Health & Beauty

Plymouth Tesco store launches campaign to save lives of those most at risk from flu

Plymouth’s Tesco Pharmacy is driving a campaign to boost the uptake of flu jabs and help save lives.

Tesco Pharmacy, British Heart Foundation, Diabetes UK and Cancer Research UK, through their ‘Helping you to live healthier’ partnership, have joined forces to encourage more people to protect themselves and their families, and continue to do their bit for the NHS, by getting the flu...

Family of 10-year-old living with life-long impact of brain tumour speaks out at beginning of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

The family of a 10-year-old from Paignton, Devon, living with life-long effects following her diagnosis with a brain tumour, is working with the charity Brain Tumour Research to share their story of hope and heartbreak this Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

  • Brain tumours kill more children than leukaemia
  • One in three children who die of cancer are killed by a brain
  • ...

How fitness technology is transforming the industry in 2021

People in Devon and around the world are playing a major role in transforming the face of the fitness industry. With innovation showing no signs of slowing down, fitness enthusiasts have been flocking to snap up an array of tech-based products in the last few years in an effort to live a healthier lifestyle . Some products help people master a fitness routine better, while others provide in-...

7 Unexpected ways to keep your brain sharp at any age

Our brain is involved in every single function of our body, from controlling our movements and speech to processing our thoughts and emotions. As a result, keeping your brain fit is just as important as working out to improve your physical health. And as there are exercises for different muscles, there are also exercises for the brain. By incorporating them into your daily routine, you will...

How massage therapy helps in reducing stress

The damaging impacts of stress are known to everybody. However, the human body’s built-in system is able to manage and recover from it. Everyone at some point in time goes through stress, and it can have a very negative impact on the mind as well as body, so it's essential that you should try to decrease your stress levels. Luckily, there are many ways available to do this, and one of them is...

Artificial intelligence is saving lives at Derriford Hospital

The team at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) has joined a multi-centred regional assessment to use Brainomix software to help stroke patients and save lives. Every year, around 100,000 people in the UK suffer a stroke and Brainomix software uses artificial intelligence to interpret scans and identify the right treatment, faster. This gives stroke teams vital extra minutes to...

Why is it still safe to go to the dentist even during a pandemic?

At the start of the Covid-19 outbreak, UK residents were terrified of going to the dentist. This fear was primarily due to the widespread stress and anxiety about contracting the virus from a dentist, the clinic, or other patients. With so many variables, issues, ban on movement, isolation, and more, the rising number of coronaviruses made most people avoid getting the dental treatment they...

Interesting reasons why people aren’t going back to the gym

For many of us, the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted how important health and fitness is, not just in terms of fighting off infection, but also in everyday life. So, when the gyms and fitness centres closed due to concerns over infections, finding ways to exercise and move our bodies more, despite being stuck at home, became the norm. Some of us turned to YouTube for daily exercise videos,...

North Devon District Hospital ICU has been nominated for Best Team at The Sun’s Who Cares Wins Awards

North Devon District Hospital ICU has been nominated for Best Team at The Sun’s Who Cares Wins Awards, broadcast on Channel 4 later this year.

This award honours any NHS or healthcare team on the front line or behind the scenes that has gone above and beyond the call of duty.

FALLING ill with Covid as the pandemic first began to grip in March 2020, Mandy Mitchell, the...

New research reveals how liver disease diagnosis in the South West is a postcode lottery

New research published in a leading GP journal shows that large parts of South West do not have an effective way of identifying people with liver disease,resulting in late diagnosis.

The research, produced from a survey undertaken by the British Liver Trust, used a Freedom of Information request, and shows for the first time how many areas across the region have little or no formal...

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