The real barriers to exercising
Open most gym brochures, fitness magazines, or adverts for sportswear and you might think that exercise and living a physically active lifestyle is the preserve of those in their twenties and thirties ...
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Parkinson’s UK: Grandma nose best
A British granny has stunned the medical world after developing an uncanny ability to detect Parkinson’s disease – by smelling CLOTHES. Doctors say the mum-of-three has the unique skills to detect the ...
Social care budget cuts damaging the NHS, latest quarterly monitoring report finds
Cuts in local authority social care budgets are adversely affecting health services, according to nearly 9 out of 10 (88 per cent) of NHS trust finance directors and 8 out of 10 (80 per cent) of clini ...
“A destructive vicious circle”: Damning Age UK report highlights crisis in health and social care for older people
A damning report by charity Age UK finds that the health and care system for older people in England is under severe stress and is under-performing, leading to higher costs, poorer health outcomes and ...