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Losing weight is challenging. But as anyone who has ever successfully lost weight knows, it’s avoiding weight re-gain that’s the real challenge. This is true no matter what method you follow to lose weight. For example,...

Churchill Retirement Living is inviting Birmingham locals to an exclusive sparkling event at St. Nicolas Lodge on High Meadow Road in Kings Norton on 13th July to fundraise for Birmingham Hospice. Between 11am and 3pm, as...

THE MENOPAUSE ETHNICITY GAP: ONE IN TWO WOMEN FROM ETHNIC MINORITY BACKGROUNDS DO NOT FEEL PART OF THE MENOPAUSE CONVERSATION  – 26 per cent of women from minority ethnic backgrounds say support not for them – ...

A digital NHS Health Check that will deliver one million checks is to be rolled out across England from next spring, the government has announced. The current NHS Health Check has helped to prevent heart attacks...

Students and teachers in all eligible secondary schools will now have access to life-saving equipment to use in an emergency thanks to the delivery of 5,435 defibrillators, backed by £19 million of government support. This means...

New interim analysis from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) indicates that excess deaths in England associated with flu infection were higher (14,500) than the average figure (13,500) for the 5 years before the pandemic. This is...

More than 2 in 3 (68%) UK drivers said their hay fever has impacted their driving. And almost 1 in 5 (17%) said they were caught in an accident or near miss, research reveals.   ●       Drivers...

Students are one step closer to the British Sign Language (BSL) GCSE being taught in schools, as the government launches a 12-week consultation on the content of the new qualification. The qualification will include students being taught to communicate...

The announcement comes in response to a consultation launched by the Department of Health and Social Care in 2021 looking at whether the age free prescriptions become available should be aligned with the state pension age,...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC) are reminding Hajj and Umrah pilgrims to be aware of the risks of MERS-CoV and other general hygiene safety measures when travelling to...