You might not recognise her face or name, but chances are you’ve heard Tamara Levitt’s voice before. The 49-year-old Canadian is a superstar of the meditation world and head of mindfulness for Calm, a meditation and sleep app that boasts more than four million paying subscribers internationally and 100,000 new downloads a day. In her… Read More »
Dive Brief: Despite CMS issuing a new rule requiring hospitals to publish their prices for many services as of Jan. 1, few of the larger institutions are making such data readily available, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers found that fewer than half of the nation’s hospitals had chargemaster data… Read More »
It’s been reported that 74% of UK adults have felt stress in the last year, leaving them to feel overwhelmed and unable to cope. Stress is one of the most pressing public health issues of our time, but it isn’t being taken seriously as a physical health concern. As we continue to live with the repercussions… Read More »
A randomised clinical trial found that Black justice-involved women who took part in an intervention to prevent STIs and HIV were 54% less likely to be diagnosed with an STI and reported 38% fewer acts of condomless anal and vaginal sex compared to the control group over one year of follow-up. The intervention featured themes… Read More »
May 12, 2021 — All exercise is not created equal, and the exercise you get during leisure time is better for your heart health than on-the-job exercise. In fact, on-the-job physical exercise may actually be harmful to heart health, according to a study published in April. The difference in leisure-time exercise and workplace exercise is… Read More »
I remember my first case of breast cancer to this day. She was a young woman of 33 and she was very upset at the prospect of losing her breast. Yes, in those days the inhuman operation of total mastectomy was still routine and the treatment of choice of the surgeon I was apprenticed to.… Read More »
We are pleased to announce that talkhealth has been awarded the PIF TICK accrediation for trustworthy health information for the second year running. This accolade shows our constant dedication to providing our members with up-to-date, trustworthy and reliable health information. We are delighted to have our certification renewed and sit alongside the cornerstones of British… Read More »