Words save lives
The UK’s longest waiting heart transplant patient is supporting a call for ‘no complacency’ from NHS Blood and Transplant after 3,000 potential transplants were missed in the last year because familie ...
HEALTH
When did you last make a new friend?
As children and in our younger years, meeting new people and making new friends is often part of everyday life; starting or changing schools, doing hobbies, working or generally socialising all mean c ...
Look before you flush
It’s something so quick and so simple, yet according to a new survey, only 16% of over 50s are doing it. Doing what? Checking for blood in their pee. Blood in pee is a key symptom of bladder and kidne ...
Is hydration the key to being happier and healthier?
How much water have you drunk today? The NHS advises drinking six to eight glasses of fluid a day. Water, lower fat milk and sugar-free drinks, including tea and coffee, all count. The benefits of dri ...