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As someone who considers themselves relatively fit and strong, animal-style exercise is shockingly and humiliatingly hard. Jake Dearden, a trainer, influencer and fitness racer is taking me through some floor moves and instantly I’m reduced to a puce-faced beginner. In my head, I’m aiming for the fluid motion of a cat or the contained power of

Rudyard Kipling once said that only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun, as one study found (and any beach on a sunny Bank Holiday will attest to).According to a May 2023 YouGov survey to mark Sun Awareness Week, 40 per cent of people in the UK reported at least one case

Diabetes is much more dangerous for men than for women, a study has suggested.Researchers found that rates of heart disease, complications involving a leg, foot or kidneys, and the sight-threatening eye disease diabetic retinopathy were all higher in male patients with the condition.Men are known to be at greater risk of heart disease or be

Dr Nick Hopkinson, professor of respiratory medicine at Imperial College and first author of the paper, suggested that advertisements, paid influencers presenting vapes and cigarettes as fashionable, and the addictive nature of social media could all be behind the trends.“First, and most straightforwardly, there is evidence that the corporations behind cigarette smoking and vaping make

Best dehumidifiers FAQ How do dehumidifiers work?Dehumidifiers remove water vapour from the air to create a cleaner, healthier environment; they’ll even help you dry your laundry more quickly too, especially in the winter.“A compressor dehumidifier is almost like a mini-fridge that cools the air and converts it into water that you can pour away,” says Ryan

Steve Dunn, the trust’s chief executive at the time, resigned after the hunt for the whistleblower was made public in 2020. Dr Mills continues to work at the trust.Dr Mills believes she was able to return to work because, unusually, her case led to senior executives losing their jobs.The whistleblower is calling for the way

He said he was “glad to see a focus on addressing long A&E waits”.Dr Boyle added: “They are dehumanising, degrading and dangerous. Last month, more than one in 10 people waited more than 12 hours in emergency departments in England, a situation which leads to overcrowding and so called ‘corridor care’.”He said it was “an

NHS trusts do not appear to be put off hiring executives who have mishandled whistleblowers, even when the outcomes have cost the taxpayer millions of pounds.Kathryn Magson’s treatment of Dr Rosalind Ranson was condemned by an employment tribunal judge in 2022 as “vindictive” and “self-serving”, and led Dr Ranson to be awarded almost £3.2 million

Sir Chris Bryant would be entitled to think his birthdays are cursed. Five years ago he went to see his GP on his birthday, which led to the discovery that he had stage three skin cancer. Then on his 62nd birthday in January this year his local hospital called to tell him his cancer appeared to

NHS bosses are destroying the careers of whistleblowers who stand up to protect patients’ lives, according to an exclusive investigation by The Telegraph. More than 50 doctors and nurses told us they have been targeted after raising concerns about upwards of 170 patient deaths and nearly 700 cases of poor care. Kamal Ahmed and Camilla Tominey