There are things we (i.e. NHS staff) and you can do – to help the NHS give you better care in 2025. Hence this is one of two blogs published on MyHSN on 1st January 2025. The other is ‘NHS in 2025: 10 New Year’s Resolutions for the Public’. 1. Don’t keep asking for […]
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There are things you (and we) can do – to help the NHS give you better care in 2025. Hence this is one of two blogs published on MyHSN on 1st January 2025. The other is ‘NHS in 2025: 10 New Year’s Resolutions for Staff‘. 1. Continuity Try harder to achieve continuity – e.g. see […]
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A study this year (Montag, 2024) has revealed the true benefits of seeing the same GP over time. Researchers at the University of Cambridge and Insead business school found that there was a range of benefits when patients have a long-term relationship with their doctor. Seeing the same doctor during GP visits – […]
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Everyone feels tired from time to time. But extreme fatigue makes it hard to get up in the morning, go to work, do your usual activities and make it through your day. You may have an overwhelming urge to sleep, but you may not feel refreshed after you rest or sleep. These feelings […]
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In other words, is it time to say goodbye to BMI? That’s exactly what a new study looked at. It was done by researchers from the University of Virginia, published recently in the British Journal of Sports Medicine (13th November 2024). The Study The study (Weeldreyer, 2024), was a systematic review and meta-analysis of […]
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An important new large study (Russell, JAMA, 2024) has found that footballers are 3 times more likely to develop dementia than non-footballers. In other words, it is highly likely that repeated heading the ball causes long-term brain injury (and dementia). 11,984 male former professional soccer players and 35,952 matched controls were compared; over a median […]
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Yes, very probably. An important new large study (Russell, JAMA, 2024) has found that footballers are 3 times more likely to develop dementia than non-footballers. In other words, it is highly likely that repeated heading the ball causes long-term brain injury (and dementia). 11,984 male former professional soccer players and 35,952 matched controls […]
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Health secretary told A&Es today, to focus on patient safety, over the 4 hour waiting time target. This was after NHS England bosses warned the public about the (normal) impending winter crisis; this time including a potential ‘quad-demic’ this winter. Wes Streeting MP has held urgent talks with NHS England leaders, about how the […]
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Up to 10 percent of people of any age, and as many as 50% of people over 70 years, have yellow toenails and/or a fungal infection called onychomycosis. This fungus is one of the causes of yellow nails. Ageing itself can cause yellow nails, without infection. They are often brittle as well. The fungus […]
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Blunt force trauma Trees are heavy and can break, causing Head and body impact: Direct hits from falling trees or branches can cause fatal injuries. Crushing: Trees can crush vehicles (when driving, it is hard to see or hear that a tree is about to fall), homes, or other structures, trapping people beneath. Wind […]
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