Health

A major £2.4 million research project is underway at the University of Birmingham aimed at improving treatment for women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). PCOS affects at least ten percent of all women and causes irregular periods and difficulties trying...

Inside Birmingham Children’s Hospital begins to see Channel 4 cameras with first-time access to one of the greatest progressive paediatric units in the world. It will be aired in 10-parts, and narrated by David Tennant. The series also features more...

Volunteers from Wakefield based charity, Penny Appeal, have been responding to the growing number of older people who experience loneliness by organising social visits and musical entertainment for local residents. Their latest visit was to the Well Springs Nursing Home...

Every New Year many of us make resolutions to lose weight or to embark on a health and fitness journey. However, often many of us will break these resolutions. So this year let’s stop the cycle and try to...

Individuals from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities are waiting significantly longer for their kidney transplants than those from other communities due to the lack of suitable organs. The lack of organ donation is becoming a more pressing issue...

The BBC broadcaster, George Alagiah is supporting the NHS London lifesaving campaign to encourage more South Asian people to use their free NHS bowel cancer screening home test, which checks if they could have bowel cancer. Speaking of his own experience of...

The Royal Society for Public Health and the Faculty of Public Health said: “The government’s approach to drugs police has been unsuccessful.” They added: “There should be a greater focus on treatment and education.” The Home Office defended its record, by...

It will always be the endless question of green tea vs black tea  as it is constant source of debate, but there are some hard facts about the benefits and downsides of these teas. Black Tea v’s Green Tea The two most...

A new Change4Life campaign has been launched by Public Health England encourages parents to cut down the amount of sugar their children consume by making one or more simple swaps. Eating and drinking too much sugar means extra calories, which...

Ministers plan to adjust the system in September 2017 and charge health workers for their degrees. However, in a letter to the Prime Minister, over 20 groups directed by the Royal College of Nursing said it could prevent people from...