Researchers identify how HIV/hepatitis drug harms the kidneys
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA first-of-its-kind study identifies mechanisms that explain how a drug commonly used to treat HIV and hepatitis causes kidney disease and kidney…
2,000 more ‘excess’ deaths in first week of year ahead of nurses’ strike
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteBritain suffered nearly 2,000 more deaths than normal in the first week of January, new figures revealed today, amid a continuing crisis…
Voices: Pay hikes for NHS staff are unaffordable – and will cut patient care
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis winter, health services across Europe are under intense pressure. We are feeling the strain in every part of the UK, too. …
HMRC admits around £250m of Covid help for self-employed was siphoned away by organised crime
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAround £250m of Covid help for the self-employed was siphoned away by organised crime, the boss of HMRC has admitted to MPs. Read More
Dying for clicks: The gluttonous social media stars who've become filthy rich by binge-eating in front of millions of followers on camera... at deadly cost of becoming obese
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe camera opens on a square table laden with McDonald’s items. Fries, chicken nuggets, and burgers fill the screen in what can…
What does YOUR tongue say about your health?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMany of us rarely look at our tongues, but dentists say they are a ‘window’ into the health of the body. Read…
Cost of living: Charity warns of mental health pandemic
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe cost-of-living crisis is leaving people in Northern Ireland less able to do things that support good mental health, a charity has…
NI education: Daily Mile boosts pupil fitness but not learning, says study
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteGetting schoolchildren to walk or run a mile every day increases their physical fitness, but there is little evidence it improves academic…
Obesity levels in Jersey could rise due to food costs
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHealth officials are concerned the rising cost of living could see obesity rates rise in Jersey. Read More
Almost 300 NHS Mersey Care workers to go on strike
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAlmost 300 health care workers at Mersey Care will take strike action this week over pay, a union has said. Read More