NHS is sending X-rays to AUSTRALIA because of shortage of radiologists
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Tens of thousands more X-rays are being sent abroad every year by NHS staff due to a shortage of radiologists, data suggests. …
The plaster that can spot if you're a snorer: Sticker on chin monitors facial movements to detect sleep apnoea
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A chin plaster that monitors facial movements during sleep has been developed to detect sleep apnoea — a snoring condition Read…
Going to bed between 10 and 11pm every night cuts your risk of getting heart disease by up to 25%, study claims
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Going to bed during the ‘golden hour’ between 10pm and 11pm slashes the risk of developing heart disease, according to a major…
'Cut out red meat and cook with vegetable oil to lower risk of stroke'
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Consuming lots of red or processed meat may raise your chance of a stroke — but regularly cooking with olive oil lowers…
Stroke: The cholesterol-lowering fruit that could 'halve' your risk of having a stroke
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is suddenly obstructed. Read More
Zika outbreak declared: Emergency team formed as virus ‘spreading rapidly' - cases soar
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Reading Time: < 1 minute It has been confirmed that 89 people, including 17 children, have tested positive for the Zika virus in India. Read More
How Sweden swerved Covid disaster WITHOUT lockdown
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Sweden has suffered fewer Covid deaths than most of Europe and is still recording lower infection rates, Read More
Lung function declines faster in people living with HIV
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A study at the 18th European AIDS Conference (EACS 2021) showed that people living with HIV who receive effective antiretroviral therapy have a…
Six ways to stop microplastics getting into your body
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Microplastics are “one of the greatest manmade disasters of our time”, according to the Natural History Museum. Read More
Tuberculosis vaccine development in the spotlight as WHO warns TB deaths have increased
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The COVID-19 pandemic has reversed years of global progress in tackling tuberculosis and – for the first time in over a decade…