Study published today ( 2/10/24 ) in the open-access journal PLOS ONE was led by researchers from The University of Manchester and University Alberta .

The study also looked at women’s quality of life in different age groups.

Younger women under 45 reported the poorest health-related quality.

of life of any age group.

- Women over 45 reported that quality of.

life in every domain except physical, had improved and was reported as good or very good.

By 60 , older women generally had the best quality of. life level in their life.

These high levels were sustained up to 75 years of age and beyond.

Scheme to be offered at all residential special schools and colleges in England to reach 18,000 pupils.

Students with learning disabilities struggle to say when they experience problems, meaning important diagnoses may be missed.

Linden Lodge School in South London was part of the pilot study doing hearing checks and its staff say their students have hugely benefited.

Angharad Ward in Aberystwyth's Bronglais Hospital will be temporarily reduced.

Very sick children will be transferred to Glangwili in Carmarthen for up to 24 hours .

Hywel Dda health board said staff "understand some parents will be concerned" about the changes over the next six months .

Judy Morgan and Cerys Humphreys have teamed up to protest the closure.

Researchers at Virginia Tech are using wrist-worn voice recorders to capture real-world data to better understand what happens when people lose their balance.

The findings were recently published in the Journal of American Geriatrics Society .

The team plans to expand the study to larger groups and combine the data with other lab-based measurements.

The concept of tracking a virus through wastewater came to prominence in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 .

Regular RSV testing in wastewater now takes place in the US , Canada , Finland , and Switzerland .

A study of the Ontario experiment in RSV wastewater tracking found it gives more than a month’s notice in identifying when RSV season begins.

Last year’s RSV season proved particularly vexing to the US health system, as shortages of nirsevimab, an antibody injection given to infants, were reported across the country.

“If you can get the information to hospitals or clinics weeks earlier , that gives the opportunity to start thinking about what treatments they might need,” says Donnelly.

Rehearsing alternative outcomes of discarding through imagery rescripting shows promise as a treatment strategy for people who hoard, a study by UNSW psychology researchers has shown.

People who hoard form intense emotional attachments to objects, accumulate excessive clutter, and have difficulty discarding possessions.

Hoarding disorder affects 2.5 per cent of the working-age population.

Anecdotal evidence suggests people who hoard may have greater creative tendencies.

The study's ultra-brief online delivery also has potential as a part of treatment in rural and remote areas.

Hoarding disorder has been linked to early trauma, life stress and emotional deprivation.

Babies too young to be vaccinated had the highest covid hospitalization rate of any age group except people over 75 .

The study looked at infant medical data from October 2022 to April 2024 in 12 states.

It echoes what physicians have reported for more than three years that people are still skeptical of covid vaccines.

The World Health Organization approves the first diagnostic test for mpox.

The disease, which can be deadly, is caused by a virus transmitted to humans by infected animals.

Over 800 people have died from mpox across Africa , with more than 30,000 cases reported.

The test's release comes as the disease continues to spread across Africa .

Twenty-four per cent of Albertans live in rural communities.

Many of the specialist clinical services they need are only available in urban health centres.

For rural Albertans , seasonal responsibilities can make scheduling difficult; weather events also make travel to appointments difficult and dangerous.

The average out-of-pocket, roundtrip cost for a rural Albertan travelling to an urban clinic appointment is more than $500 .

Researchers at Virginia Tech are using wrist-worn voice recorders to capture real-world data to better understand what happens when people lose their balance.

The findings were recently published in the Journal of American Geriatrics Society .

Researchers hope to identify individuals who are most at risk of balance loss and develop strategies to proactively address those risks.