Health & Beauty

Anxiety is an emotional state caused by the expectation of danger or threat. Whereas fear is a basic human emotion associated with the instinct of self-preservation, and appears immediately at the moment of danger. In the normal state, the self-preservation function prompts action, but there are also moments of apathy when anxiety increases. Some people get anxious, even when they win at...

A second Community Testing Centre, offering rapid coronavirus tests that provide results within the hour, is opening this Wednesday, 17 February. This one in Barnstaple.

It is setting up in the car park at the town’s Taw View, Civic Centre, on North Walk road, and will be open 9am to 5pm, seven days a week, with extended hours 7am to 7pm on Mondays and Thursdays.

It will...

Hospital staff mark LGBT+ History Month with a positive message of inclusive healthcare, through the NHS Rainbow Badge.

You may notice more and more staff at University Hospital Plymouth NHS Trust wearing an NHS Rainbow badge. Here is the very important reason why (and it might not be the one you think):

It is correct that the NHS Rainbow has been prominent in the covid...

Infertility is a word that many couples dread hearing. It is a word that has the ability to make us feel as if there is no hope and makes us think that becoming parents is not something that is possible for us. However, as with most issues we encounter in life, a little knowledge and understanding can go a long way to lifting your spirits and instilling hope . Here we take a look at the key...