Don’t worry – 20 minutes exercise a week is enough, say experts
NHS guidelines which advise 150 minutes of exercise a week should be revised to take into account that even small amounts of activity have huge benefits, health experts have said.
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Social care cuts ‘major cause’ of A&E problems
Older people in England are being left “high and dry” by councils cutting back on the care they provide, Age UK says.
Half pint may fight heart failure
It may sound like part of Pub Landlord comedian Al Murray’s election campaign, but scientists found that consuming seven alcoholic drinks over the course of a week reduced the risk of heart failure by a fifth in men and 16% in women.
Diabetes breakthrough hailed as Australian boy given artificial pancreas
A four-year-old Perth boy is the first person in the world to be fitted with an artificial pancreas to help manage his type 1 diabetes.
Treatment of NHS whistleblowers is ‘a stain on its reputation’
The treatment of whistleblowers by the NHS is a stain on its reputation which has destroyed livelihoods and caused inexcusable pain to health professionals, MPs have warned.
Care home staff may leave pensioners dehydrated to stop incontinence, Oxford University warns
More than one in 10 pensioners who are admitted to hospital from care homes are dehydrated amid fears that staff do not want to clear up after incontinent residents.
Toddler died after blood pressure monitor was turned away by nurse who told mother looking at it ‘would drive you mad’, inquest told
A toddler died after a blood pressure monitor was turned away by a nurse who told her mother that looking at it would ‘drive her mad’, an inquest heard today.
Scotland leads groundbreaking dementia research
HUNDREDS of people in Scotland are to play a major role in a groundbreaking international project which aims to stop the onset of dementia.
NHS is failing patients, cancer charities warn after life-saving drugs are dropped
An alliance of cancer charities has condemned the system for allocating life-saving drugs in the NHS as a failure after the decision to pull the plug on funding for 25 separate treatments.
Study finds link between dementia and living in north
THE risk of developing dementia depends on how far north a person lives, new research has found.