Summer travel may partly be spurring the spike. Ceri Breeze/ Shutterstock Since the beginning of July all there have been indications that COVID infections are increasing again in the UK. The daily number of new positive tests and the proportion of tests coming back positive have been increasing since theContinue Reading
Air pollution is linked with many health problems. Saurav022/ Shutterstock Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat to global health. In 2019, it caused over 1.27 million deaths worldwide – and it’s projected that antimicrobial resistance (which includes bacterial resistance to antibiotics) may contribute to ten million deaths per year byContinue Reading
No longer enjoying the things you used to can also be a symptom of other mental health conditions. fizkes/ Shutterstock It’s often thought that if someone is depressed, they will feel sad or low most of the time. But what many don’t realise is that these aren’t the only symptomsContinue Reading
As little as 25 minutes of walking a day had benefits. Photo_imagery/ Shutterstock When a person is admitted to hospital for any reason – whether due to illness or to undergo surgery – it’s expected they will spend the duration of their stay resting in bed while they recover. WhileContinue Reading
Healthcare professionals can play a vital role in identifying and helping people who are experiencing domestic abuse. HTWE/Shutterstock Identifying domestic abuse victims earlier could help to reduce future emergency medical admissions. Our new research shows how this could be done before a victim even involves the police by connecting informationContinue Reading
Isometric exercises can be performed pretty well anywhere at anytime. BearFotos/ Shutterstock If you were told to do more exercise to lower your blood pressure, you might think you’d need break out you running gear or hit the weights. But one of us (Jamie) recently published research that found exercisesContinue Reading
Endurance isn't the only type of fitness linked to genetics. Robert Kneschke/ Shutterstock For some of us, no matter how consistently we train, running never seems to get any easier – while others appear to be naturally gifted and can run for miles with ease. Part of this comes downContinue Reading
Breakfast – especially a high-fibre one – may help prevent weight regain. Red Stock/ Shutterstock Losing weight is challenging. But as anyone who has ever successfully lost weight knows, it’s avoiding weight re-gain that’s the real challenge. This is true no matter what method you follow to lose weight. ForContinue Reading
GaudiLab/Shutterstock Having dipped somewhat during the pandemic, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the rise again around the world. In England and Ireland in 2022, rates of chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis exceeded levels recorded before COVID. The number of gonorrhoea diagnoses recorded in England was in fact the highest sinceContinue Reading
Exercise is good for your overall health and your heart in particular. Guidelines recommend that we should be doing 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous activity a week. But does it matter when you do this exercise? Should you spread it out in the week or does it lose some of theContinue Reading
