Teachers have noticed a rise in the number of children missing school in the last year – for reasons other than sickness and holidays. A study, of 500 primary and secondary teachers, found 70 percent think absences have risen as a result
Rishi Sunak has today unveiled a landmark 5-point plan to crack down on Britain’s ballooning welfare bill and get scroungers back to work. Mr Sunak warned that GPs have been too easily handing out sick notices, and Britain has begun “over-medicalising” the
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For the millions of people who take Ozempic and Wegovy, weight loss is the best-known outcome — but a new study suggests the medications could also help squash depression. Investigators from Epic Research, a health analytics firm based in Verona, Wisconsin, found
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College students may be at a greater risk of experiencing depression and anxiety compared to young people who are not in higher education, according to a new study published in The Lancet Public Health. Researchers from University College London analyzed data from
While rising rates of depression and anxiety among American teens have gotten attention, young adults may be struggling even more with those conditions, according to a new report from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Approximately 36% of young adults said they
A lifelong vegetarian who switched to eating fresh meat daily claims the new diet helped cure her anxiety, depression and acne. Liz Seibert, a model and influencer from New York City, became a veggie at the age of nine. Liz, who is
A viral TikTok trend is claiming that the use of several supplements can help ease anxiety. Anxiety sufferers have tested the effects of magnesium and D3 vitamins to curb their symptoms — and many people say it’s working. TikTok user Tyler Wesley
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