One in ten coronavirus survivors suffer ‘long Covid’ symptoms three months after infection

One in ten coronavirus survivors suffer ‘long Covid’ symptoms such as fatigue three months after beating the illness, government-funded review claims National Institute for Health Research reviewed more than 300 scientific papers Analysis found 10% of all survivors suffer lingering symptoms three months later Most common issue was fatigue, followed by breathlessness and ‘brain fog’ … Read more

MasterChef Australia’s Khanh Ong’s message to others suffering depression, isolation or loneliness

‘It was really difficult’: MasterChef Australia star Khanh Ong opens up about his battle with depression during the Melbourne lockdowns By Louise Starkey For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:33 GMT, 13 March 2021 | Updated: 11:34 GMT, 13 March 2021 MasterChef Australia’s Khanh Ong has encouraged those suffering from depression, isolation or loneliness to reach out … Read more

More than HALF of adults who with prior COVID-19 infection have symptoms of major depression

More than HALF of adults who have been infected with COVID-19 have symptoms of depression, new study finds Researchers surveyed 3,904 individuals who had been infected with COVID-19 in the past but had since recovered  Of the total, 2,046 patients, or 54.2%, met criteria that considered them to have symptoms of depression Many reported difficulty sleeping … Read more

Frankie details her mental health struggles at Glamour’s Women Of The Year Awards

Frankie Bridge discussed having suicidal thoughts as she was named the Mental Health Gamechanger winner at Glamour’s virtual Women Of the Year Awards 2021 on Thursday.  The former Saturdays singer, 32, discussed how she overcame overwhelming thoughts of anxiety and depression to improve her mental wellbeing. She confirmed that she first disclosed her mental health … Read more

More than a FIFTH of medics across the world have developed PTSD, research claims

More than a FIFTH of medics across the world have developed PTSD and depression from fighting the Covid pandemic, research claims More than 100,000 healthcare workers gave details on their mental health Scientists found 21 per cent of respondents suffered depression and/or PTSD Separate study showed almost two-thirds of UK healthcare staff were depressed Charities … Read more

Women reported higher levels of anxiety than men during Covid crisis

Women reported higher levels of anxiety, depression and loneliness than men during the coronavirus crisis as more than a quarter of university students say they feel lonely ‘often’ or ‘always’ Office for National Statistics released analysis of Covid crisis on men and women Analysis showed women reported higher levels of anxiety, loneliness than men Meanwhile, … Read more

Suzanne Shaw reveals secret 18-year mental health battle

Emmerdale and Hear’Say star Suzanne Shaw has revealed her struggles with depression and anxiety. The mother-of-two, 39, spoke to the latest issue of Runner’s World about how she has battled with her mental health for nearly two decades, and that she only recently opened up about it because she ‘wanted things to change’. ‘I’ve struggled with depression … Read more

A weekend lie-in can affect mood and INCREASE risk of depression

Having a lie-in at the weekend when you are used to getting up early all week can affect your mood and increase the risk of depression, according to a new study. Experts from the Michigan Medicine, the University of Michigan’s academic medical centre used sleep and mood data from 2,1000 early career doctors taken over … Read more

Changing the time you wake up can affect your mood and increase your risk of depression

Having a lie-in at the weekend when you are used to getting up early all week can affect your mood and increase the risk of depression, according to a new study. Experts from the Michigan Medicine, the University of Michigan’s academic medical centre used sleep and mood data from 2,1000 early career doctors taken over … Read more

Eighties pop is best music genre for reducing anxiety, study reveals 

Eighties pop is the best musical genre for reducing blood pressure, due to its ‘positive nostalgia’, researchers have found.   Turkish researchers hooked up 1,540 volunteers aged between 18 and 65 to blood pressure and heart rate monitors and played them a variety of music on Spotify.  Music from the hit TV series It’s a Sin, … Read more