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Figures from the Office for National Statistics have shown a decline in the birth rate to record lows.

As fertility rate hits all-time low in England and Wales, is there cause for concern for the economy and services?

Tackling deprivation among older people could reduce the number of funerals paid for by local authorities and NHS trusts, according to researchers fro

Jim Gildea reveals the reality of having to scrub away all traces of human remains.

Tackling deprivation is crucial in reversing a rise in state-funded funerals, researchers say.

The Covid pandemic saw breast cancer survival rates fall. What can health insurers learn from this?

Odluka o tome kada postati majka jedna je od najvažnijih odluka u životu žene. Iako trudnoća nije samo biološko, već i emocionalno i društveno pitanje, postoje određeni periodi koje stručnjaci ističu kao najpovoljnije za začeće, i fizički i psihički. razdoblju plodnost je na vrhuncu, jajne stanice su kvalitetnije,

Official data shows rise in single patients and female same-sex couples opting for assisted fertility treatments

UN study suggests economic strains, including job insecurity, among the biggest barriers to parenthood

Women are still far more likely than fathers to stay at home with ill children and do the school run, a study has found

Covid-19 pandemic forced a change in how the country works with more companies adopting hybrid working

It could have been a first step in levelling the UK’s gender pension gap.

Last year’s total fertility rate of 1.41 for England and Wales was lowest since comparable data was first collected in 1938, ONS says

The traditional “U-shaped” pattern in wellbeing – where people tend to be happier when young and again in older age – has disappeared

Open share « Back Try the new "Growing Older Quiz" 28/07/2025 How well can you guess Europe's "median age"?Demographic change is everywhere! But megatrends can get complicated - between fertility rates, pension systems, migration and labour, who can stay on top of the numbers?

Pränatale Exposition gegenüber Umgebungsfeinpartikeln und klimatische Faktoren wie Temperatur und Niederschlag sind laut einer Studie, die am 2. Juli 2025 veröffentlicht wurde PLoS Global Public Health von Mary Abed Al Ahad von der University of St. Andrews, Großbritannien

Umgebungsluftverschmutz

Just 10mg increase in PM 2.5 per cubic metre of air linked to 5 per cent rise in rate of low birth weight

Prenatal exposure to ambient fine particulate matter and climatic factors, such as temperature and rainfall, are associated with adverse birth outcomes in India, according to a study published... read more.

Prenatal exposure to ambient fine particulate matter and climatic factors, such as temperature and rainfall, are associated with adverse birth outcomes in India, according to a study published July 2nd, 2025, in the open-access journal PLOS Global Public Health by Mary Abed Al Ahad from the University of St Andrews, U.K.

Fewer countries are doing censuses owing to Covid-19, budget cuts, and lower trust in government

Un nuovo studio pubblicato su Biomolecules[1] rivela che il lavoro da casa, sebbene sempre più diffuso, non ha modificato in modo sostanziale la distribuzione geografica della forza lavoro qualificata nel Regno Unito.La flessibilità non cambia la geografia
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Prevalence of hybrid over fully remote roles dashes hopes of greater geographical spread of talent