Health

Getty Images As temperatures rise across much of the UK, it’s not just humans who feel the heat. What can you do to make sure your pets are cool and comfortable? When is it too hot to walk your dog? The RSPCA says that exercise is the most frequent trigger of heatstroke for dogs and advises adjusting your routine during …

The NHS is over-treating men for prostate cancer, a charity says, with around 5,000 a year undergoing treatment for cancers unlikely ever to cause harm. Around one in four prostate cancers are so slow growing that men can opt for regular monitoring rather than treatment, such as surgery and radiotherapy, which can cause side-effects such as incontinence and erectile dysfunction …

We investigate the safety of melatonin as a sleep aid, and should you eat your placenta? Source link

Jim Booth, Adrian Goldberg & Nazrin Wilkinson File On 4 Investigates BBC Debbie Booker’s knee implant led to serious and ongoing health problems A knee-replacement implant, used in thousands of UK operations, was known to have a concerning failure rate eight years before it was finally withdrawn, the BBC has discovered. Patients have told File on 4 Investigates how they …

This is the moment that a man was reunited with the match steward who saved his life after he suffered a cardiac arrest at a football match. David Ince, 67, from Haverhill in Suffolk, had heart problems during the Cambridge United v Rotherham United match in October. Play stopped while steward Paul Harrison administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and helped to …

Jonathan Coffey BBC Panorama BBC When it comes to the Lucy Letby case, there are two parallel universes. In one, the question of her guilt is settled. She is a monster who murdered seven babies and attempted to murder seven more while she was a nurse at the Countess of Chester Hospital between 2015 and 2016. In the other universe, …

New measures to make it easier for NHS employers in England to take on newly qualified nurses and midwives have been announced by the government. The move comes after warnings there are up to three times more graduates than vacancies in some areas of the health service. The aim is to free up trusts in England to recruit more easily …

Ruth Clegg Health and wellbeing reporter Getty Images Calm in a can. Relaxation after a few sips. That’s what some drinks companies are promising with beverages formulated specifically to help you chill out. Lucy and Serena swear by them. They’re good friends who, like many, are juggling careers, the chaos of having small children, trying to stay fit, and everything …

BBC Weather presenter Alexandra Humphreys explains the benefits of getting some rays. Source link

A person scoops French fries at a shop. — Unsplash An international team led by a Harvard University public health expert has found a shocking link between consuming chips regularly and the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Seyed Mohammad Mousavi examined the link between potato consumption and the disease, analysing food questionnaires from 205,000 US health professionals collected every four years …