London Medical Laboratory

Shock new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal that, in England, healthy life expectancy at birth for a male fell from 63.4 years in 2015-17 to 62.4 years in 2020-22, and from 63.9 years for females in 2015-17 to 62.7 years in...

The London Medical Laboratory has been analysing new data from the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) that reveals how Brits use their time.

The latest consumer spending figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal UK households spent a record £32.3bn on health products and services in 2023, up £2.5bn (8.3%) over 2022's £29.8bn.

Recent research reveals anaemia, a potentially fatal condition often caused by iron deficiency, is on the rise. Cases have risen by 420 million over the last three decades and one fourth of the global population are now anaemic.

Hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid) affects up to 10% of the population. It can lead to tiredness, depression, weight gain and, if untreated, a potentially fatal heart attack.

The mild, if distinctly wet, winter and spring means the UK's Met Office has already issued warnings for birch pollen this week. Birch pollen is described as 'highly allergenic' by Asthma UK and can trigger allergic symptoms in up to 16% of people.

New official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) cast doubt on the effectiveness of the Government's new community healthcare plans.

Until the 1960s, many people in the UK, Europe and the USA would 'go to work on an egg' every day, to quote a popular 1950s British advertisement.

For centuries, Easter has been associated with appealing foods. The good news is that many of the 'naughty but nice' delights we love at Easter may be better for you than you think, says a leading health expert.

Many of us have a mental image of gout sufferers as plump, elderly Victorian gents who drank too much port. Nothing could be further from the truth.