Middle-aged Londoners face the same risk of dying in a heatwave as pensioners, according to a government study that has…
Browsing: Health Inequalities
Respiratory infections with pandemic potential have been identified as the most significant threat to the nation’s health security over the…
St Helier Hospital’s main building, constructed in 1940, is older than the National Health Service itself – a fact that…
Hospitals in England could soon tell patients with non-urgent complaints to leave A&E and return at a later time, under…
Prostate cancer screening commands strong public support, with campaigners and high-profile figures calling for a national programme — but the…
Family doctors in England could be asked to vote on introducing a means-tested subscription charging system for patients, the British…
Children’s early years are being fundamentally disrupted by the accelerating impacts of climate change, according to leading child development experts…
Working longer hours may increase obesity risk, a new study suggests. The research, presented at the European Congress on Obesity…
More than 70 leading UK sporting organisations, backed by Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah, are urging the government to rethink…
UK adults now live fewer years in good health than they did a decade ago, according to research that reveals…