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You’ve been accepted into medical school. You achieved your grades, and have accepted your place. 
That time of the year is fast approaching when first-time university or medical school students face moving away from home for the first time. Moving into halls can seem exciting yet daunting, but being well-prepared will help you adjust to the change more easily. Here are...Read More

Despite cancer grabbing all the headlines, a heart attack is still the most common reason for death in the UK. According to statistics on the Heart UK website, every year, 160,000 people die from heart and circulatory disease, including 42,000 people who die prematurely. The highest death rates from heart disease are in the areas where deprivation is greatest. Coronary...Read More

UK scientists have found that mindfulness may be able to help people suffering from chronic tinnitus, reducing the impact of the condition on their lives, in the biggest study yet conducted on the subject. The scientists were from the University of Bath and University College, London and the study was published in Ear and Hearing and Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, this...Read More

One in 10 women suffer from endometriosis but it was only last autumn that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) issued guidelines that encouraged GPs to listen to what their women patients were saying about the crippling period pain that many were experiencing every month. It can take between 7-8 years to be diagnosed with endometriosis currently...Read More

Public Health England have published a new evidence review that suggests people who regularly do strengthening exercises could improve their health in old age. The review was published jointly by Public Health England and the Centre for Ageing better and suggests that health benefits can be offered for all adults if they engage in exercises that strengthen their bones and...Read More

Last autumn, the Scottish government published a consultation document on reducing obesity.  The document sets out how being obese harms health and the ways in which the government aims to encourage the food companies to reduce their marketing to children and encourage people to eat more healthily.

The consultation acknowledges how hard it can be to eat healthily especially because unhealthy...Read More