What is Strep A and its symptoms? Girl at London primary school dies after infection
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA five-year-old schoolgirl from west London has died after contracting Strep A. Read More
Philadelphia woman is one of nation's oldest living sickle cell patients
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteBorn in 1939, Joan Lambright was told she wouldn’t survive her teenage years after being diagnosed with Sickle Cell Anemia. Read More
Have you been cleaning your teeth all wrong? Dentists reveal top 4 mistakes which might be ruining your pearly whites
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s a twice-a-day habit that many won’t give much thought. Read More
Covid makes a comeback: Experts warn cases are surging again with one in 40 Brits infected - so do YOU remember what you're meant to do?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCovid is making another resurgence across Britain, prompting scientists to repeat their calls for the return of face masks. Read More
The picture that reveals heartbreaking truth behind private baby scans: Mother's one-day-old daughter died in her arms after she fell victim to high street clinics
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAlmost one in three private clinics providing pregnancy scans are failing to meet the medical watchdog’s care standards and some are not…
Rising living costs ‘may push more parents towards charging adult children rent’
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteRising living costs may mean more parents with adult children living with them start charging them for “bed and board”, a survey…
London woman 'at breaking point' after being unable to wee for 14 months no matter how much she drinks
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA London woman unable to wee for more than a year, no matter how much she drank or felt she needed to…
'Having HIV has not stopped me living my life'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrom receiving a smear test from a nurse in full PPE gear to being told to book a hospital appointment “when there…
Weight Gain, Raised BP Risk Seen for HIV Patients Switching to Dolutegravir
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFor Black patients with HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART), those who switch from efavirenz to dolutegravir gain more weight and have an…
Progestogen-only pill breast cancer risk revealed
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteTaking a progestogen-only ‘mini pill’ carries a small risk of breast cancer – similar to combined oral contraceptive pills, say researchers. Read…