The familiar dread of a forgotten date – a misplaced birthday, a missed appointment – took on a deeper, more personal significance for veteran broadcaster Alastair Stewart this week when…
Author: Oliver Marsh
Oliver Marsh
Mental Health & Lifestyle Correspondent
Oliver Marsh reports on mental health and wellness for Health News Daily. He covers NHS mental health services, workplace wellbeing, children's mental health, anxiety, depression and modern approaches to healthy living. A certified Mental Health First Aider, Oliver is passionate about breaking the stigma around mental health and making evidence-based wellbeing advice accessible to all. His reporting bridges the gap between clinical mental health news and practical lifestyle guidance for UK readers.
· Certified Mental Health First Aider (MHFA England), peer support volunteer, lived experience of NHS Talking Therapies pathway
· ADHD and autism in adults, anxiety and depression, CAMHS and children's mental health, workplace burnout, sleep science, nutrition and ultra-processed foods, NHS mental health service access
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At its core, human memory is a three-stage process: fleeting sensory input, a conscious mental workspace, and a vast, permanent store. Understanding this cascade from momentary perception to lifelong recollection…
Medical interventions such as cross-sex hormones and surgery, intended to alleviate gender distress in young people, may instead be associated with a significant worsening of their mental health, according to…
A child with complex behavioural needs spent more than 70 days in a hospital emergency department in east London because no suitable care placement could be found, in what health…
A Harvard gastroenterologist has proposed a new three-part framework designed to help people understand and improve their bowel movements, tackling a subject that remains shrouded in unnecessary embarrassment. Dr Trisha…
Technology giants Meta and Google are facing hundreds of millions of dollars in damages after US juries found their platforms deliberately addictive and harmful to young users, in landmark rulings…
Pollen levels are soaring across the UK, triggering severe hay fever symptoms for millions and prompting health alerts as the season intensifies earlier than many might have hoped. Red Alerts…
Millions of people are undermining their energy and health each day by making breakfast choices that cause damaging blood sugar spikes, nutrition experts have warned. Dietitian Dr Carrie Ruxton told…