Thousands more people than usual are dying ... but it’s not from Covid
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Reading Time: < 1 minute While focus remains firmly fixed on Covid-19, a second health crisis is quietly emerging in Britain. Since the beginning of July, Read…
Give fat children weight loss surgery because it's safe and works, doctors say
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Fat children should be given weight loss surgery because it is safe and can improve their health, scientists say. Read More
If I HADN'T seen my patient in person, he'd have died... that's why it would be a disaster to rely on remote appointments, writes DR MARTIN SCURR
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Some weeks ago one of my former patients, a man in his mid-70s, asked if I would meet him. Read More
'Thousands will die' over the next decade because of a huge cancer care backlog, damning report reveals
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Thousands of cancer patients will die over the next decade because of the devastating treatment backlog caused by the pandemic, a damning…
Gloomsters got it wrong (again) on hospital admissions which have now fallen to the lowest level for two months - as data shows Britain is 'over the worst' of the pandemic
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Hospital admissions for Covid-19 have fallen to the lowest level for two months as bleak warnings from government scientists once again failed to materialise….
Pregnant women should NOT routinely take paracetamol because it may harm development of babies in the womb, doctors say
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Pregnant women should only take paracetamol when told to by a doctor, scientists ruled today. Read More
Tooth decay in children will be ‘slashed by a quarter by adding fluoride to drinking water’
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Plans to add fluoride to drinking water will cut tooth decay in children by around a quarter and halve the numbers undergoing…
England 'on target' to eliminate HIV transmission by 2030, study says
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Reading Time: < 1 minute England is “on target” to eliminate HIV transmission by 2030, according to a new study. Read More
Monster rats to invade UK homes via toilet, warns pest exper
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Giant rats the “size of cats” could get into UK homes, warned a pest expert. Read More
High cholesterol: Retinal vein occlusion may occur causing four symptoms in the eye
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Having high cholesterol can be dangerous as it often goes unnoticed due to the condition being asymptomatic. Read More