preventative healthcare news

While life expectancy has increased, the extra years are often not spent in good health. Vitality Research Institute says healthy lifestyle choices earlier in life ... More

Gympass, the aggregator which specialises in corporate wellbeing, has achieved a US$2.4bn valuation, up from US$2.2bn two years ago. The announcement comes as the company ... More

Local government organisations and industry thought leaders have slammed the UK government’s decision not to increase funding for prevention. The Hewitt Review: an independent review ... More

Lumen, a health tech company that analyses people’s metabolism based on the CO2 and oxygen in their breath, has raised US$62m in Series B funding. ... More

The Global Health & Fitness Alliance (GHFA) has announced Andrea Bell is to serve as the new chair of its advisory council. She replaces Greg ... More

The Cleveland Clinic’s chief wellness officer Michael Roizen predicts longevity will become the next major disruptor, according to his recent interview with Spa Business. “There ... More

Carillon Miami Wellness Resort has partnered with anti-ageing and medical wellness centre the biostation to launch a new functional medicine practice at the resort’s 70,000sq ... More

Adults suffering from chronic pain should be advised to take exercise, rather than be prescribed painkillers, according to new guidance from the National Institute for ... More

RAKxa, a new integrative wellness and medical retreat has recently opened in Thailand, as a result of a partnership between Thai-based M.K. Real Estate Development, ... More

The city-state of Singapore will have an official fitness industry association from 2021. A group of industry professionals have teamed up to form the Singapore ... More

Promoting physical activity as a preventative healthcare measure has been listed as a key priority in the European Union's five-year strategy. The EU Work Plan ... More

Following approval to build a £250mn wellbeing resort in Manchester, Therme Group has revealed plans to develop and expand its concept in other major UK ... More

Integrative medi-wellness facility, SHA Wellness Clinic, will be welcoming guests from 22 July 2020 with new programmes and treatments co-developed with NASA and Harvard. Upon ... More

Physical fitness has been associated with better brain structure and brain functioning in adults. The findings of a study, led by Dr Jonathan Repple of ... More

Health and social care secretary Matt Hancock has launched a review into the NHS Health Check service, which will explore the possibility of introducing new, ... More

An alliance of walking and cycling organisations has called on the government to make a serious commitment to improving the UK's "active travel" infrastructure. In ... More

The government will promote physical activity as part of a range of measures to tackle the causes of preventable ill-health. A green paper published on ... More

Prime Minister Theresa May has revealed a new long-term plan for the NHS, saying that it will help "secure the future of the health service", ... More

University of Brighton has joined forces with local entrepreneurs and community groups to turn Brighton and Hove into a "focal point for health interventions". Through ... More

Corporate health and wellbeing services provider Westfield Health has appointed David Capper as its CEO. The move comes as the company is looking to focus ... More

The 22nd annual European Spa Association (ESPA) Congress took place last week in Rome and Tivoli Terme, Italy, bringing together representatives from spa associations across ... More

The NHS should move £100m (US$129.4m, €116.3m) from its drug budget into a physical activity pot, according to public health specialist and author Sir Muir ... More

The World Health Organisation has sets its sights on overcoming the growing physical inactivity epidemic by outlining a 10-year strategy to get Europeans moving more. ... More

Euromonitor International has published its annual Top 10 Global Consumer Trends forecast report, highlighting an expected boom in consumers' desire for preventative healthcare via digital ... More

Susie Ellis, chair and CEO of the Global Spa & Wellness Summit (GSWS), is encouraging governments around the world to introduce national Ministries of Wellness ... More