Early vascular damage and atherosclerosis in adolescents may be caused by low-grade inflammation, a paper published in the Journal of Applied Physiology concludes. The study was conducted in collaboration between the University of British Columbia in Canada, the University of Bristol in the UK, the University of Exeter in the UK, the University of Illinois […]
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E-cigarette retailers illegally selling nicotine e-liquids, including to underage users, new study says: Tobacconists are the most common source of nicotine e-liquids in Australia, despite it being illegal for them to sell these products, a new study says. One in five adolescent respondent users reported illegally sourcing their nicotine e-liquids from tobacco retailers. Published in […]
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Revealed: 2023’s top health and wellbeing trends – but are they all safe to follow? After a long January, good intentions may have slipped, and that’s OK. Overhauling your health isn’t easy – especially if there are various things you’d like to address. Whether it’s losing weight, exercising more, or shaking up your diet, Bupa […]
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Health economic modelling to support ‘denicotinisation’ of Aotearoa/New Zealand: Health economic modelling by the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health is informing Aotearoa/New Zealand (A/NZ) government efforts to end the tobacco epidemic and reduce Māori and non- Māori health inequalities. The modelling suggests that phasing out tobacco will have a major impact on improving […]
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Cardiac arrest doesn’t only happen to old people. Every week in the UK, 12 seemingly fit and healthy young people, aged 35 years and under, die from Young, Sudden Cardiac Death or YSCD. The definition of young sudden cardiac death Sudden cardiac death describes unexpected and immediate fatality from a heart problem within 12 hours […]
Prediction of aortic dissection or rupture of the thoracic aortic aneurysm is a challenge, and more accurate identification of high-risk patients and timing of repair surgery are required. A new collaborative study by the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital indicates that magnetic resonance imaging-derived wall shear stress values predict pathological changes in […]
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Improved care, lower cost – COPD patients spent 30% less time in hospital with automated O2 monitor from Vygon With the latest British Lung Foundation report on chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) highlighting ‘a worrying picture of substandard care’ for patients in the UK, Vygon is urging clinicians to consider automated oxygen therapy to help […]
2022 Highlights – Arrhythmia Alliance, AF Association & STARS […]
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Stem cell plasters to stop children needing repeated heart surgeries: Researchers at the University of Bristol, funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF), have developed ‘stem cell plasters’ to revolutionise the way surgeons treat children living with congenital heart disease, so they don’t need as many open-heart operations. Heart defects are the most common type […]
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The five biggest winter health risks on the rise in 2023: from falls to diabetes, Lottie’s new research has identified the 5 biggest health warnings set to place millions at risk over the winter months – and this follows data from the ONS revealing the nation’s health is on the decline. With the temperature dropping […]
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