More than half of England’s army veterans have experienced mental or physical health issues since returning to civilian life, and some are reluctant to share their experiences, a survey has revealed. The survey of 4,910 veterans, commissioned jointly by the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) and the Office for Veterans’ Affairs (OVA), found that 55%… Continue reading More than half of England’s army veterans have health problems – report | Military
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How Covid lockdowns hit mental health of teenage boys hardest | Young people
Teenage boys were hit hardest by the Covid lockdowns, with their mental health failing to recover despite the return to normality, according to the most comprehensive academic study of its kind. Early research into how lockdown affected children indicated that girls had suffered more significant mental health problems than boys. However, a new study carried… Continue reading How Covid lockdowns hit mental health of teenage boys hardest | Young people
MPs’ staff suffer rising levels of psychological distress, survey finds | Mental health
MPs’ staff are suffering from growing levels of serious psychological distress amid heightened tensions over the war in the Middle East, a survey has found. Nearly half of the 3,700 workers employed by MPs experienced clinical stress similar to emergency service workers last year, the findings suggest. One in five said they feared for their… Continue reading MPs’ staff suffer rising levels of psychological distress, survey finds | Mental health
Generation Anxiety: smartphones have created a gen Z mental health crisis – but there are ways to fix it | Books
Suppose that when your first child turned nine, a visionary billionaire whom you’d never met chose her to join the first permanent human settlement on Mars. Unbeknown to you, she had signed herself up for the mission because she loves outer space, and, besides, all of her friends have signed up. She begs you to… Continue reading Generation Anxiety: smartphones have created a gen Z mental health crisis – but there are ways to fix it | Books
Police in England must keep answering mental health calls, charity urges | Mental health
Ministers should order police forces in England to keep attending mental health calls until more funding is in place for the NHS to plug the gap or risk further deaths, a charity is urging. Rethink Mental Illness has written to the home and health secretaries asking them to immediately pause the right-care-right-person scheme, which allows… Continue reading Police in England must keep answering mental health calls, charity urges | Mental health
Lung disease patients waiting up to 10 years for diagnosis in poorer areas of England | Health
Ministers are being urged to roll out a better testing regime for one of the country’s biggest killers, with the most recent figures showing death rates for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease more than three times higher in some of the most deprived areas of the country. More than 20,000 people a year in England die… Continue reading Lung disease patients waiting up to 10 years for diagnosis in poorer areas of England | Health
‘Agents of change’: Kenya’s traditional midwives help cut deaths of mothers | Maternal health
In sandals made from old car tyres, Leitati Rabikon walks with measured steps, careful not to tread on acacia thorns, up the steep hill in the midday sun. Every so often, she stops to wipe the sweat from her face. Rabikon, who is in her 80s, arrives with three other women at the home of… Continue reading ‘Agents of change’: Kenya’s traditional midwives help cut deaths of mothers | Maternal health
‘Diabetic Malawians died at home’: HIV outreach helps bridge health gap | Global health
In the afternoons, as people take a rest after doing their chores and working in the fields, Lydia Kabokondo starts knocking on doors. Her rounds take in people who have diseases that can easily go undiagnosed and untreated. In rural Malawi, where a hospital or clinic is usually far away, illnesses – even serious non-communicable… Continue reading ‘Diabetic Malawians died at home’: HIV outreach helps bridge health gap | Global health
The key to depression, obesity, alcoholism – and more? Why the vagus nerve is so exciting to scientists | Health
I’ve made a cup of coffee, written my to-do list and now I’m wiring up my ear to a device that will send an electrical message to my brainstem. If the testimonials are to believed, incorporating this stimulating habit into my daily routine could help to reduce stress and anxiety, curb inflammation and digestive issues,… Continue reading The key to depression, obesity, alcoholism – and more? Why the vagus nerve is so exciting to scientists | Health
Our secret superpower! 16 amazing facts about sweat, from armpit transplants to artificial BO | Health & wellbeing
It’s getting hot again – and that means sweat. With the possible exception of Prince Andrew, humans are constantly producing “insensible perspiration” – the baseline level of sweat – to some degree. Despite that, we know surprisingly little about it. According to Sarah Everts, the author of The Joy of Sweat, which explores the science,… Continue reading Our secret superpower! 16 amazing facts about sweat, from armpit transplants to artificial BO | Health & wellbeing