RSV Vaccine Eligibility Expanded to Millions of Older Adults
The NHS has widened its RSV vaccination programme, making the jab available to all adults aged 80 and over and to residents of older adult care homes — an expansion that extends…
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The NHS has widened its RSV vaccination programme, making the jab available to all adults aged 80 and over and to residents of older adult care homes — an expansion that extends…
A large 2019 national telephone survey of 396,261 U.S. adults, published in PLOS One, found walking to be the most common leisure activity: 44% of respondents said walking was the…
The NHS will start offering the GLP-1 drug semaglutide (Wegovy) to eligible patients in England within months, as draft guidance from NICE recommends its use from this summer.
A new study published March 26 in PLOS Medicine reinforces the benefit of staying active through middle age.
A large observational study found that drinking about 2 to 3 cups of coffee a day was associated with a lower risk of later developing stress, anxiety, and depression, while very high…
A recent clinical trial published in JACC found that baduanjin, a traditional mind‑body exercise related to qigong, lowered systolic blood pressure in people with hypertension.
Kim Kardashian recently launched an energy drink called Update that markets itself as zero sugar, zero calories, and free of artificial flavors and colors.
A recent study in Health Psychology found that eating the same “go‑to” meals and keeping daily calories steady was linked with greater weight loss during a 12‑week behavioral program.
GP practices have delivered more appointments than ever, with teams providing more than 1.5 million patient appointments every working day over the past year — the highest level on…
A new observational analysis suggests that very small, feasible shifts in sleep, activity, and diet can add up to meaningful reductions in major cardiovascular events.
Almost two-thirds of NHS consultants say they would consider working for the new NHS Online hospital when it launches next year, according to a new poll.
On March 19 the FDA approved a higher-dose version of the weight-loss drug Wegovy. Branded as Wegovy HD, the new formulation delivers 7.2 mg of semaglutide by weekly injection, up from…