News & Updates

Reducing bowel cancer risk

Six effective strategies to lower your risk of bowel cancer

It’s Decembeard! This is the annual campaign to ditch the razor and grow a beard during the month of December to raise awareness for bowel cancer. Bowel cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, is the fourth most common cancer in the UK. In…
The Value of Occupational Health

Understanding the value of Occupational Health to workplace wellbeing

Since it was first identified in the US in 2021, the Great Resignation has become a global phenomenon, with higher-than-expected numbers of employees leaving their jobs since the outbreak of Covid. This partly stemmed from a reluctance to return…
the signs of prediabetes

Prediabetes: know the signs

Today is World Diabetes Day, which aims to combat this dangerous disease. Not only is type 2 diabetes severe and life-threatening on its own, but if it is left untreated, it can lead to many serious health complications, including cardiovascular…
how to manage your cholesterol levels

How small changes can make a big difference to your cholesterol levels

An ambitious UK health research project has identified that over half the adult population has high total cholesterol levels. Our Future Health is recruiting up to five million volunteers to create the most detailed picture of our health…
Well Woman Check at our Harley Street Clinic

Why is regular screening critical for women’s health?

Every year, October is dedicated to breast cancer awareness; in the UK, around 55,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year. We know that early diagnosis affects survival rates, and an annual female health check can be beneficial…
Alzheimer’s disease and diet

Could intermittent fasting slow down Alzheimer’s progression?

The news that presenter Alastair Stewart is living with dementia at age 71 has been covered extensively in the UK media, including the symptoms that promoted him to seek help – that “something up there” wasn’t right and the feeling of…
prostate cancer screening

MRI scans could be used to screen for prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, and about one in eight men in the UK will get prostate cancer in their lifetime. Prostate cancer mainly affects men over 50, and your risk increases with age. More than 52,000 men are diagnosed…
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The importance of cultivating a happy and healthy workplace

The government has recently launched a new public health consultation which aims to increase take-up of occupational health services. Employers will be encouraged to offer their employees occupational mental and physical health support, particularly…
cardiovascular health check

UK Government adopt radical new approach to preventing cardiovascular disease

Cardiovascular disease encompasses all conditions affecting the heart or blood vessels, including coronary heart disease, the most common type of heart disease. In fact, it’s estimated that approximately 7.6 million men and women live with…