Health

Walk-In Blood Pressure Checks Reach More Adults Early

Nurses are encouraging adults to have their blood pressure checked even when they feel well, because high readings rarely cause obvious symptoms.

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Breathing Exercises Outdoors Show Added Calm in Field Study

A field study comparing slow breathing exercises performed indoors and outdoors found…

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Meditation Apps Help Most When Sessions Stay Short

Users of meditation apps who kept daily sessions under ten minutes were…

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Climate Anxiety: What Actually Helps, According to Research

Climate anxiety is now recognised by psychologists as a rational response to…

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Loneliness Is a Health Issue, Not Just a Feeling

Health authorities now treat loneliness as a public-health risk comparable to familiar…

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A Blood Test Could Flag Crohn’s and Colitis Years Before Symptoms

Immune signatures in stored blood samples reveal Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis…

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One Extra Serve of Fruit a Day: The Teen Health Evidence

An Australian study followed 6,500 twelve-year-olds for three years and linked each…

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Local Health Teams Warn of Blind Spots as Tracking Contract Stalls

Prevention is the cheapest medicine, and tracking is prevention at community scale.…

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Understanding the Latest Measles Rise Without the Panic

Measles cases in the US rose 8% in a week to 4,410.…

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