Health & Wellbeing
- The Telegraph
GPs told to drop routine over-75s health checks to speed up Covid booster rollout
GPs have been told they can stop carrying out routine health checks on over-75s in order to speed up the rollout of booster vaccines.
- The Telegraph
What happens to your body and your health when you lose your temper
It’s long been thought of as a toxic emotion and now a new study suggests that an explosion of anger can, in some cases, trigger a stroke.
- Evening Standard
Up to 300,000 people facing heart-related illnesses due to post-pandemic stress disorder, warn physicians
Up to 300,000 people in the UK are facing heart-related illnesses due to post-pandemic stress disorder (PPSD), two London physicians have warned. This could result in a 4.5 per cent rise in cardiovascular cases nationally because of the effects of PPSD, with those aged between 30 to 45 most at-risk, they claim. Mark Rayner, a former senior NHS psychological therapist and founder of EASE Wellbeing CIC, said that as many as three million people in Britain are already suffering from PPSD, thanks to stress and anxiety caused by the effects of Covid-19.
- Yahoo Life UK
Best bathroom scales to track your weight, body fat, muscle mass and more
Looking to track your weight? Pick up a set of bathroom scales in our shopping edit of the best.
- Yahoo Life UK
'I did it for my kids': Woman loses over 8 st in 10 months
Wanting to be there for her kids spurred Claire Harris into losing almost 9st in just ten months.
- Men's Health UK
'Mindful' Workouts Match Aerobic Exercise for Health Benefits, Study Finds
Ease your way to better health. Studies suggest slow mindfulness beats supercharged efforts in the quest for progress
The GuardianPopular hypoallergenic shampoo recalled over fears it could cause ‘significant infection or illness’
Popular hypoallergenic shampoo recalled over fears it could cause ‘significant infection or illness’. Product Safety Australia has recalled A’kin’s Fragrance-Free Mild and Gentle Hypoallergenic Shampoo over concerns of bacterial contamination
- The Telegraph
Worldwide health alert after cardiologist says he caught Covid variant during London conference trip
A London medical conference attended by hundreds of the UK’s leading cardiologists has sparked a worldwide health alert after a heart specialist contracted the omicron variant.
- Yahoo Life UK
Omicron: Should you cancel your Christmas party?
As the new variant takes hold, what does it mean for your festive plans?
- Yahoo Life UK
Woman's suspected conjunctivitis diagnosed as brain tumour: 'I thought my sore eye was fatigue'
Kirsty Drury thought her bloodshot eye was conjunctivitis - it turned out to be symptomatic of a brain tumour.
- Yahoo Life UK
Happy, healthy and HIV positive: One man tells his story for World Aids Day
Philip says a diagnosis doesn’t have to mean the end of a normal life.
- Yahoo Life UK
'It's embarrassing': Claudia Winkleman's 'life-changing' operation
The TV star opens up on her deteriorating sight
- Yahoo Life UK
What is the painful condition that made dancer Amy Dowden miss Strictly?
The professional dancer suffered a flare-up of Crohn's Disease and was forced to miss this weekend's show.
- The Guardian
‘Talking to other parents was a lifeline’: how a charity supports families through mental health crises
When a child struggles with their mental health, they – and their parents – can struggle to get help. For many, recovery starts with The Children’s Society, whose support groups, wellbeing programmes and drop-in hubs provide an invaluable service
- Evening Standard
Cutting social contact will help slow Omicron spread, UK health chief says
Some 14 cases of the new variant have so far being identified across the UK, though experts expect this number to rise in the coming days.
- Evening Standard
Wes Streeting ‘delighted’ with health role just months after NHS saved his life
The Ilford North MP had a kidney removed earlier this year after he was diagnosed with cancer.
- The Telegraph
Will the new omicron variant cause severe disease or just a runny nose?
Virulence is the ability of a pathogen to wreak damage on those it infects, and it is on news of the virulence or lethality of omicron that the world now anxiously awaits. If the news is positive and the new variant turns out to be milder than earlier strains, expect the latest round of restrictions to be quickly unwound. We’ll breathe a global sigh of relief and get on with learning to live with the virus again. If, on the other hand, this variant – already thought (but not proven) to be more t
- Evening Standard
Omicron variant may already be in Northern Ireland, says health minister
Robin Swann told the Assembly that all new international arrivals into Northern Ireland will have to undergo a PCR test.
- Evening Standard
Omicron variant could be a ‘Christmas gift’, says German health expert
The Omicron variant could be a “Christmas gift” and may make the pandemic end sooner, a German clinical epidemiologist has said. Professor Karl Lauterbach, who is running to be Germany’s next health minister, said the new variant could be positive if it causes milder illness. It comes as experts in South Africa claim Omicron is causing milder symptoms than previous variants.
- Yahoo Life UK
Bad night's sleep linked to feeling 'decades older'
Poor sleep in the over 50s has been linked to more negative perceptions of ageing, which in turn can impact physical, mental and cognitive health.
- Yahoo Life UK
Teacher, 28, often 'screams out loud' due to agonising rare disease
Laura Cruz was diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia, a rare chronic pain condition, earlier this year.
- The Guardian
UK health trusts suspend home birth services as midwives shortage deepens
‘Crisis’ in maternity care leaves expectant mothers facing difficult births in hospital or without support at home
- The Guardian
‘Long-term poisoning’: should Australia’s food safety standards consider health issues like obesity?
There are concerns the food and alcohol industry is lobbying to move labelling standards outside the health system while ministers are preoccupied with Covid
- The Guardian
‘Wellness warriors’: how Victoria’s vaccine mandate sparked divisions in progressive Brunswick
Explanations for why Brunswick’s second-dose rate is 10% or more behind the state average vary – from the younger demographic to the alternative health crowd
- Evening Standard
Health body apologises after vulnerable adult with cancer died ‘with no dignity’
The 50-year-old died ’emaciated’ days before Christmas 2018.
- Evening Standard
Prince William talks about ‘stressful conditions’ as air ambulance pilot at launch of mental health initiative
The Duke of Cambridge said he “misses the uniform” as he launched a package of mental health support across all emergency services on Thursday. Prince William, a Sandhurst graduate who flew as an Air Ambulance pilot for two years, launched the Blue Light Together initiative in London– an agreement across the emergency services to follow a set of standards for supporting the mental health of emergency workers. William gave a speech to 200 front line heroes opening up about his time in the emergency services.