Charities representing those with weakened immune systems have expressed dismay that people will be able to ditch face masks in England after July 19. The MS Society and Blood Cancer
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Hundreds of thousands of people across the UK are experiencing long Covid lasting a year or more, new figures suggest. An estimated 385,000 people in private households in the UK
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Many of us think of ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) as a childhood condition – which is typically when it’s diagnosed. But a growing number of people are sharing their
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Around 25,000 rheumatoid arthritis patients are to benefit from new drugs which have been approved for use on the NHS, health officials have said. The National Institute for health and
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Drugs designed to treat dermatitis, different types of cancer and the first licensed treatment of progressive fibrosing interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) have been approved for use in NHS Scotland. Five
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There has been a “marked increase” in the number of people with self-reported long Covid that has lasted for at least a year, according to new UK figures. Long Covid,
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The number of people with dementia admitted to hospital when it could be avoided is set to spiral, a charity has warned. Figures from the Alzheimer’s Society, based on a
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Access Social Care, a charity providing free legal advice for people with social care needs, has released their inaugural State of the Nation report which reveals that demand for social
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The number of people with diabetes has doubled in the last 15 years, with obesity fuelling the rise, a charity has warned. Data analysed by Diabetes UK shows that in
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Hundreds of thousands of people at high risk of an asthma attack may have missed out on essential care due to the coronavirus pandemic, a charity has estimated. Asthma UK
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