Image source, Age Friendly Cornwall Image caption, The free walks are held in partnership with Ramblers UK and other local partners By Britta Zeltmann South West People say taking part in free wellbeing walks has changed their lives “dramatically”. Active Cornwall coordinates the walks in partnership with Ramblers UK andContinue Reading
The Australian Broadcasting Corp. says a study has found that 31 rugby league players have been diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), Read MoreContinue Reading
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Doctors in Kenya have threatened to join a strike by nurses that has entered a sixth week, citing an increased workload in hospitals as they cover for the impact of the industrial action, Read MoreContinue Reading
In May 2024, a few months after having treatment for a brain tumour, Oli Coppock went to Warrington Hospital’s emergency department with bad headaches and dizziness. He underwent tests and assessments, but did not have a brain scan, and was sent home. It was a decision that ultimately ruined hisContinue Reading
A clinical trial for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) shows that laughter therapy can reduce breathing difficulties and is as effective as more traditional breathing exercises. The research was presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Barcelona, Spain…Read MoreContinue Reading
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s husband has died while undergoing treatment in Zanzibar, Read MoreContinue Reading
Image caption, Lhamo Weston trains for her powerlifting competitions at a gym in Redditch By Lindsey Alder Reporting fromRedditch A teenage powerlifter managed to win double golds at a world championship despite her endometriosis flaring up to leave her in excruciating pain just before the competition. Lhamo Weston, from Redditch,Continue Reading
The burial of a young chorister in Bunia highlights the ongoing Ebola crisis in Congo, Read MoreContinue Reading
Carbon credit financing is helping to drive Africa’s clean cooking transition by making cleaner stoves affordable for millions of low-income households, Read MoreContinue Reading
Excitement around the creation of a new drug, especially one showing early promise in clinical trials, is often celebrated by those developing it. But new weight-loss drug retatrutide has become a headache not only for Eli Lilly, the pharmaceutical company behind it, but for regulators in the UK and aroundContinue Reading
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