This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.com/news/health-43323098 By BBC Health News Poor, rural societies which ate high-quality foods bought locally had the best diet and health in mid-Victorian Britain, a new report has revealed. The healthiest regions, measured by low mortality rates, were often the most isolated. In those areas, people would have consumed plenty of locally-produced…
This article was taken from: https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/03/03/patients-struggling-to-get-gp-appointments-poll-finds/ By AOL News Many people are going without seeing their GP because they find it too difficult to make an appointment, a poll has found. More than a third (36%) of people surveyed said they have gone without seeing their doctor in the past 12 months because they could not get…
This article was taken from: http://metro.co.uk/2018/03/04/nhs-launch-new-mental-health-service-soldiers-7359990/ By Harley Tamplin Former soldiers suffering from substance abuse, trauma and other issues will receive support from a new mental health service launched by the NHS. The Veterans’ Mental Health Complex Treatment Service will offer treatment and care to ex-soldiers. NHS England has announced the new service, which is backed by…
Researchers find people who have had a serious illness fear it will happen again and symptoms persist when nothing is wrong The NHS could save more than £420m a year by offering treatment for health anxiety and “cyberchondria”, a psychological ailment caused by people obsessively looking up their symptoms online, a study has estimated. The study, funded…