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Figures predict that 51% of the population will be overweight or obese by 2035
A global study predicts that more than half of the global population will be living with overweight and obesity by 2035.
The World Obesity Atlas...
Advocating for improved health condition detection for autistic people
New research finds a striking imbalance in diagnosis rates for common debilitating health conditions, such as anxiety and depression, in autistic people.
University College London...
NHS to implement ‘Martha’s Rule’ across 143 hospitals in major patient safety initiative
The NHS has announced that 143 hospital sites will test and roll out Martha’s Rule in its first year.
Martha’s Rule has received funding for...
Infected blood inquiry: The worst treatment disaster in NHS history
A public inquiry into the contaminated blood product disaster in the 1970s and 1980s will announce its findings on Monday 20 May 2024, after thousands...
New Cancer Research UK manifesto aims to avoid 20,000 UK cancer deaths per year
Cancer Research UK has launched a new manifesto urging the next UK Government to take action to prevent 20,000 avoidable UK cancer deaths annually...
ADHD diagnoses increase twenty-fold among UK men
News University College London research suggests that ADHD diagnoses have risen dramatically in the UK in the last 20 years, particularly among men.
ADHD, which...
Dealing with health anxiety during a healthcare crisis
Anxiety UK, a leading charity, spoke with Monet Bailey at Health Europa about health anxiety, how to deal with symptoms and policy measures to...
NHS virtual wards are helping to free up the UK’s crowded hospitals
NHS virtual wards successfully treated over 100,00 patients last year, helping to free up thousands of hospital beds for the most in-need patients.
The aim...
A new weight-loss drug will soon be available on the NHS
A new weight-loss drug will be available to thousands of patients on the NHS as part of a specialist weight management service.
According to clinical...
Revolutionising disease diagnosis with a new ultrasound method
The University of Sheffield has developed a new ultrasound method that could help diagnose abnormal tissue, scarring and cancer.
A new ultrasound method that can...
Understanding the reasons behind low medical cannabis prescription rates
New research has offered insight into the factors driving the low medical cannabis prescription rates in the UK and the polarisation of attitudes among...
NHS programme cuts type 2 diabetes risk by 20%
An NHS behaviour-change programme has successfully reduced type 2 diabetes risk in adults with raised blood sugar in the UK.
According to new research funded...
Over a thousand NHS volunteers sign up to help vulnerable patients
More than a thousand NHS volunteers have signed up to provide a phone service for vulnerable, isolated, or lonely patients in England.
The Check in...
Informal carers suffered mentally during the COVID-19 pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people were forced to become informal carers; according to new research, many of these people experienced a decline in...
New digital therapies recommended to treat depression and anxiety
New digitally-enabled therapies to treat depression and anxiety disorders in adults have been conditionally recommended by NICE.
A consultation has begun on the decision to...
New research finds inequalities in access to IVF treatment on the NHS
The privatisation of healthcare services in the UK has created unequal access to IVF treatment, according to research from the Queen Mary University of...
Talking therapy trial for adults at risk of self-harm launches
A new trial of talking therapy for adults at risk of self-harm will be trialled by researchers from The University of Manchester.
Talking therapies are...
People living in urban areas have worse hay fever symptoms
Individuals in urban areas report significantly worse hay fever symptoms, according to the first study to compare pollution levels with symptoms.
The University of Manchester...
The NHS workforce is more diverse than ever
New figures reveal that the NHS workforce is more diverse than ever recorded in history, according to an annual report into race equality across...
One in seven NHS staff are actively trying to leave
A new University of Bath Institute for Policy Research (IPR) report into NHS staff retention finds that more frontline workers are trying to leave now...