Health

Dr Sunita Sah explains to Drs Xand and Chris van Tulleken why many people find it difficult. Source link

Amy Gladwell BBC South West Investigations Lauren Woodhead BBC England Data Unit Eady family Claire Eady believes her mother’s fatal crash could have been avoided Claire Eady believes that if the rules for older drivers were different her mum would still be here today. Last summer 79-year-old Geraldine Gibson died after pulling out into oncoming…

Michelle Roberts Digital health editor, BBC News Getty Images A growing number of US teenagers are using caffeine pouches to get an energy rush, say experts who worry the trend could soon take off in the UK. The small teabag-like pouches, placed between the lip and gum, deliver a quick caffeine hit, straight to the…

Support 2gether Ciara O’Goan and Una Leonard have experienced postnatal depression and anxiety first hand. A community group from Omagh has “saved lives” for hundreds of women, its members have said. Support 2gether offers support and education to mothers who are living with antenatal and postnatal depression and anxiety. A finalist in the BBC’s Make…

Sophie Hutchinson Health correspondent Getty Images A former nurse has lost her High Court challenge against the registration of England’s first private gender clinic for teenagers. Susan Evans, and a mother who asked not to be named, had argued that the health regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) had “acted irrationally” in registering the Gender…

The UK could experience some of the highest UV levels ever recorded, on Thursday. Source link

Jan, from Kent, was one of the first people in the world to take part in the trials of semaglutide. It is sold as Wegovy for weight-loss and as Ozempic for diabetes, although some people have been buying this version to lose weight. We all know somebody like Jan, who has tried every diet, and…

Philippa Roxby Health reporter BBC They are the bête noire of many nutritionists – mass-produced yet moreish foods like chicken nuggets, packaged snacks, fizzy drinks, ice cream or even sliced brown bread. So-called ultra-processed foods (UPF) account for 56% of calories consumed across the UK, and that figure is higher for children and people who…

BBC It had been the NHS’s longest-running and bitterest pay dispute – responsible for hundreds of thousands of cancelled operations and appointments. And then, suddenly, word came on Monday that the British Medical Association was recommending that its 50,000 junior doctor members accept a fresh offer from the new government. It sounded almost too good…