‘Things have never been so bad’ for England’s social care sector – Adass
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Reading Time: < 1 minute“Things have never been so bad” for England’s adult social care sector, a social services director has warned. Read More
NHS boss Amanda Pritchard says patients not always getting care they deserve
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePatients are not always getting the care they deserve, says the head of NHS England. Read More
Marijuana smokers are a THIRD more likely to develop potentially deadly heart condition
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSmoking marijuana regularly may raise the risk of potentially-deadly irregular heartbeats, a study suggests. Read More
Africa: Invasive Mosquito Linked to New Malaria Outbreaks in Africa
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn invasive species of mosquito was likely responsible for a large malaria outbreak in Ethiopia this year, scientists said on Tuesday. Read…
Congo-Kinshasa: UNAIDS Is Deeply Concerned That Rising Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo Threatens HIV Treatment and Prevention Services
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUNAIDS is alarmed that fighting between government forces and rebels in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo is causing serious…
Manston 'is like a prison camp': Migrant says people at Kent processing centre are treated like 'animals in a zoo'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMigrants and asylum seekers who spent weeks at the ‘inhumane’ Manston processing centre have compared it to a ‘filthy prison’ Read More
NHS's 'terrifying' hidden cancer toll: 25,000-plus patients on waiting lists will be completely unaware they have tumours and face deadly delays due to record backlog, analysis claims
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMore than 25,000 patients on NHS waiting lists are likely to have cancer despite being referred to hospital for a different condition, Read…
How every glass of tap water you drink has been consumed by up to TEN people before you
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe water you drink from the tap has been drunk up to 10 times by people before, because wastewater is continually passed Read…
'A silent killer' -- COVID-19 shown to trigger inflammation in the brain
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteResearch led by The University of Queensland has found COVID-19 activates the same inflammatory response in the brain as Parkinson’s disease. Read…
Study reveals link between sleep problems and glaucoma
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSleeping too little or too much, snoring, daytime sleepiness and insomnia may all increase the risk of glaucoma, a common eye condition Read…