Category: Health

Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock The Ockenden Review into maternity and neonatal services at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust was damning. It confirmed what families, staff and previous reviews have been saying for years: the failures in maternity care are serious, repeated and systemic. The Nottingham review examined more than 2,500 family cases and engaged with more than 830 […]

Alan Crosthwaite/Shutterstock.com A wave of unregulated peptides is sweeping the wellness world, sold online with bold promises about muscle gain, anti-ageing and fat loss. But concern is growing about side-effects, and almost nobody is asking whether these substances affect men and women in the same way. The evidence suggests they do not. Women are one […]

Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock The Ockenden Review painted a deeply troubling picture of maternity care at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. It confirmed what families, NHS staff and previous reviews had been saying for years: not isolated mistakes but long-running failures across the service. The Nottingham review examined the experiences of more than 2,500 families, more than 2,500 […]

Did a major epidemic of plague trigger a prolonged collapse in Europe’s population in late neolithic times – from around 5,600 to 4,000 years ago? In Europe, the neolithic is part of the stone age, spanning the time from the introduction of agriculture by migrant groups from Anatolia, up until the bronze age. Scientists now […]

Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock Yoga can be seen as an accessible way to exercise and improve wellbeing. You don’t always need a gym membership, specialist machinery or other people to do it. But in practice, yoga in the UK is easier for some people to access than others. It is increasingly being linked to NHS social prescribing, where […]

'Food noise' refers to near-constant thoughts of food and eating that some people experience. Inside Creative House/ Shutterstock When you’re hungry, it’s normal to find yourself thinking about what you’re going to eat next. But for some people, thoughts of food and eating can feel constant – even when they’re not physically hungry. This experience […]

Ms Deborah Waters/Shutterstock.com The number of obese adults in England rose from 26% in 2019 to 30% in 2025, according to a new analysis of 55 million people. Nearly one in three adults are now obese. But averages hide a lot, and behind this one are two very different trends. The sharpest rises are among […]

Trigger warning: this article includes references to infant death and institutional abuse If you’ve been to a museum about the history of medicine or surgery you’ve probably seen loads of preserved human remains that have been used as teaching aids or in scientific research. At London’s Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons you […]

Listening to women and providing supportive care at the start of labour sets a woman up for a positive birth experience. Prostock-studio/Shutterstock The Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust report has identified serious failings in care at one of England’s largest maternity services, with lessons for maternity units nationally. Among its findings was a repeated problem […]

DTD can make navigating even familiar settings difficult. Vectorium/ Shutterstock Think about the last time you used your phone to find your way somewhere. What would happen if, halfway through the journey, the route instructions vanished or your phone battery died? You might find yourself starting to panic. But once you notice something familiar or […]