The government’s goal of moving care from hospitals into neighbourhood health hubs is at risk because community services are under too much strain, the health and care regulator says. In its annual report, the Care Quality Commission said waiting times at the health hubs were too long and staffing too stretched in areas such as … Read more
Available for over a year ‘There are real consequences to our physical and mental health’ Katty Kay speaks to Dr Vivek Murthy, former US Surgeon-General about the challenge posed by loneliness and isolation in the modern world. Dr. Murthy, the first person of Indian descent in the post, was appointed during the second Obama administration. … Read more
New Delhi: Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence tool that could predict the risk of heart disease in women by analysing their mammogram and age, without depending on an extensive medical history. Described in a paper in the journal ‘Heart’, the AI tool was trained and validated using routine mammograms from over 49,000 women in … Read more
Reuters A nurse on a picket line outside University College Hospital, London in 2023 Nursing leaders are warning the government in England must boost the pay of nurses or face possible strike action. A survey of Royal College of Nursing members showed 91% did not think the 3.6% pay increase this year was enough. But, … Read more
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Getty Images The researchers hope their findings could shape future public health guidelines Walking 7,000 steps a day can be enough to boost your brainpower and help protect against a range of different diseases, a major study suggests. It may be a more realistic target than 10,000 steps, which is often seen as the benchmark … Read more
Earthquakes are usually natural — but not always. Sometimes some natural factors can combine with human activities to lead to earthquakes as well. Quakes induced by human activities are called human-induced earthquakes. According to one estimate researchers discussed in Seismological Research Letters in 2017, more than 700 human-induced earthquakes have been recorded around the world … Read more
A row has broken out between NHS England bosses and the British Medical Association over the level of cover that will be made available during a five-day strike by doctors. NHS England has ordered hospitals to only cancel non-urgent care, such as hip and knee operations, in exceptional circumstances. But the BMA has warned this … Read more
BBC Amy Loring, a makeup artist and influencer, says a lack of “clear” labelling on products can have “severe” consequences Makeup and skincare ingredients should be listed in English and not Latin to protect people with allergies, campaigners say. Cosmetic companies display ingredients in Latin, or using scientific names. But MP Becky Gittins, who has … Read more