Health

Lockdown and the pandemic has impacted the mental health of millions across the UK and research released today by the UK’s biggest fitness and sports retailer, Sports Direct , has revealed that a significant 87% of young people between 18 and 24 years old feel that their mental health has deteriorated during the third national lockdown. Sadly, young women have been disproportionately affected...

Over the course of a calendar year, our bodies go through a series of changes, both internally and externally. Some of these changes are ones we can see or feel, such as joint and muscle pain or signs of aging in our face and hair; however, there are a host of other changes that can go undetected if you don’t get an annual health check up from a physician.

Visiting a physician for a...

With February marking Low Vision Awareness Month, as well as Valentine’s Day, vision specialist Essilor is encouraging people to show their eyes some love with some proactive steps to prevent low vision .

More than two million people in the UK are estimated to be living with some form of sight loss and it is predicted by 2050 this could double to four million1.

Whilst many...

The COVID-19 pandemic has made us all more aware of the dangers posed by viruses. It has also demonstrated that there are ways we can fight disease much more effectively than we generally do – because of masking and increased handwashing, deaths from the flu have dropped dramatically over the past year. What do we need to know about the viruses in circulation and how can we spot infections...