Category: Health

Support from family members and healthcare professionals can be important for people with substance-use disorders who may also be at increased risk of suicidal behaviour. Pormezz/Shutterstock In my work as an addiction psychiatrist, I meet people whose lives have been severely affected by alcohol or drug use, often alongside other forms of mental distress. Some […]

A football fan who spends the weekend watching Premier League matches on TV could be exposed to up to 27,000 messages about gambling. Videnskab.dk/Lærke Slot The new Premier League season is now well underway and for many football fans, that means crowded pubs, beers with friends and betting on favourite teams. These rituals can often […]

DimaBerlin/Shutterstock For many people, a urinary tract infection (UTI) doesn’t really end when the antibiotics run out. The burning and constant trips to the toilet fade, then return weeks or months later. UTIs affect more than 400 million people worldwide each year, according to a global analysis of UTI incidence. More than half of adult […]

Zuev Ali/ Shutterstock Puzzles, brain-training games and hobbies have long been said to stave off cognitive decline. But while some research has shown that intensive brain-training programmes done over several weeks can reduce cognitive impairment, such interventions aren’t very practical in daily life. So my team and I decided to explore whether doing brief brain-stimulating […]

A recent BBC report described women posing as men to get hold of testosterone gel, hoping to improve their menopause symptoms, because female testosterone products are not easily available to them. But why is the appetite for this predominantly male hormone exploding and are there risks involved? Testosterone is usually thought of as the defining […]

WASHINGTON — Public health agencies and law enforcement officials across the United States have issued urgent advisories regarding cychlorphine, a novel synthetic opioid estimated to be up to 10 times more potent than fentanyl. The substance has been linked to more than 40 fatal overdoses across multiple states, raising severe concerns among medical professionals due […]

Starocean/Shutterstock Playing with your children or meeting a friend for coffee are everyday activities that many people move between without giving much thought to how much mental or physical energy they take. For many people living with long COVID, things are different. Reading, working at a computer or concentrating on a conversation can require far […]

Daniel Hoz/Shutterstock For millions of people around the world, managing a long-term health condition means remembering to take medicines every day, often for years. But advances in long-acting medicines mean that some treatments now need to be taken only once a month, every few months or even twice a year. Long-acting medicines are designed to […]

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has brought forward the deadline for Baroness Casey’s report on social care reform to 2027, from the original 2028. He has now proposed widespread changes to how social care is funded at the Labour party conference in Liverpool. His plan is a National Care Service, which he says will be as […]

Delivery-only kitchens prepare meals for customers who may never see where their food is made. Just dance/Shutterstock When you order food through an app, how much do you know about where you’re purchasing from? This could be a restaurant on the local high street, or one located in a warehouse on a faraway industrial estate. […]