News https://www.thephoenixnewspaper.com/table/news/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/ Sun, 19 May 2024 20:28:33 +0100 The Phoenix Newspaper UK | Latest news in UK | Positive news | Inspiring The Next Generation en-gb University calling for volunteers for groundbreaking Alzheimer’s screening tests during Dementia Action Week https://www.thephoenixnewspaper.com/university-calling-for-volunteers-for-groundbreaking-alzheimers-screening-tests-during-dementia-action-week https://www.thephoenixnewspaper.com/university-calling-for-volunteers-for-groundbreaking-alzheimers-screening-tests-during-dementia-action-week

For Dementia Action Week, WMG at the University of Warwick, together with Superlunary Labs, are doubling their efforts to develop a low-cost, non-intrusive method for the early screening of Alzheimer’s Disease using a simple flavour test which can be undertaken as part of a regular health check-up by a nurse, at a pharmacy or community centre.

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Health & Wellbeing Tue, 14 May 2024 23:09:05 +0100
Oxehealth granted regulatory clearances for mental health sleep monitoring https://www.thephoenixnewspaper.com/oxehealth-granted-regulatory-clearances-for-mental-health-sleep-monitoring https://www.thephoenixnewspaper.com/oxehealth-granted-regulatory-clearances-for-mental-health-sleep-monitoring

Oxehealth, the global leader in intelligent patient monitoring for acute mental health, has announced FDA and EU clearances of new sleep monitoring software, extending the scope of its contactless patient monitoring platform.

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Health & Wellbeing Tue, 14 May 2024 23:02:05 +0100
Lime Solicitors deepens commitment to Child Brain Injury Trust with strategic partnership https://www.thephoenixnewspaper.com/lime-solicitors-deepens-commitment-to-child-brain-injury-trust-with-strategic-partnership https://www.thephoenixnewspaper.com/lime-solicitors-deepens-commitment-to-child-brain-injury-trust-with-strategic-partnership

Law firm Lime Solicitors has reinforced its dedication to supporting the Child Brain Injury Trust (CBIT) through a strategic partnership with the national charity.

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Health & Wellbeing Mon, 13 May 2024 08:31:40 +0100
Call for more living kidney donors as new poll shows just 14% of UK adults in the West Midlands would consider donating to a stranger https://www.thephoenixnewspaper.com/call-for-more-living-kidney-donors-as-new-poll-shows-just-14-of-uk-adults-in-the-west-midlands-would-consider-donating-to-a-stranger https://www.thephoenixnewspaper.com/call-for-more-living-kidney-donors-as-new-poll-shows-just-14-of-uk-adults-in-the-west-midlands-would-consider-donating-to-a-stranger

Former footballer Andy Cole and TV’s Married at First Sight’s Marilyse Corrigan are amongst those backing a new initiative to encourage more people to consider living kidney donation as a new poll reveals just 14% of adults in the West Midlands would consider donating a kidney to a stranger, despite 71% of them believing you can change someone’s life even if you’ve never met them.

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Health & Wellbeing Mon, 13 May 2024 08:28:20 +0100
Marking Dementia Action Week https://www.thephoenixnewspaper.com/marking-dementia-action-week https://www.thephoenixnewspaper.com/marking-dementia-action-week

Dementia Action Week marks Alzheimer's Society's biggest and longest running awareness campaign, where, each year, work will be done with individuals and organisations to encourage people to ‘act on dementia’.

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Health & Wellbeing Sun, 12 May 2024 10:06:44 +0100
New SEND strategy outlines vision and key priorities for city https://www.thephoenixnewspaper.com/new-send-strategy-outlines-vision-and-key-priorities-for-city https://www.thephoenixnewspaper.com/new-send-strategy-outlines-vision-and-key-priorities-for-city

A strategy designed to improve the lives of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Wolverhampton has been published.

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Health & Wellbeing Sun, 12 May 2024 10:03:30 +0100