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Combined strength and endurance workouts improved several of the risk factors associated with cardiometabolic diseases. Yiistocking/ Shutterstock The menopause affects all women differently – and each person’s experience is unique. While some women view menopause as a new lease of life, others can experience a host of new symptoms andContinue Reading

A landmark report into the NHS has described the health service as “in serious trouble” as Labour vows to act on its findings. The review by Lord Darzi says honesty is needed if healthcare in the UK is to be improved, highlighting many issues. The rapid review, completed in nineContinue Reading

A decade of Tory austerity has left the NHS in “critical condition” with some of the worst cancer survival rates in the Western world, according to a damning independent report. A rapid review of the health service, completed in nine weeks, has found that many of its staff are “disengaged”Continue Reading

People who have lost a family member to pancreatic cancer can check their risk of developing the disease by using a new online tool. A first-of-its-kind, the Family History Checker will help to identify people with inherited risk of the disease and refer them for regular monitoring – giving themContinue Reading

Metabolic data from babies who died of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDs, could help predict the devastating condition, new research has revealed. SIDs is responsible for the sudden and unexpected deaths of approximately 3,500 infants every year in the United States, primarily in boys, with Black, Native American andContinue Reading

Antonio Guillem/Shutterstock Most of us will be all too familiar with that dopey, groggy feeling of being tired after a restless night. Some social media users have taken tiredness to the extreme, however, by taking part in what they call a “no-sleep challenge.” One 19-year-old Youtuber, Norme, live streamed hisContinue Reading

Child killer Lucy Letby’s case could be the “biggest miscarriage of justice in the history of the United Kingdom”, the lawyer behind a bid to overturn her convictions said. Former nurse Letby is serving 15 whole-life orders after being found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to end theContinue Reading

On Monday Kate Middleton confirmed she was finally cancer-free three months after the shock news broke that she was receiving “preventative chemotherapy“ after doctors found cancer cells while she was having an abdominal surgery procedure. Following the announcement in June, the largely Princess withdrew from public appearances to focus onContinue Reading

A public inquiry into what happened when Lucy Letby murdered seven babies at a hospital starts this week amid a growing debate on the evidence used to convict the nurse. Letby was sentenced to 15 whole life orders after she was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murderContinue Reading

PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock Are you heading off to university for the first time this year? If so, congratulations on securing your place. First up comes freshers’ week, where your university should give you an amazing welcome. Hopefully you’ll meet and socialise with lots of new people, sign up forContinue Reading