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The UK government Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay has written to the devolved administrations inviting them for talks about how all parts of the UK can work together to tackle long-term waiting lists in all parts...

Eighty percent of the UK’s population have blinds in their homes, but over 70 percent have never received blind cord safety advice, that’s according to the latest research from the Royal Society for the Prevention of...

Animal-based proteins, processed fruits and vegetables, and discretionary foods such as sweeteners and coffee contribute are the most at risk of being produced using exploitative practices, a new study finds. The new report published in Nature...

A team of researchers have been awarded funding to investigate the impact of short spells of exposure to high temperatures during early pregnancy on the long-term health of the child. A multidisciplinary team of scientists at the...

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...