The employee was only wearing jeans and a t-shirt. Cast Of Thousands/ Shutterstock Pret a Manger, a sandwich and coffee chain, was handed an £800,000 fine recently after one of its employees became stuck in a walk-in freezer. The employee was trapped in the -18℃ freezer for two and aContinue Reading
Carve out time for yourself to avoid getting overwhelmed. pexels/liza summer, CC BY-SA Something strange is going on in women’s happiness research. Because despite having more freedom and employment opportunities than ever before, women have higher levels of anxiety and more mental health challenges, such as depression, anger, loneliness andContinue Reading
Many women are afraid to voice concerns about low desire to their doctors. Lordn/ Shutterstock Female sexual desire is frequently misunderstood. Despite desire (also known as libido or sex drive) being the most common sexual health concern for women, most women aren’t really taught about it growing up. And ifContinue Reading
Birth trauma is often mistaken for other maternal mental health conditions – such as postpartum depression. KieferPix/ Shutterstock The past few years have seen more attention being paid to maternal mental health. Many people are now aware of conditions such as postnatal depression, which affects one in seven mothers. ButContinue Reading
Being a new mother can take a lot of adjustment. pexels?nappy We are sold the idea that becoming a new mother is the happiest time of your life. But for many women, the reality doesn’t fit that perfect picture. Yes, they may love their baby very much but the broaderContinue Reading
It's still not clear what effect these plans could have on the spread of COVID. Tong_stocker/ Shutterstock COVID boosters will be available to buy from high-street pharmacists and private healthcare providers across the UK in 2024. The news comes just weeks after the UK government announced that free boosters wouldContinue Reading
The recent conviction of Lucy Letby, the neonatal nurse who murdered seven infants and attempted to murder six others while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital between 2015-2016, has raised fundamental questions about how something like this could have happened – and why it took so long to stopContinue Reading
One thing that can be guaranteed about COVID is that evolution will provide us with a more or less constant stream of new coronavirus variants, some of which will be more successful at infecting people. Talk of mutations sounds scary and it can lead to serious problems, but it wouldContinue Reading
Clopidogrel is prescribed to prevent subsequent heart attacks. Towfiqu ahamed barbhuiya/ Shutterstock People who have recently had a heart attack are often prescribed clopidogrel, a medication that decreases the risk of having another heart attack. While the drug is very effective at preventing subsequent heart attacks, it can only workContinue Reading
I should know better, but I admit that I do it too. I’ve just pulled some sliced chicken out of the fridge, as I set out to make up some sandwiches. I notice the chicken is within its use-by date, but I’m still suspicious. Another member of the family hasContinue Reading
