You’ve done rows before. But never like this. The classic bent-over row, whether done with a barbell or dumbbells or kettlebells, is one of the best ways to build mid-back strength, and it’ll challenge your core and glutes more than you think, too. But, especially if you’re training at home, you might not have enough […]
Five minutes of burpees, jump squats and other calisthenics significantly improve aerobic endurance, according to one of the first randomised, controlled trials to test the effects of brief body weight workouts. The study's findings are predictable but provide reassurance that simple workouts will work, physiologically, and our burpees will not be in vain. Last year, […]
A new study in Frontiers in Psychiatry has for the first time, demonstrated differences in the prevalence of post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in different groups of rescue workers and emergency personnel, including firefighters, police officers and psychiatric nurses. The researchers showed that the varying experiences and circumstances these workers encounter, such as handling aggressive people, […]
The pandemic continues to pose huge challenges to health services worldwide. Hospitals are in crisis as the pace of new COVID-19 cases outstrips their capacity. What makes things particularly difficult is that the coronavirus doesn’t affect everyone in the same way. Being able to better predict which patients will get seriously ill would allow hospitals […]
Dr Dawn Harper on signs of vitamin B12 and vitamin D deficiency About four million people in the UK are impacted by iron deficiency anaemia. This happens when you don’t have enough iron in your body and you experience unpleasant symptoms. Iron deficiency is dangerous and can seriously impact your immune system and heart. Express.co.uk chatted to […]
Princess Beatrice discusses the ‘strengths’ of her dyslexia Although it’s believed that 10 percent of the world are dyslexic, dyslexia is still poorly understood. People seem to believe that dyslexia impedes reading and writing alone, but that isn’t the case. Dyslexia impacts reading, writing, coordination, organisation and memory. Express.co.uk reveals the common signs of dyslexia at different […]
California on Monday became the first state to record more than 3 million known coronavirus infections. The grim milestone, as tallied by Johns Hopkins University, wasn’t entirely unexpected in a state with 40 million residents but its speed stunning. The state only reached 2 million reported cases on Dec. 24. The first coronavirus case in […]
In November 2020, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH), a 700-bed hospital located in Jurong East in Singapore under the National University Health System (NUHS) cluster, successfully revalidated their EMRAM Stage 7 achievement by HIMSS. The successful revalidation is the first for Singapore’s healthcare system – it is also the first revalidation to be done […]
Dementia: Expert discusses the signs and symptoms Dementia is a general term for a cluster of symptoms associated with brain decline. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia in the UK. Memory loss and lapses in judgement are some of the early signs of Alzheimer’s. There is currently no cure for Alzheimer’s but […]
Belgium on Monday prepared to fight the spread of the British variant of the coronavirus after outbreak reports in schools and retirement homes of the strain believed to be more infectious. Carl Decaluwe, the governor of West Flanders, which includes the postcard city of Bruges, said he had ordered a massive wave of testing in […]
