Family doctors are calling for GP consultations to be extended from 10 to 15 minutes so they have more time to discuss their health. The average length of GP consultations in the UK is 9.2 minutes, this is one of the lowest across economically advanced nations. According to a report, the 10 minute appointment that…
When people are thinking about having children later in life, the heavy emphasis is usually on women’s fertility and their so called “biological clock”. However, due to new research, it’s been revealed that men who delay having kids are as much at risk of fertility problems, and it can even pose a problem to the…
The number of people dying in the UK from heart and circulatory disease before they reach the age of 75 is increasing for the first time in 50 years according to the British Heart Foundation (BHF). There were 42,384 deaths of under 75s caused by the disease in 2017 compared with 41,042 in 2014. BHF…
A survey suggests concerns about body image are making a large number of people anxious, depressed and even suicidal. The poll of 4,500 UK adults found a third had been feeling anxious about their bodies with one in eight experiencing suicidal thoughts. The Mental Health Foundation, which made the survey, said even though the issue…
A new text service for people who are feeling suicidal or facing a mental health crisis has been launched by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The royals are calling for 3,000 members of the public to train as online counsellors. Prince William said a low-key trail of Shout has already taken place. It saw…
Millions of elderly people have a form of dementia that has been misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s disease. One expert has called it the most important dementia finding in years. The condition is limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy, or Late and it shares similar symptoms to Alzheimer’s but it is a well defined disease. This could somewhat explain…
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