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When did wellness become white noise?
Given the rise in products and services available under the ‘wellness’ umbrella, Cate Murden interrogates the meaning of workplace wellness and how organisations can...
The influence of social media use on well-being in adolescence
Girls and boys could be more vulnerable to the negative effects of social media use at different times during adolescence.
Social media use has dramatically...
New UK service launched to improve wellbeing and weight
New services have now been launched across England that will support people to achieve a healthy weight and improve their wellbeing.
As part of the...
Social prescribing in England receives £2m transformation investment
NHS Property Services (NHSPS) has announced the transformation of social prescribing sites across England.
To mark Social Prescribing Day, the 21 sites have been developed...
£6m project to investigate role of food in child and environmental health
UK universities will be leading a £6m project to study food and health with an aim to improve the health of future generations and...
Leading causes of death worldwide revealed by WHO
The World Health Organization has revealed that noncommunicable diseases now make up seven of the world’s top 10 causes of death worldwide.
The WHO’s 2019...
Calls for families to see loved ones in care homes during COVID-19
A campaign has been launched to call for a lift on restrictions which prevent families from seeing their loved ones in care homes due...
UK opens applications for green social prescribing pilots
Applications are now open to deliver four ‘green social prescribing’ pilots a bid to help the communities hardest hit by COVID-19.
Activities such as walking,...
European Health Forum: recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic
A huge challenge lies ahead if Europe is to be successful in recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, say experts at the 2020 European Health...
Examining the impact of COVID-19 on the rare diseases community
An online survey launched by the National Institutes of Health-supported (NIH) Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network (RDCRN) aims to find out how the COVID-19...
£5m to tackle loneliness, improve wellbeing and recovery from COVID-19
Funding of £5m has been awarded to The National Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP) to help maintain people's health and wellbeing following the COVID-19...
The Wellbeing Business: exploring workplace mental health
The Wellbeing Business founder Zoe Eccleston speaks with HEQ about the importance of good mental health in the workplace.
Workplace health and wellbeing expert Zoe...
Ensuring wellbeing and productivity in a healthcare workforce
Levell helps the healthcare workforce and leaders communicate about how they are feeling and what drives them, in order to increase wellbeing, protect quality,...
COVID-19 Law Lab: policy and law to protect health and wellbeing
The newly launched COVID-19 Law Lab initiative is aiming to ensure that laws protect the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities and that...
Supporting frontline nurses’ mental health and wellbeing during COVID-19
The European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN) and GAMIAN-Europe have released a joint statement calling for the prioritisation of frontline workers mental health and...
The wellness revolution with Medicaleaf
A coronavirus ‘good news’ story from innovator Medicaleaf, looking at the wellness revolution.
When a group of relative strangers with myriad strengths, experience and expertise...
The worrying findings of the male breastfeeding culture in Uganda
Dr Rowena Merritt from the University of Kent has elaborated on the worrying findings surrounding men in Uganda drinking their partner's breast milk
After preliminary...
Are you suffering from chest pain? Yoga might be the answer
When the allopathic approach towards certain conditions ceases to make you feel better, the ancient Indian practice of yoga may help to treat costochondritis
Guest...
Ensuring people with disabilities are included in the workplace
Experts reveal practical implications of the 2017 Kessler Foundation National Employment and Disability Survey: Supervisor Perspectives
Researchers from the Kessler Foundation and the University of...
Can we use smartphones to detect mental and physical stress?
New technologies are transforming healthcare, and smartphones may offer a new solution for detecting mental and physical stress.
A team led by Professor Enrico Caiani...
