Health & Wellbeing
- The Guardian
Concern for health of Ukrainians aboard Scotland’s ‘floating refugee camps’
Campaigners alarmed by reports of scarlet fever outbreaks
- Evening Standard
London 999 call handler urges men to speak up about their mental health this winter
Scott Robertson, who has bipolar disorder, said too many men feel ‘shame’ around expressing themselves
- The Telegraph
20 of the best spa hotels in the UK for a weekend of wellness
You used to have to travel far and wide to find the real-deal spas, the temples dedicated to mind and body sprawling over several floors, the Ayurvedic 'journeys', the outdoor thermal spa villages and hydrotherapy suites you can spend hours in emerging the other side, reborn.
- Yahoo Life UK
Women's chances of surviving breast cancer increase by 60% with brisk daily walk or cycle ride
Even moderate physical activity can even more than half your risk of dying from the disease, according to a new study.
- HuffPost UK
This Is How Mould Can Impact Your Health – And What You Need To Do About It
Know your rights if you're in a rental property with a damp issue.
- Evening Standard
Patients dying as one in four ambulances queue outside London hospitals, health chiefs warn
People dying in England ‘on a daily basis’ due to delays in handing them over to A&E, health leaders warn
Yahoo Life UKWoman diagnosed with multiple sclerosis after thinking she had trapped a nerve jogging
Lara Kingsman wants to raise awareness of the condition, after originally thinking she just had a trapped nerve from jogging.
- The Guardian
Picking up grandchildren from school can help mental health, says study
Research suggests looking after grandchildren regularly may help prevent loneliness and improve wellbeing
- Yahoo Life UK
Roman Kemp urges Brits to stop saying they're fine: 'There are devastating consequences'
Two-thirds of adults will tell their friends and family they're 'fine' over the Christmas period even when they're not, according to new research.
- The Telegraph
Patients at troubled mental health trust faced sex abuse on wards, watchdog finds
Patient-on-patient sexual abuse at a troubled mental health trust has been revealed by the care watchdog.
- Yahoo Life UK
Is it really better to have 'loved and lost'? Not according to experts
We look to settle the dispute once and for all.
- The Telegraph
Over half of teenage girls have mental health problems, major survey finds
Over half of teenage girls are suffering from poor mental health, a major study has found.
- Evening Standard
NHS pays for patients’ energy bills reducing serious illnesses and lowering hospital admissions
Rising energy bills will fortunately not be a problem for some as a new pilot scheme which ‘prescribes warmth’ will be rolled out this winter after its success in lowering sickness severity and hospital admissions.
- Evening Standard
How likely is Chris Hemsworth to get Alzheimer’s disease and what are its signs?
The actor told Vanity Fair the discovery he is at high risk is his ‘biggest fear’ but said: ‘It’s not like I’ve been handed my resignation’
- The Telegraph
Channel 4 offers staff pregnancy health and hormone testing
Channel 4 is offering staff free blood tests to screen for health issues that could be preventing them from getting pregnant.
- Yahoo Life UK
As Chris Hemsworth takes time off after discovering Alzheimer's risk, what is the disease?
What you need to know about the signs and symptoms and possible preventative methods for the condition.
- Yahoo Life UK
What is body dysmorphia? The condition Chris Moyles has been affected by explained
Here are the signs and symptoms, treatment options and causes to be aware of.
- Evening Standard
Channel 4 to offer reproductive health and hormone testing for employees
The six-month trial allows staff to order a hormone and fertility test worth £149
- The Telegraph
The midlife health checks you should never skip – and the ones worth paying for
We’ve all heard the expression “Life begins at 40” – but, unfortunately, 40 is also the age when life starts to catch up with us. The gloomy truth is that if you’re drinking, smoking, eating a bad diet and sitting on your sofa a bit too much, you’re four times more likely to die in the next decade than your smoothie-drinking, teetotal, marathon-running mate.
- The Telegraph
Mental health labels may be doing more harm than good – here's why
‘Fine,” used to be the stock response to: “How are you?” Uttered automatically, without qualification. Ask the question today and you might get a slightly less equivocal answer. We are a nation living on our nerves. Increasingly so. More than half of us are said to suffer the “Sunday Scaries” – anxiety ahead of the working week.
- HuffPost UK
NHS Workers Quit For Better Paid Jobs In Warehouses, Health Chief Warns
Matthew Taylor, from the NHS Confederation, said Brexit "cut off" a supply of labour to the NHS.
- HuffPost UK
Health Secretary Signals Plans To Scale Back NHS Targets
“No-one is suggesting we don’t have any targets,” Steve Barclay said.
- Evening Standard
Health Secretary admits NHS under pressure but says it is due to Covid pandemic
The Health Secretary defended the Government’s handling of the NHS on Sunday
- The Guardian
Medibank hackers release 1,500 more patient records on dark web, including mental health data
Company says leak includes details on chronic conditions such as heart disease and people with cancer and dementia
- The Guardian
UK health spending ‘to grow less than in austerity era’, analysis reveals
The chancellor’s extra billions for healthcare will equate only to a real-term rise of 1.2%
- Evening Standard
Nearly a quarter with deadly lung disease wait 5 years or more for diagnosis
Sufferers of COPD waiting up to a decade for diagnosis