The way social media impacts young people’s mental health needs to be better understood, according to new research by the Centre for Mental Health. The charity has published a briefing
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Police are discovering child abuse image offences on average every 23 minutes, according to the NSPCC. Recorded crimes of viewing indecent pictures or videos of children rose by a nearly
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Health officials have urged adults to check their risk of having a heart attack or stroke using a free online tool. The Heart Age Test, developed by experts, asks people
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Sajid Javid has warned internet giants they could face new laws unless they step up efforts to tackle child abuse content. The Home Secretary called on the likes of Facebook,
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The University of Edinburgh’s Global Health Policy Unit (GHPU) has launched a new website, making it easier to learn about all its teaching, research and other activities addressing major challenges
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A new online tool that could better predict the long-term risk of breast cancer returning in other areas of the body has been created. The prognostic tool, known as CTS5
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Social media giants should give free adverts to mental health services because local providers are failing to reach young people, according to a report. Some 134,000 young people looked for
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Fears have been raised over a new GP app missing symptoms of deadly illnesses by a former GP turned senior Tory MP. New Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the Commons
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An app that will mark the “death knell” of the early morning scramble to secure a GP appointment is being launched, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced. Patients will be
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Children and young people are being encouraged to spend longer online by “persuasive design” which should be considered a public health issue, a new report claims. The tactic, which encourages
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