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Posted onWalking and running are popular cardiovascular activities that both offer potential benefits. While running burns more calories, walking also supports cardiovascular (heart-related) health and is a lower-impact option. Which one is “better” depends on your personal abilities and goals. Walking offers many benefits. Here are some highlights: Low-impact: Walking can stimulate your heart without affecting…
Stress hormones: Why quick fixes won’t lower our cortisol levels
Posted onRuth Clegg Health and wellbeing reporter Getty Images It could apparently change the shape of my face, add pounds to my midriff, and even make my hair fall out. I feel like warnings about cortisol – a stress hormone I know very little about – have hijacked my social media accounts. I see posts advising…
Mother of Baby P begins latest bid for release
Posted onMet Police Tracey Connelly, jailed in 2009 for causing or allowing the death of her toddler son Peter, has been freed on licence on two previous occasions The mother of Baby P was recalled to prison last year after she started a relationship with a man she met online without telling officials supervising her, a…
Hospitals warn staff under pressure as NHS waiting lists rise
Posted onGetty Images Doctors say the NHS is struggling to meet demand in England as new data shows the waiting list for routine treatment increasing for the second month in a row. An estimated 7.4m planned procedures were waiting to be carried out in July, up 34,000 on the previous month and the highest level since…
Matt Hancock says NHS was ‘hours’ from PPE running out in Covid
Posted onThe NHS in England came within “six or seven hours” of running out of gowns and other protective equipment during the Covid pandemic, Matt Hancock has said. The former health secretary was giving evidence for the third time at the Covid inquiry, about the impact on healthcare systems. He stated there was never a “national…
