Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email During his confirmation hearings in January, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made senators a promise: that he would not take actionsContinue 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 Forget putting your feet up after decades of working – a growing cohort of people are continuing to work to staveContinue Reading
Alones/Shutterstock.com The link between diabetes and dementia is becoming increasingly clear. New research shows how blood sugar problems affect brain health and vice versa. Here are ten evidence-based insights into how the two conditions are related. 1. Diabetes raises the risk of dementia People with diabetes are about 60% moreContinue 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 Nat Allbut, 22, spent years believing he knew who his father was – only to be shocked to learn that theContinue Reading
Victor Ling/Shutterstock Each day, we’re confronted with headlines about death: millions lost to disease, disasters, overwork or unhealthy lifestyles. But much of this reporting doesn’t reflect reality – and it may be doing more harm than good. Journalism is meant to help the public make sense of health risks. ButContinue 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 Health experts have launched an online tool designed to help the public understand their risk of sepsis. The potentially life-threatening conditionContinue Reading
Interval running is a form of HIIT. baranq/ Shutterstock Running has a huge number of benefits. The popular workout can prevent disease, improve mental health and even slow the biological ageing process. But around 31% of us aren’t regularly doing enough physical activity – including going for a run. TheContinue Reading
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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 A rising number of stroke victims are putting themselves at risk by taking themselves to A&E instead of waiting for anContinue Reading
This is why you shouldn't bring your phone with you into the toilet. Alex Goncharov/ Shutterstock It might seem like a harmless habit to linger on the loo with your phone while “taking care of business”, but research shows that prolonged toilet time can increase the risk of several healthContinue Reading
