Depression

Genetics, healthy eating or just plain luck are among the factors thought to be behind living to see your 100th birthday.But despite the uncertainty around how to reach this milestone, there are a record number of centenarians living in…

New York City is vibrant, exciting and fast-paced, but battle your way across it, jump on an Amtrak at Moynihan Train Hall, and 90 minutes later the blaring horns will be replaced with the serenity of New York State.In the splendidly…

A woman who had a nasty hangover was left horrified after discovering her symptoms were actually a sign of cancer.Amber Orr, from Ballymena in Northern Ireland, woke up with tummy pain and extreme nausea in March 2019 and assumed it was…

Most women going through menopause are not being given proper treatment, leaving millions to suffer in silence, a major review suggests.Just 15 percent of women get effective drugs or therapies, and misinformation leads many to go down…

Depression can play a direct role in developing type 2 diabetes even if you’re not overweight, researchers have discovered. Experts have long known that people with diabetes are around twice as likely to suffer depression compared with…

‘Are you off to Ricky’s house’ asked my taxi driver as he pulled up at the train station. It was clear from the local cab driver’s face that he was proud of Ricky Hatton’s association with Hyde.During our short drive to the Manchurian’s…

I have been on the sleeping pill zopiclone for seven months and am wondering if I should come off it. I’m sleeping well but have started to get headaches. Do you have any advice?Zopiclone is a Z drug – the other is zolpidem – and these…

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first ever pill to treat postpartum depression (PPD) which is suffered by around one in seven new mothers. Zuranolone, which is an antidepressant, is a once-a-day pill, taken for two…

Cancer patients have told of having just months to live after facing long waits for treatment on the NHS.Sufferers across England have been forced to endure delays of up to four months between vital checks, tests and treatments.As a…

My husband had an operation on his heart last year due to angina. He is on blood thinners, statins and medication for high blood pressure. But he also drinks a lot, most days, and I worry that he has a problem. Should I try to get him to…