Month: September 2021

Part of aging well is acknowledging that your health deserves more attention with age. The risk of many chronic diseases increases after 50. So does the importance of being vigilant about routine screening and preventative measures. These are the most common health problems for people over 50, and how to prevent them from limiting the quality of your life. Read on to find out more—and to ensure your health and the health of others, don't miss these Sure Signs You May Have Already Had COVID. ShutterstockAccording to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, this bone-weakening condition affects 44 million Americans—nearly half of everyone over age 50. And it's not just your hips and spine that are at risk: Dental problems like receding gums and tooth loss can also be ...

Vaccine Minister Nadhim Zahawi has left open the possibility of mandatory vaccination for NHS staff after enforcing the measures on care home employees. Mr Zahawi made the remarks during his round of Sunday media interviews, during which he also doubled down on domestic vaccine passports for nightclubs and other large venues from late September. The vaccine minister, who had assured a peer in the House of Lords on January 12th that in unequivocal terms there would be no introduction of domestic vaccine passports, had told Sky News yesterday that it is “only right and responsible that we look at the duty of care for healthcare workers on the frontline and across the NHS”, with reports a consultation on making vaccination a condition of employment in the National Health Service c...

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There's no magic number when it comes to exercise, but that doesn't mean numbers aren't important. After all, numbers are easy, convenient things to remember. And because exercise is something that can be easily quantified, having numbers as symbols of how much exercise we should be getting can serve an important role in public health.   When it comes to walking, the most obvious figure many of us think of is 10,000 – long idealized as the target to hit in terms of daily steps needed to improve our health. There's evidence to back it up too. A number of studies in recent years have shown that taking more steps on a daily basis is linked to less risk of early death, and it doesn't even matter where those steps come from. Of course, every analysis is slightly different, and no two coho...

More pressure on health system in next few weeks, premier says Daily cases in Sydney hotspots to rise as high as 2,000 First vaccine shipments from Britain arrive SYDNEY, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Sydney, the epicentre of Australia's biggest coronavirus outbreak, is expected to see daily infections peak next week, authorities said on Monday, as they look to speed up immunisations before easing lockdown rules. Australia is trying to contain a third wave of infections that has hit its two largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, and its capital Canberra, forcing more than half the country's 25 million peopleinto strict stay-at-home restrictions. New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the government's modelling revealed the state would require its highest number of intensive care beds in...

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