Browsing: risk

Workers renovating one of Washington DC’s most historically symbolic sites in a project ordered by Donald Trump may be risking their safety as they race to…

Almost two-thirds of nurses believe there are too few of them working in the NHS to keep patients safe and give them proper care, a survey…

Taking antidepressants during pregnancy does not increase the risk of children going on to develop autism or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to an analysis…

The stresses and strains of caring for someone for 50 hours or more a week leads to “accelerated cognitive decline” in middle-aged and older people, research…

Eating fruit and drinking a cup of coffee a day could halve the risk of cells ageing unhealthily, research suggests.Foods rich in polyphenols such as berries,…

A new tool that can shed light on who is most at risk of obesity-related diseases could help identify people who would benefit most from weight-loss…

Every year, millions of captive animals are gassed or electrocuted and then turned into multithousand-dollar fur coats. Though the industry has shrunk considerably in recent years,…

One of the biggest producers of hormone replacement therapy has been censured by regulators for “systemic failures” that jeopardised patient safety.Theramex, the UK producer of HRT…

Voters in May’s local and devolved elections risk putting the NHS in jeopardy if they vote for populist parties, Wes Streeting has said, as he sought…

Oxford scientists have developed a simple AI tool that can predict the risk of heart failure five years before it develops.More than 60 million people worldwide…