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ADHD is not becoming more common despite the surge in people being diagnosed, research suggests. The review, led by King’s College London, looked at 40 studies in 17 countries and found no clear evidence rates of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) had risen since 2020, despite rising diagnoses and longer waits for assessment. Some blame greater social media use and …

Getty Images The first bacteria our bodies meet – in the hours after we’re born – could protect us from dangerous infections, UK scientists say. They have shown, for the first time, that good bacteria seem to halve the risk of young children being admitted to hospital with lung infections. The researchers said it was a “phenomenal” finding and could …

Philippa Roxby and Elena Bailey Health reporters Getty Images Women using weight-loss jabs are being advised to stop if they are trying for a baby, have fallen pregnant or are breastfeeding. Drug safety experts in the UK say it’s not known whether taking the medicines, such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, could harm an unborn baby. The advice already appears in …

The food at the Lookout Mountain Preschool including fruit kabobs are readied for a healthy school party for Mother’s Day in Golden, Colorado in this photo from May 10, 2012. — Reuters A new study suggests that excessive calorie restriction may be linked to heightened depression symptoms, particularly among men and those with higher body mass indexes, CNN reported.  Published …

Elen Hughes Elen Hughes says if she was investigated while grieving, it “might well have been the end of me” Women’s bodies are still controlled by “Victorian era” laws, a mum has said, after police issued new guidelines which allow officers to search grieving women for abortion drugs. Elen Hughes, from the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, whose baby was stillborn, …

A representational image of a woman working remotely. — Canva Geo.tv illustration Dear Haya, I’m an undergraduate student struggling to focus on my studies with a remote job. I try to manage my own expenses including the fee for my university, so not having a job is not an option. While studying, I try my best to keep focused, but …

Adam Walton delves into three books exploring global health and disease. Source link

Michael Buchanan Social affairs correspondent, BBC News BBC Christine Rymer says she had no idea what her mother, Dorothy Readhead, had endured until she was contacted by the BBC Police have launched an investigation into the deaths of patients following heart operations at an NHS hospital, the BBC has learned. Documents seen by us suggest patients suffered avoidable harm – …

Dominic Hughes Health Correspondent Annabel Rackham Health Reporter Getty Images Cases of syphilis have risen in England, but gonorrhoea cases have gone down, new figures show New cases of the sexually transmitted infection syphilis have risen again in England, continuing a trend dating back to the early 2000s. While the overall number of people diagnosed with gonorrhoea has fallen, there …

Marie-Louise Connolly, Denise O’Connor and David Hunter BBC Spotlight BBC Shelley Browne was diagnosed with postpartum psychosis after Ruby’s birth A new mother who was detained in a psychiatric hospital for five weeks says she “felt like a prisoner” because she was separated from her baby. Shelley Browne, who had postpartum psychosis, was admitted under a mental health order after …