School carries no greater risk for staff and students than home, major survey concludes
Turning up to primary or pre-school presents no greater risk to children or staff than staying at home, a Public...
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‘I almost died last year from an unknown virus. Was I Britain’s first Covid patient?’
I almost died last year, but no one told me why. It all started back in October when, as a...
How yoga can help with your post-lockdown sleep recovery
Before the pandemic, I took my blissful eight hours a night for granted. But in the aftermath of lockdown, I...
Britain’s obese wait 50pc longer before seeking help than global average
Obese people in Britain wait around 50 per cent longer before seeking help than the international average, a study has...
The lack of public loos is still the great inequality facing women
I’ll start with a confession: I have been known to discreetly relieve my bladder al fresco if no other option...
how George Ezra highlighted the poorly-understood ‘Pure O’
“I heard about and instantly there wasn’t any doubt in my mind,” he told the BBC’s How Do You Cope...
Just a little tipple can lead to obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure
Just half a glass of wine or one small bottle of beer a day can lead to obesity, diabetes and high...
Patients dying at home from causes other than Covid-19 are fuelling excess UK deaths: ONS figures
Overall, the number of excess deaths which occurred in people’s own homes was more than twice the total number of...
Britons more likely to ‘fat-shame’ obese people than Americans
Britons are more likely to blame obese people for their condition than Americans, according to a new survey. The survey...
beer bellies linked to an increase in male deaths
Men with beer bellies are a third more likely to die from prostate cancer than those with slimmer waistlines, a...
Trailblazing executive Lady Barbara Judge dies aged 73
Trailblazing businesswomen Lady Barbara Judge, the first female chair of the Institute of Directors (IoD), has died aged 73. American-born Lady...
Children are almost 20 times as likely to die from an injury as from Covid
Children are almost 20 times as likely to die from an injury as from coronavirus, national research shows. The study,...
overweight adults will be put on ‘soup and shakes’ diet
Diabetes is estimated to cost the NHS £10 billion a year, while almost one in 20 prescriptions written by GPs...
Processed food ages your body and increases risk of a host of diseases
Processed food ages the body as well as increasing the risk of a host of diseases, Spanish research suggests. The...
Family of brain-damaged boy sue NHS after meningitis was ‘dismissed as ear infection’
His parents Nicholas and Sophie are now suing the NHS for nearly a quarter of a million pounds, claiming that...
Meals on wheels service dying out as councils slash spending
The slow death of meals on wheels has been revealed, as figures show half of councils no longer provide the...
‘Sitting for just 90 minutes could be fatal’
Stanley Greening relives his son’s last words over and over in his head on a daily basis, "What’s happening to...
Wait to 2022 to see an NHS consultant, patients told
“As a patient with ongoing health issues I am now deemed sufficiently well enough (despite being decidedly unwell) to have...
Government coronavirus information adverts wrongly disabled by Facebook across its platforms
The ad began running on July 20 and according to Facebook Ads Library, a database of adverts running on Facebook,...
Why British women desperately need earlier breast cancer screening
A recent study suggested that screening women from 40 has the potential to save lives. A group at Queen Mary...
Children seeking help with suicidal thoughts and self-harming reached a peak during lockdown
Responding to the data, Andrew Fellowes, NSPCC public affairs manager said: “There is no doubt that the coronavirus pandemic has...
NHS shutdown has led to nearly 300,000 waiting in pain for crucial hip and knee operations
But Professor Turner warned there has also been an invisible cost in terms of human misery. “On top of that...
GPs are ‘shutting out’ patients which could lead to illnesses going untreated
Coronavirus deaths peaked between 9 and 13 April in all seven NHS England regions, at a time when London was...
Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman dies at 43 after cancer battle
Embraced by global audiences, Black Panther became the second highest grossing movie at box offices worldwide in 2018, heralded for its...
How to make sure children are mentally prepared for the big return to school
Naomi Empowers, 33, is mother to Rhianne, 8, and Aaron, 6. They go to an independent school in west London My...
Only two areas recorded more than 20 coronavirus deaths in July, according to ONS figures
In comparison, in May 224 local authorities had more than 20 deaths (16 in Wales, 208 in England) and in...
No healthy child has died from coronavirus in the UK
No healthy child has died from coronavirus in the UK, the biggest study into the condition suggests, as researchers say...
