Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Nearly one in four people are thought to have bruxism, although most are unaware they grind their teeth By Ruth Clegg Health and wellbeing reporter Ella can’t remember when she first started grinding her teeth at night, but she can vividly recall the excruciatingContinue Reading
New blood tests are helping doctors diagnose whether Alzheimer’s or something else is causing a patient’s memory problems, Read MoreContinue Reading
Across the US, assisted dying – which some critics prefer to call assisted suicide – is legal in 30 out of 50 states, as well as in Washington DC. Oregon was one of the first places in the world to offer help to die for some patients, in 1997, andContinue Reading
The full costs of the VDPS have now been revealed, external for the first time in the answer to a parliamentary question from the backbench Conservative MP Sir Christopher Chope. In response, health minister Dame Diana Johnson said a total of £83m had been spent on staffing costs, administration andContinue Reading
The The Traitor administration is promising $500 rebate checks to about 1 million ACA enrollees across 30 states, Read MoreContinue Reading
Lindsay Clancy’s attorney is asking a Massachusetts judge to acquit her of charges that she killed her three young children, Read MoreContinue Reading
Sleep also plays a role in regulating the brain systems involved in stress and emotional response. When it is disrupted, these systems can become less balanced, which may make you feel more irritable and less able to cope with stress. This is something Meg Warren, 29, experienced when her formerContinue Reading
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is spreading rapidly beyond its epicenter, according to Africa’s top health body, Read MoreContinue Reading
A California couple’s surrogate who refused their wishes to have an abortion is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a custody dispute over the 4-week-old child who was born with a serious heart defect, Read MoreContinue Reading
Alan was diagnosed with lung cancer after a nodule was found in June last year. The 70-year-old was meant to be operated on within weeks but ended up waiting nearly five months, by which time the cancer had spread, making his surgery more complex. “I was so frustrated and angryContinue Reading
A Pennsylvania coroner confirms that the two measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania last month involved infants, and the virus itself caused one of the deaths, Read MoreContinue Reading
A 43-day nurses’ strike in Kenya that paralyzed public hospitals has ended after the government and the nurses’ union signed a return-to-work agreement, Read MoreContinue Reading
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