independent
Love Island is back – but is ITV doing enough to protect contestants’ mental health?
Comprehensive as the channel’s new ‘psychological support package’ sounds, there are flaws in the plan which aims to help contestants deal with hostility directed at them from some viewers
- Yahoo Life UK
Have you got BNB (Busy Night Brain)? Here's how to reclaim sleep
Racing thoughts can stop us sleeping but there are ways to calm your mind for a better night's rest.