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We’re constantly being reminded by news articles and social media posts that we should be getting more sleep. You probably don’t need to hear it again – not sleeping enough is bad for your brain, heart and overall health, not to mention your skin and sex drive

Bedbugs can cause people to lose sleep — and blood. Here’s what to do about them

Few know that an entire clinical specialty exists to treat chronic insomnia. Many are also unaware that there are too few specialists nationwide to meet the demand

In partnership with our community of health sector leaders responsible for delivering the UK’s health strategy across the NHS and the wider health sector, we’ve devised a collaborative calendar of conferences and events for industry leaders to listen, learn and collaborate through engaging and immersive conversation. 

Sleep spent years sitting behind diet and exercise in conversations about better health. But over the past few years, that balance has started to look different as bedtime routines and better rest have become regular topics across wellness culture

A harsh tackle. A fall. A fender-bender. An abusive relationship. Different scenarios can lead to the same diagnosis of a traumatic brain injury, or TBI. A hit to the head, or even a penetrating wound, can rattle a person’s brain and cause damage to the tissue and blood vessels with lasting effects. 

Sufficient sleep quality and duration are essential for people’s health and well-being, but hotter nighttime temperatures are making it harder for people to get the rest they need

More people are focusing on their gut health, as fibermaxxing goes mainstream, colorectal cancer rises among young adults and personalized gut microbiome treatments become increasingly popular

Mental health affectsmany peopleat some point in life. For people living with HIV, stigma, disease-related stress, and the biological effects of the virus itself all contribute to an acute mental health burden, creating a cycle that can accelerate disease progression and affect quality-of-life.[1]

More than 1 billion people are living with mental health disorders, according to new data released by the World Health Organization (WHO), with conditions such as anxiety and depression inflicting immense human and economic tolls. While many countries have bolstered their mental health policies and programmes, greater investment and action are needed globally to scale…