Mental health absences adding to NHS staffing crisis
NHS staffMore than three in ten (31%) NHS employees have had to take time off work with mental health issues in the past year, according to a UNISON survey published today (Sunday).
As the staffing crisis in the health service continues, the union says the findings – based on more than 12,000 health workers across the UK – show the effects of burnout among employees and mean many more could quit altogether.
Panic attacks, high blood pressure, chest pains and headaches are among physical signs of stress reported by nurses, porters, 999 call handlers and other NHS staff who completed the survey. Some also said they exper...
Source: UNISON Health care news - April 7, 2024 Category: UK Health Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release mental health NHS staff Source Type: news
Democrat Division Intensifies As Ex-Speaker Pelosi Joins Call For Biden To Stop Arming Israel
A divide among Democrats over whether to halt defense aid to Israel is growing more fierce, causing a crisis and headache for Biden strategists ahead of the presidential election, which has only…#democrat #bidentostoparming #democrats #israel #israeldefenseforces #worldcentral #gaza #nancypelosi #dems #viaafp (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Joe Biden faces new headache in Ohio
President Joe Biden faces a new challenge in Ohio as the Democratic National Convention may take place too late for the incumbent president to appear on the general election ballot in the state. In a letter obtained and reviewed by Newsweek, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose's legal counsel…#ohio #franklarose #dnc #pauldisantis #ohiodemocraticparty #lizwalters #disantis #abcnews #ohiogeneralassembly #donaldtrump (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A GP dismissed my husband's dizzy spells as vertigo... four months later he died of 'mad cow' disease
Bob Deller was a fit and healthy grandfather, who spent his time gardening, playing golf and going to yoga when he developed a nagging headache and started feeling dizzy last summer. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Apple's had a pretty terrible start to the year. Here's what's gone wrong so far
Tim Cook's headaches keep on coming. Andrej Sokolow/picture alliance via Getty Images If Apple was hoping that 2024 would start smoothly, it was very much out of luck. The company has struggled in China, been slapped with a massive fine, and is facing a lawsuit. Most recently, the tech giant cut…#timcook #andrejsokolow #apple #iphone #pipersandler #huawei #iphones #jeffwilliams #kevinlynch #europeancommission (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I thought I just had a headache - but doctors say I've only got 12 months to live: Agony of father, 45, diagnosed with terminal brain cancer
Mark Downey, 45, from Bolton, Manchester was struck with an excruciating headache causing a a 'stabbing pain' while driving with his family to a holiday in Wales in September 2023. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The postconcussion syndrome and posttraumatic headaches in civilians, soldiers, and athletes - Evans RW.
Posttraumatic headaches are one of the most common and controversial secondary headache types. After a mild traumatic brain, an estimated 11% to 82% of people develop a postconcussion syndrome, which has been controversial for more than 160 years. Headache... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 6, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Brain Iron Accumulates With Post-Traumatic Headache
(MedPage Today) -- Brain iron accumulated in people with acute post-traumatic headache, an imaging study showed.
Higher levels of iron based on T2* signal changes were seen in post-traumatic headache participants relative to healthy controls... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - April 5, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
A not so happy ending! Woman, 61, suffers BRAIN BLEED while having sex - as experts warn it's way more common than you'd expect
You can develop a condition where you get chronic headaches during sex. Sometimes, a case study shows, the unpleasant symptom belies a massive problem. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How the Body Reacts to Grief, and What It Can Mean
Fatigue, headaches, stomach pain, and a higher risk of heart disease: Although these things may not make you think of grief at first, many people who have a significant loss get these and other physical symptoms. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Your Doctor ’ s Words Could Make You Sick
“You may feel a sharp pinch, but it will all be over quickly.”
Before the COVID-19 jab was plunged into our arms, most of us probably heard words similar to these. After the anticipated pinch, the nurse or doctor likely told us something about possible vaccine side effects. For one of us, the nurse’s forewarning was rather specific: “Around 12 hours from now you may experience a pain in your arm or feel flu symptoms. But don’t worry,” the nurse aimed to reassure. “This can be easily managed by Tylenol.”
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Source: TIME: Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Charlotte Blease, Michael Bernstein, Cosima Locher, and Walter Brown Tags: Uncategorized freelance History Source Type: news
Strong Australian Services Sector Growth A Headache For RBA
Activity in Australia’s services sector remains upbeat, something that is sure to alarm the Reserve Bank of Australia, which remains engaged in a fight to cool inflation pressures. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hormonal Birth Control Doesn ’ t Deserve Its Bad Reputation
Almost two-thirds of U.S. women of reproductive age use some kind of contraception, according to the latest federal data. And millions of them use methods that contain hormones, including birth control pills, intrauterine devices (IUDs), rings, implants, injections, and patches.
Although the specifics vary from method to method, hormonal birth control generally works by halting ovulation and/or changing conditions in the uterus or cervix to prevent pregnancy. And it works well: efficacy rates approach 100% when these methods are used correctly.
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Source: TIME: Health - April 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen Explainer healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
From headaches, flatulence and now heart failure, ALL the health complications linked to vaping - and why it's NOT as safe as you might think
Calls for further action on vaping in Britain comes as yet another study suggests using vapes increases the risk of serious health complications, this time of heart failure. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I was 33 and woke up from a deep sleep with a horrific headache. I waited for it to pass... but what happened to my eyes the next day changed my life forever
Sarah Miles was 33-years-old and six months postpartum when she felt a gnawing headache come on in the middle of the night. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
