It would be a brave person who tried to argue that the UK government, over the past several years, hadn’t shown a kind of systemic ableism in its attitudes towards and policies dealing with disabled people. This ableism is reflected in wider societal and media-based discourses in the UK. Over the past few months in […]
Each cigarette smoked a day by heavier smokers increases the risk of contracting some diseases by more than 30 percent, according to a new international study published today. The Australian Center for Precision Health based at the University of South Australia led the study, which links heavier smoking with 28 separate health conditions, revealing a […]
Dementia is the name given to a group of symptoms linked to an ongoing decline in brain function. You could be at risk of the neurodegenerative condition if you find small changes to your usual demeanour. There are a number of different types of dementia, and the most common in the UK is Alzheimer’s disease. […]
Are we medically intervening in maternity care when we don’t need to? Researchers from the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Trinity College Dublin have provided an international perspective on differences in key birth interventions as part of a European research network on understanding and contextualising physiological labour and birth (EU COST Action IS1405), which […]
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9GPI5VJpGL/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B9GPI5VJpGL/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B9GPI5VJpGL/ Rebel Wilson has called 2020 her "Year of Health" — and her trainer says there's a reason why fitness is a continuous journey, not a race. Jono Castano, a personal trainer based in Wilson's native of Australia, recently opened up about what it takes to embark on something like a body transformation, […]
Spain’s health ministry on Thursday denied that the country is facing a second wave of COVID-19 infections, despite a spike in cases of the virus in recent days. According to the Spanish government’s own figures, over the past seven days there have been 19,405 new coronavirus cases registered, an average of 2,772 per day. A […]
Men in Australia are more likely than women to be obese, yet they are underrepresented in weight loss trials. A study published in PLOS Medicine, by Eleanor Quested at Curtin University in Perth, Australia and colleagues found that participants in a men-only, sports-themed weight loss program increased physical activity and lost more weight than men […]
Reading Hospital in Berks County, Pennsylvania, realized that addressing social determinants of health – conditions impacted by the places people live, learn, work and play that affect health outcomes – was a priority. It needed to be focused on really understanding the vulnerable populations in its community and to find existing barriers and address them […]
If you suddenly experience back pain, there are other signs you’ll experience that signify that you’ve got a kidney infection. Here’s how to know. The NHS explained that within a couple of hours – or days – the following can take place: you feel feverish, shivery, sick and have pain in your back or side. […]
Parkinson’s disease is a condition that causes the brain to become progressively more damaged over time, said the NHS. You could be at risk of the neurodegenerative condition if you find that you’re unusually dizzy, without any obvious reason, it’s been revealed. Parkinson’s is caused by a loss of nerve cells in a specific part […]
