A tenth of prescription medicines given out by GPs unnecessary, finds review
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A tenth of prescription medicines doled out by GPs are unnecessary, pushing the NHS drugs bill to more than £9 billion, a…
Doctors suffering ‘wave of abuse’ over lack of face-to-face appointments
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The British Medical Association (BMA) says doctors are being subjected to a “wave of abuse” from patients over lack of access to face-to-face…
India calls new UK Covid-19 vaccine rules ‘discriminatory’
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Reading Time: < 1 minute India has criticised the British decision not to recognise coronavirus vaccine certificates issued by Indian authorities, calling it a “discriminatory policy”. Read…
Highest coronavirus infection rate is now among children, but figures in Spain are falling for all ages
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Viruses circulate among the population like lava on a hillside: they seek the best routes to continue on their journey Read More
More than 41m dementia cases globally are undiagnosed – study
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Reading Time: < 1 minute More than 41 million people living with dementia worldwide have not yet been diagnosed, according to a report by Alzheimer’s Disease International…
Blood test that can quickly diagnose viruses could be available by spring
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A blood test that can diagnose whether or not a fever is caused by a virus could be available at some hospitals…
Doctor reveals why you shouldn’t drink coffee first thing in the morning
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Attention caffeine enthusiasts! You may want to reconsider your morning cup of coffee — or at least thetimeat which you’re having it —…
US to relax travel rules for vaccinated passengers from UK and EU
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Vaccinated passengers will be able to enter the US from the UK and EU from November, ending almost two years of coronavirus…
People given AstraZeneca vaccine to be allowed into US after travel ban lifted
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Britons who have had two doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine will be able to enter the US once restrictions for the…
First 'variant-proof' Covid vaccine trials start in Manchester
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The world’s first trial variant-proof booster vaccine, which could prevent the need for jabs to be tweaked regularly to combat new strains…