Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Danone has recalled several batches of Aptamil and Cow & Gate baby formula because of the possible presence of a toxinContinue Reading
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CTatiana/Shutterstock.com “House burping” is the latest thing cluttering people’s feeds: short clips of people flinging open every window and door, announcing they’re “burping” their home to get rid of stale, germ-filled air. Behind the playful name is a serious question: does this actually make a home healthier, or are peopleContinue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email The NHS is set to trial a new device that could help the eight million people in the UK with theContinue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Leading GPs have issued a stark warning that patients could miss out on vital health screenings if local councils cap theContinue Reading
Frame Stock Footage/Shutterstock.com NHS England’s new national cancer plan focuses on catching cancer earlier and treating it faster. The government has also promised to meet all cancer waiting-time targets by 2029. This includes a long-missed target, namely that most patients should start treatment within 62 days of being referred byContinue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email The UK is facing a cancer care “disaster” as NHS staff cuts mean patients can’t get the potentially life-saving treatment theyContinue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Doctors have warned that rising obesity rates among pregnant women are endangering both mothers and babies. Over a quarter of pregnantContinue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) should face stricter regulation, a study has argued, after it found that they were more similar to cigarettesContinue Reading
Andrey_Popov/Shutterstock Joint cracking is one of those habits most of us acquire without thinking about it. A knuckle popped mid-sentence. A back twisted as we stand up. A neck gently crunched while the kettle boils. It is common, oddly satisfying and, for anyone sitting nearby, faintly alarming. It is alsoContinue Reading
