Health & Wellbeing
- Evening Standard
‘Almost 100,000 could unknowingly have potentially deadly heart valve disease’
Researchers are concerned that the NHS will not be able to cope with the scale of the problem.
- Yahoo Life UK
"Lucky" genes can help protect obese people from some diseases, says study
According to new research, genes can play a significant role in disease prevention.
- Yahoo Life UK
Charlotte Church opens up about her dad’s rare illness
"It a really tricky disease, it's quite rare, not a lot of people know about it," says Charlotte Church as she gives update on adoptive father's health.
- The Guardian
Australian Labor ‘will always be better’ than Coalition on health, Anthony Albanese says
Opposition leader’s comments are a sign Labor will outbid Morrison government on health funding in lead-up to election
- Evening Standard
Lucky genes can help protect obese people from some diseases – study
Fat stored under the skin, like a paunch or a double chin, is considered less harmful than fat stored around organs such as the liver and heart.
- Yahoo Life UK
Here's the date you'll give up your new year's resolutions (spoiler: soon)
Ready to quit? Here's the date you'll give up - and some new resolutions to make instead.
Evening StandardFourth Covid jab raises resistance to serious illness for over-60s in Israel
A fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine given to over-60s in Israel made them three times more resistant to serious illness than people with just one booster in the same age group, Israel's Health Ministry said on Sunday. A preliminary study published by Israel's Sheba medical centre on January 17 found the fourth jab increases antibodies to higher levels than the third but "probably" not to the point that it could completely fend off the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Israel began offering a fourth dose of the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine to people over 60 on January 3 as Omicron swept the country, making it the first country to offer fourth doses on a widespread level.
- Evening Standard
Best vegan supplements to boost your health, from Omega 3 to multivitamins
Plant-based supplements to add nutrients and minerals you may be missing
- Evening Standard
Health unions call for ‘inflation-busting’ pay rise for NHS workers
A ‘decent’ pay rise is needed to help halt the ‘growing exodus of exhausted staff’ from the NHS, ministers have been warned.
- The Telegraph
'Several thousand' NHS staff still set to lose jobs even if vaccine mandate delayed, warns health service chief
Delaying mandatory Covid vaccines for NHS staff would fail to stop “several thousand” people losing their jobs, a health service leader has said.
- The Guardian
Public health experts say schools are safe – but districts struggle to convince parents and teachers
Public health experts say schools are safe – but districts struggle to convince parents and teachers. Closing schools won’t curb transmission, pediatricians say, and the risk of learning loss is too great
- The Guardian
Africa’s health boss seeks to tempt expat medics to come back home
Head of the continent’s disease control centre says doctors and nurses are needed to bolster the local pandemic response
- Evening Standard
Jabs and kebabs: Brothers offer Covid vaccines at grill after father’s illness
Pharmacists Rav and Raj Chopra have been administering Covid vaccines to dozens of people a day at their Punjabi restaurant in Kent.
- The Telegraph
Investigation sought into health trust after 369 patients take their own lives following treatment
More than 360 patients took their own lives after being treated by a mental health trust that was warned 15 times to improve care by coroners in the last five years, a Telegraph investigation has found.
- Yahoo Life UK
Birth on board: Hero doctor helps deliver premature baby mid-flight
Inshad Ibrahim, who lives in Wales, helped deliver a premature baby on a plane when mum-to-be went into labour on a flight to India.
- Yahoo Life UK
'Hands Off My Vagina': Gwyneth Paltrow marks US abortion anniversary with new candle
Gwyneth Paltrow's new sister candle to 'This Smells Like My Vagina' is launched in support of reproductive rights.
- Yahoo Life UK
12 things people wish they knew about cervical screenings and results
Samantha Dixon, Chief Executive, Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust, sets the record straight on cervical screenings and results.
- Evening Standard
Wellness through your letterbox: 7 DIY health test kits for winter wellbeing
From Numan’s finger-prick MOT kit to Medichecks’ fitness blood test, these are the health checks you can order to your door
- HuffPost UK
Is The 'Crying Selfie' Good or Bad For Our Mental Health?
Bella Hadid sends crying selfies to her mum and doctor to communicate her pain. A therapist responds.
- The Guardian
‘The opposite of planning’: how Australia put the economy before health of the nation
When governments ditched Covid health advice, people might have assumed there were carefully honed policies to handle the surge in cases. That is not what is being revealed
- Yahoo Life UK
Are UK dogs in danger from a new mystery virus?
The Yorkshire coast has seen reports of over 150 dogs falling ill. But is it toxins, a virus or just a seasonal spike?
- Evening Standard
Black men deserve to grow old — Sir Steve McQueen on the UK’s stark health inequalities
Oscar-winner Sir Steve McQueen’s new short film, Embarrassed, steps back from Hollywood glitz to raise cancer awareness. He tells Jason Okundaye about the health inequalities still cutting short Black men’s lives
- The Telegraph
The midlife health habits that can change your life
It’s a triumph of hope over experience that every January we clear out the fridge, buy new running shoes and promise ourselves that this will be the year we finally take back control of our expanding waistlines. But the resolve only ever seems to last as long as those last few Quality Street rattling around in the tin. Eventually, you cave in and gobble them up – and that’s it for another year.
- Yahoo Life UK
Duchess of Cambridge's brother on former depression: 'Some of us are just surviving'
The mental health advocate shared his thoughts on January, goal setting, and how he's approached the month – in a way that's best for his mental health.
- The Guardian
Health department warning over vaccine mandate for NHS staff in England
Exclusive: Leaked document says data on jabs’ effectiveness against Omicron weakens case for compulsory vaccination
- Yahoo Life UK
Stacey Solomon gets new puppy after loss of dog: How to deal with pet bereavement
Stacey Solomon has a new puppy after the loss of her dog Theo. Here's expert tips on pet bereavement, when to get a new one, and how to speak to children about pet loss.