How to help someone struggling with their mental health
BBC Ideas explores five ways to help someone who is struggling
Category: Health
How to cool down without AC
No air conditioning? Here are 14 methods for cooling your body and buffering your house from the outside heat.
The benefits of ‘body doubling’ when you have ADHD, according to experts
‘Body doubling’ is a strategy people with ADHD can use to accomplish more than they would alone. Here’s how to do it.
Hello measles, my old friend: The return of previously vanquished vaccine-preventable diseases
A study published last week suggests that, if vaccine uptake continues to decline, measles will soon be endemic again in the US. It’s just part
RFK Jr: Recruit Dr. Vinay Prasad to Run an RCT of the Routine Vaccine Schedule
I only feel comfortable suggesting an RCT of routine vaccines because I am confident it wouldn’t get off the ground. The post RFK Jr: Recruit
Ultra-processed foods may be linked to early death
UPFs, such as crisps, biscuits, ice cream, hot dogs and fizzy drinks, are increasingly common in diets worldwide.
Top-brand baby food pouches lack key nutrients
Parents are being “misled” by marketing from leading baby food companies, experts tell BBC.
What is assisted dying and how could the law change?
MPs backed a proposal to let terminally ill people in England and Wales choose to end their life.
Think only obese people get sleep apnea? Think again, says largest study yet
Researchers assess the prevalence of obesity and obstructive sleep apnea while also considering the role of age and sex in this relationship.
How immune resilience and salutogenesis promote disease resistance and longevity
Researchers examine how salutogenesis, the active production of health through immune resilience, resists disease.
Measles could return to endemic status if US vaccination rates fall further
Declining childhood vaccination rates in the United States could lead to a resurgence of measles and other previously eliminated infectious diseases. Simulation models predict that
The planet is getting hotter fast. This is what happens to your body in extreme heat
Human-caused climate change has already made heat waves around the world more frequent and intense.
What a medication abortion is like, according to a doctor
An expert in medication abortion describes how mifepristone and misoprostol work and what to expect after using these medications known as the “abortion pill.”
Urgent care worse than pre-pandemic, think tank says
The Health Foundation argues that the NHS was “in distress” this winter with A&E waiting times reaching a record high.