Health

Low levels of air pollution deadlier than previously thought

The World Health Organization's most recent estimates (2016) are that over 4.2 million people die prematurely each year due to long-term exposure to fine particulate outdoor air pollution (often referred to as PM2.5). A recent ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

First results from a large-scale long COVID study

One of the largest studies to date into the long-term effects of COVID-19—the Long-CISS (COVID In Scotland Study)—found that 1 in 20 people who took part in the research had not recovered from having COVID-19 at their ...

Health

Counting steps can reduce disease risk, study says

Using a wearable activity tracker to count and increase the number and intensity of steps taken daily can reduce the risk of several common chronic diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and sleep apnea, Vanderbilt ...

Health

High rates of avoidable deaths among most disadvantaged

A new study, looking at more than half a million adults in Scotland, has highlighted very high rates of premature mortality from avoidable causes of death amongst society's most disadvantaged.

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