47 h. ago ‘Stress crisis’ in UK as 5m struggle with financial, health and housing insecurity

Exclusive: Levels of ‘multi-stress’ at highest since 2008 crash, study says, with people feeling profoundly powerlessMore than 5 million UK adults are experiencing a triple whammy of financial, health and housing insecurity as British households hit levels of “multi-stress” not seen since the global economic crash well over a decade ago, research shows.One in 10 working-age adults are juggling low income and debt, insecure tenancies and high rents, and problems accessing NHS care. They are at least twice as likely as the rest of the population to report mental stress, sleeplessness and isolation. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Popular YouTube videos fueling nauseating health crisis: 'These parasites are here in the US'

Scientists have issued an urgent warning over parasite-riddled food eaten by millions of Americans in several US states.

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1 week ago Passing police detention powers to NHS staff ‘could cause significant harm’

Proposed changes mean powers could be transferred to health professionals to detain and restrain people in a mental health crisis.

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2 w. ago NHS plan to open 'calm and welcoming' mental health A&Es across England to ease pressure on 'chaotic' major hospitals

Around 250,000 people went to A&E last year due to a mental health crisis - with around a quarter facing a wait of 12 hours or longer.

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2 w. ago Study reveals psychological impact of ghosting and gaslighting

The dating app culture may be contributing to a mental health crisis, researchers warn

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2 w. ago Climate change fuelling spread of deadly fungal infections, study warns

Fungal infections, long neglected by global health policy, could spark major public health crisis in coming decades

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2 w. ago Ghosting and gaslighting could trigger depression and paranoia, study finds

The dating app culture may be contributing to a mental health crisis, researchers warn

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2 w. ago WHO opens annual assembly as UN health agency faces 'existential crisis' in wake of US funding cuts

The World Health Organization is opening its annual meeting of government ministers and other top envoys facing one of the most serious crises of its 77-year history in the wake of Trump administration funding cuts and plans to withdraw the United States

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3 w. ago Rage and autoimmune disease: is there a link between suppressed anger and the women’s health crisis?

In the midst of a women’s health crisis, could bottled rage be the source of what ails us?

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3 w. ago ‘I didn’t know where to start’: a quarter of adults in Scotland lost in the mental health crisis

A new mental health study released for Mental Health Awareness Week has exposed the grim reality facing people in Scotland revealing that thousands are struggling to access the care they need, with many left confused, disillusioned, or prescribed antidepressants instead of being offered therapeutic support.

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3 w. ago It used to be rare, now hundreds in mental health crisis wait days for beds in these A&Es

One nurse elsewhere in the country has told of how some patients become so distressed by delays that they have left to try and take their own lives

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3 w. ago People in mental health crisis waiting up to three days in A&E in England

Royal College of Nursing findings described as ‘a scandal in plain sight’ with with conditions ‘close to torture’Thousands of people in a mental health crisis are enduring waits of up to three days in A&E before they get a bed, with conditions “close to torture” for those in such a distressed state.At one hospital, some patients have become so upset at the delays in being admitted that they have left and tried to kill themselves nearby, leading nurses and the fire brigade to follow in an attempt to stop them.Some trusts that previously had no long waits for mental health patients now have hundreds.The number of people seeking help at A&E for mental health emergencies is rising steadily and reached 216,182 last year.The recruitment of mental health nurses has lagged far behind the rise in demand.The number of beds in mental health units has fallen by 3,699 since 2014. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago EastEnders fans 'work out' tragic exit for icon as they spot new health crisis

BBC EastEnders viewers are convinced that one iconic character is set for a tragic exit from Walford after nearly 40 years

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3 w. ago Heartbreak as 'amazing' mum & daughter, 12, both diagnosed with cancer just months apart

An 'amazing' family has faced a shocking double health crisis as both a mother and her 12-year-old daughter were diagnosed with cancers just three months apart

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4 w. ago Experts warn of health epidemic sparked by Britain’s housing crisis

Exclusive: Doctors and renters tell The Independent how housing issues are worsening health in Britain

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