Health & Wellbeing
- 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 UKWhy 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.
- Yahoo Life UK
Thousands of women report period problems after coronavirus vaccine
'The current evidence does not suggest an increased risk of either menstrual disorders or unexpected vaginal bleeding following the vaccines,' according to the UK's jab watchdog.
- The Guardian
Myanmar reports highest Covid numbers since coup as concerns over health system grow
Myanmar reports highest Covid numbers since coup as concerns over health system grow. State hospitals are barely functioning as humanitarian crisis unfolds across the country
- The Guardian
Children of obese mums at higher risk of fatty liver disease – study
Children of obese mums at higher risk of fatty liver disease – study. Researchers say influences in the womb may play a role in increasing the risk of developing the condition
- The Independent
The World Health Organisation ‘advice’ over women and alcohol belongs in Gilead
Where do you even start to unpick this? With the presumption that every woman wants to get pregnant and should live her life accordingly, which is massively outdated and offensive?
- HuffPost UK
Another Winter Lockdown Might Be Needed, Says Public Health England Expert
Dr Susan Hopkins says restrictions may need to return to prevent hospitals being overwhelmed again.
- The Independent
Workplace racism is ruining Black people’s mental health, survey finds
Exclusive: Living through the Covid-19 pandemic has also made it more likely that people from a minority ethnic background have experienced racism or other events that have harmed their mental health
- Yahoo Life UK
'The most rewarding thing I've ever done': Surrogate opens up about carrying a baby for strangers
Heather Regan gave birth to her 'surro-baby' on 11 June, 2020.
- Evening Standard
‘Get your jab on Super Saturday’: Health chiefs’ plea to young Londoners as cases soar among 20-24-year-olds
Thousands of appointments at Olympic stadium but pre-booked slots at Chelsea all snapped up
- The Guardian
From gum disease to high blood pressure: why prevention is better than cure
From gum disease to high blood pressure: why prevention is better than cure. When it comes to our health, taking positive, proactive steps is the way to go
- The Guardian
Mental health struggles are ubiquitious. We are all Naomi Osaka now
Mental health struggles are ubiquitious. We are all Naomi Osaka now. The tennis star has helped to shine a light on an issue that is only growing by the day
- Yahoo Life UK
Fish oil supplements could combat antibiotic resistance
The World Health Organization has called antibiotic resistance 'one of the biggest threats to human health'.
- Yahoo Life UK
One in 100 deaths worldwide due to suicide
The director of the World Health Organization said every death by suicide was a "tragedy."
- Yahoo Life UK
Newborn baby shocks family with incredible thick hair due to rare condition
Jaxon-James Ayres has been diagnosed with a rare congenital condition called hyperinsulinism which affects one in 50,000 newborn babies.
- The Independent
After 10 years, my son is getting the mental health care he needs – no child should have to wait that long
My brave young man had long patches of school refusal, terrible insomnia and sometimes even speaking was a struggle. I would have chewed off my own arm to remove this distress from my child