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Government launches consultation on the inclusion of new inserts in cigarette packs to facilitate quitting.

In a troubling development, the US suicides reached an unprecedented surge in last year, with approximately 49,500 individuals taking their own lives.

Mother's experiencing depression risks children's physical and psychological health, but external supports can mitigate these effects.

Suicidal thoughts in teens have concerning connections to frequent headaches and bullying, as revealed in a study published in Neurology.

We tend to associate malnutrition with being underweight due to hunger and starvation. In fact, although this is indeed the case, obesity is also a major cause of malnutrition in the UK.

Martin McFadyen, Head of Public Sector at Virgin Media O2 Business, analyses the necessity of digital skills in an increasingly tech-savvy world, especially since the pandemic ushered in new ways of working and living.

Byron R. Johnson and Sung Joon Jang from the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University explore the correlation between religious involvement and human flourishing for those in offender rehabilitation.

UCLA Health researchers have developed machine learning models to enhance suicide-risk prediction in children, outperforming traditional methods used by health systems.

Older adults are among the most frequent users of emergency care; Open Access Government explains why this is and the suggested measures to improve and diversify care delivery and support the recovery of health and social care systems.

Research finds that plant-based meat consumption is reducing across the UK, despite a greater uptake of other environmentally friendly practices. How do we drive commercial growth again?

£2.4 million has been funded to trials evaluating the clinical mechanisms of ADHD, with consideration to its progression with depression, parental impact, and ADHD in women.

Only 53% of UK adults are drinking enough water, according to Water Logic. Yet being just 1% dehydrated has serious implications for our health. Here are 10 reasons to drink more water along with some tips and tricks.

As more women balance the obligations of motherhood with professions in STEM, the confluence of motherhood and STEM careers is a subject of growing relevance.

Diabetes can pose significant implications for individuals’ mental and physical wellbeing. While new research shows promise in supporting diabetes management and care, many challenges still remain. We discussed these with Beyond Type 1’s content strategist Dr Liz Kopco.

Psychedelic therapies are breathing optimism back into modern psychiatry. Substances like psilocybin mushrooms, MDMA, and ketamine are showing clinical promise in a number of treatment-resistant categories of mental disorders, and we are beginning to see a psychedelic renaissance.

Cosmo Feilding-Mellen, CEO, Beckley Psytech, charts the role of psychedelics in mitigating Treatment Resistant Depression.

Welcome to our jam-packed July 2023 digital edition, which hosts coverage of numerous policy issues from various angles worldwide. Find insightful commentary on various topics, like health and social care, research and innovation, digital transformation, government, healthcare technology, transport, agriculture, environment and energy.

Tunde Peto, Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology at Queen’s University Belfast, describes the symptoms, causes and treatments for age-related macular degeneration and how the prevalence of the disease could be reduced.

While medical discrimination has been proven to contribute to worse health outcomes, a study finds that disabled children may be frequent victims of this bias Medical discrimination is when any person is given a lower standard of care due to any kind of bias. While bias is often racially motivated, disability...

Jockey Club Centre for Positive Ageing is developing a multimedia e-learning platform for dementia caregivers; here, they share the vast benefits.