Health

A national men’s mental health and suicide prevention charity marking its 10-year anniversary is expanding further in Devon. Andy’s Man Club, founded in 2016 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, was named after Andy Roberts, who took his own life at the age of 23, and describes itself as a safe space where men can talk about…

People will be able to go to their local chemist in England this autumn and get on-the-spot treatment for 12 common conditions without going to their GP first. Pharmacists can already prescribe medication for seven conditions – sore throat, earache, sinusitis, shingles, impetigo, infected bites and urinary tract infections. Five more – migraines, acne, scabies,…

Dr Faye Bate, a trained medical doctor and women’s health expert, is also wary of advice suggesting all women should train differently according to their menstrual phase. “A one-size-fits-all model of ‘you should be exercising this way in this phase and a different way in a different phase’ shouldn’t be advice that applies to all…

Hare says she’s noticed trackers causing anxiety among her patients. “I’ve noticed more patients coming to me with data from various trackers, with lots of questions about sleep that… is probably contributing to their sleep difficulties,” she says. Even though some have had medical tests with reassuring results, this hasn’t allayed their fears, she adds….

Everyone is at risk of catching flu. It does not matter how fit and healthy you are, or your age. Dr Doyle said: “Flu can really knock you for six, and for some children and pregnant women it can mean becoming seriously ill or ending up in hospital.” The vaccine cannot give you flu. Instead,…

Chelsea’s pregnancy was at full term when her waters broke and she went to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow. She was checked over and told to go home. Lorna, who is married to Chelsea’s brother Steven, said her contractions then came on quickly. Chelsea went back to the hospital ward with her partner…