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Shift workers face significant health risks from disrupted sleep, including higher dementia and heart disease risk, but researchers are exploring whether biphasic sleep patterns might help mitigate these effects.
More than half of midwives leaving the NHS in England are under 35, with nearly 1,700 departing during 2025-26 as burnout threatens maternity care quality and safety.
A Chatham woman diagnosed with endometriosis in 2023 is campaigning for a dedicated wellbeing hub in Medway to support women and girls with reproductive health conditions.
A teenager in Australia died from tick-induced mammalian meat allergy in 2022, marking the first confirmed death worldwide from the condition. Scientists warn the allergy, triggered by tick bites, can be unexpectedly life-threatening despite being preventable.
A large Danish study found that prolonged exposure to road traffic noise is associated with increased risk of Parkinson’s disease, with a 3% rise in risk for every 11.5dB increase in noise level.
An inquiry examining deaths of over 2,000 mental health patients in Essex heard that monitoring technology widely used in psychiatric wards lacks strong independent evidence of improving patient safety.
