Health
Children still ‘waiting far too long’ for mental health care, commissioner warns
May 17, 2025Children’s Commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza (PA) PA Archive Children with mental health problems are still “waiting far too long for help”, the Children’s Commissioner for England has warned. It comes as new analysis found hundreds of thousands of youngsters referred to mental health services in the year to March 2024 had been […]
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Low emission zones are successful in cutting air pollution, study finds
May 16, 2025Low emission zones are successful at reducing air pollution and its effects on health, researchers have found. The team, working for the Belgian mutual health insurer Mutualités Libres, were looking at the best ways to cut air pollution and its impact on health. Christian Horemans, part of the research team, said: “The chronic use of […]
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NHS programme to reduce brain injuries in childbirth to be rolled out nationally
May 11, 2025An NHS programme to prevent brain injuries during childbirth is set to be rolled out across the country. The Avoiding Brain Injury in Childbirth (ABC) programme will help maternity staff to better identify signs that the baby is in distress during labour so they can act quickly, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) […]
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Nurses hint at escalation if profession is left ‘ailing and underpaid’
May 11, 2025Nursing chiefs have issued warnings over recruitment (PA) PA Wire A top nurse has warned the Government should “not to sail too close to the wind” when it comes to announcing a pay deal and hinted that the situation could escalate if the profession is left “ailing and underpaid”. At its annual congress in Liverpool, […]
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Excess belly fat ‘impairs learning, memory and emotion control in teenagers’
May 10, 2025Children with excess belly fat were found to have more volume in several areas of the brain than those without (Alamy/PA) Teenagers with excess belly fat could face problems with learning, memory and emotion control, a study suggests. Key brain areas were found to be larger in youngsters carrying excess weight around the abdomen. Researchers […]
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Fasting earlier or later in day ‘effective strategy for long-term weight loss’
May 10, 2025Eating in a restricted timeframe helps keep the weight off, a study has found (Johnny Green/PA) PA Wire Fasting earlier or later in the day for three months could be an effective strategy for long-term weight loss, research suggests. Experts found that overweight or obese people who restricted eating to an eight hour “window” per […]
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Five minutes of junk food advertising ‘leads children to eat 130 extra calories’
May 10, 2025The study found children consumed more calories after watching junk food advertising (Alamy/PA) Five minutes of junk food advertising results in children consuming 130 extra calories per day, researchers say. A study found that advertising and marketing across platforms such as social media, TV and podcasts all had a similar effect. The research, which has […]
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Eddie Howe in hospital – how serious can pneumonia be?
April 14, 2025Howe thanked fans for the messages of support he has received, saying they “meant a lot”, and paid tribute to the NHS and hospital staff involved in his treatment. The club said the 47-year-old manager will miss Wednesday’s match against Crystal Palace and Saturday’s game against Aston Villa, having already been absent from Newcastle’s 4-1 […]
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What is MRKH? Womb transplant at London hospital offers hope to women with rare condition
April 8, 2025A baby girl has made history as the first child in the UK to be born from a womb transplant. Grace Davidson, 36, from north London, received the organ – also called the uterus – from her older sister, Amy, in the UK’s first womb transplant in 2023. Now, following the huge success of the […]
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NHS hospital too slow to treat doctor’s son who died of sepsis, coroner rules
March 27, 2025A hospital failed to treat the son of one of its consultants with antibiotics and fluids with the required urgency hours before he died of sepsis, a coroner has ruled. It was unclear whether mistakes and delays in the treatment of William Hewes, 22, on 21 January contributed to his death, the coroner, Mary Hassell, […]
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