Browsing: Health

One person has died and more than 200 others have fallen ill during a UK-wide outbreak of salmonella that health officials have linked to the consumption…

A database of federal law enforcement officer misconduct records. A survey measuring physical, sexual and emotional violence against children and youth. Real-time pollution readings collected by…

“The big thing A&E doctors are seeing during extreme heat now is falls in the elderly,” says Dr Adrian Boyle, an A&E consultant at Addenbrooke’s hospital…

DXA – or sometimes DEXA – scans are important for people in their 60s and above. They are also increasingly used by younger people interested in…

It’s very encouraging to hear the announcement about the new network of community mental health clinics in England (Editorial, 6 August). The focus on early intervention…

Sleep. Exercise. Eat well. It’s the oldest recommendation in medicine, repeated so often it’s become a cliche. We know the advice, even if we don’t always…

A thousand kilometres from the infernos gorging on northern Ontario’s boreal forests, Erin O’Connor watched the sky above Canada’s biggest city turn an “almost post-apocalyptic” orange…

Millions of adults and children in England face being forced to wait longer for mental health care, with more than two-thirds of NHS providers planning to…

The rise in children and young people with mental health problems makes this week’s announcement of a new network of community clinics in England particularly welcome.…

Scientists claim to have identified three health measures in middle age that can ward off dementia for more than a decade.Having normal blood pressure, no type…