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The Invisible Epidemic: How the Digital Workspace is Redefining Occupational Health
When society thinks of "workplace injuries," the images that typically come to mind are dramatic: a fall from a construction scaffolding, a severe burn in a commercial kitchen, or an accident involving heavy manufacturing machinery. We have spent over a century...
Why Personal Appearance Is a Booming Global Market
Personal appearance is no longer a niche interest reserved for celebrities and fashion elites. Around the world, people are increasingly aware that how they look is closely connected to how they feel, how they present themselves, and how they’re perceived by others....
Dangerous Roads in California
According to the National Safety Council, tens of thousands of people die in traffic-related crashes and accidents every year. A high number of related fatalities in California often cause the state to rank on lists about the nation's most dangerous roads. The...
Anavex Life Sciences Reports Advances for Oral Alzheimer’s Disease Medication in Phase IIb/III Trial
Anavex Life Sciences Corp. has announced promising results from its Phase IIb/III clinical trial of blarcamesine (ANAVEX®2-73), an oral Alzheimer's disease medication, at the 2024 Alzheimer's Association International Conference. The study demonstrated that...
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How to walk 30 minutes a day – your tips
Jessica Rawnsley8 hours agoHundreds of people have shared the habits that help them walk every day after the BBC revealed plans for an NHS-backed scheme that will reward people for regular exercise.NHS England's "marathon a month" challenge - part of wider efforts to...
German row over plan for workers to need sick note on first day of illness
Getty ImagesBethany BellGermany reporter2 hours agoA row has broken out in Germany after the coalition government announced changes to sick-leave rules, requiring Germans to provide a doctor's note to their employers on the first day of their illness.The changes also...
WHO says Hantavirus outbreak linked to ship is over
ReutersAndré Rhoden-Paul32 minutes agoThe hantavirus outbreak that struck passengers on a cruise ship is over, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the final contact of a person exposed to hantavirus on the...
New Disease Threats Follow Trump Administration’s Health Program Cuts
As beachgoers flock to water during the busy July Fourth weekend, danger could be lurking in some areas. Researchers this spring discovered flesh-eating bacteria in water in several coastal locations across New York’s Long Island, and town officials in the Hamptons...
A Mom Said Infant Formula Killed Her Baby. The Manufacturer Didn’t Tell the FDA.
In September 2016, a distraught mother sent infant formula maker Mead Johnson a message: “REMOVE ME FROM YOUR LIST!!!! DO NOT EMAIL OR MAIL ME ANY MORE! “It is because of your animal based pre-term artificial baby food crap that you peddle to hospital NICU’s that my...
Supreme Court Makes Health Policy
The Host The Supreme Court wrapped up its 2025-26 session this week with a spate of decisions, including several affecting health policy. The most significant: an immigration case that could exacerbate a shortage of workers in nursing homes and other long-term care...
Newsom Vowed To Transform Kids’ Mental Health. Many California Schools Are Still Waiting.
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” QUINCY, Calif. — When Taletha Washburn and the staff at Plumas Charter School first heard that California wanted to help...
Women with PMOS should have yearly NHS checks, says health watchdog
Getty ImagesCatherine Snowdon, BBC News6 hours agoWomen with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) should have annual checks so doctors can spot the wide-ranging health issues that can come with this complex condition, says new advice for the NHS.PMOS, which...
‘Normal birth drive’ criticism removed from maternity report, expert claims
Getty ImagesMichael Buchanan , Social affairs correspondent and Eleanor Lawrie, Social affairs reporter6 hours agoA review into maternity safety in England was changed just days before publication to remove criticism of a "normal birth drive", according to a former...
These Church Members Disagree on Politics. Together They’re Wiping Out Medical Debt.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Some issues, like immigration or student loans, are too divisive to unite Trinity Moravian Church. “We’ve got quite a spread of political beliefs,” said the Rev. John Jackman, who leads this 114-year-old red-brick church near Winston-Salem’s old...
Would Hunters Take a Lyme Disease Vaccine? We Asked
It’s tick season, possibly the worst in a decade. More and more Americans are being exposed to these parasites as climate change expands the range where they can survive. That means more people are also exposed to the bevy of health conditions they can cause, such as...
‘We can’t continue like this’: Inquiry demands NHS maternity overhaul
Michael Buchanan, Social Affairs and Eleanor Lawrie, Social Affairs7 hours agoA national inquiry has strongly criticised the NHS maternity system in England, saying it is "not set up to deliver consistently safe, high-quality and compassionate care".Baroness Valerie...