Public health

Life expectancy for people with a history of both cardiovascular disease and diabetes is substantially lower than for people with just one condition...

The new threshold for diabetes in pregnancy recently introduced by the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) misses a...

Screening to identify type 2 diabetes followed by early treatment could result in substantial health benefits, according to new research published...

The number of takeaway food outlets has risen substantially over the past two decades, with a large increase seen in areas of socioeconomic...

Financial incentives could help one in five women quit smoking during pregnancy, according to new research published today in the journal Addiction...

People who sleep for more than eight hours a day have an increased risk of stroke, according to a study by the University of Cambridge – and this...

One in five cases of Lassa fever – a disease that kills around 5,000 people a year in West Africa – could be due to human-to-human transmission, with...

A brisk 20 minute walk each day could be enough to reduce an individual’s risk of early death, according to new research published today. The study...