China paying over-60s to have Covid jab but many fear side-effects
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteChinese authorities are going door to door and paying people over 60 to have a coronavirus vaccination but, despite a surge in…
From a man with a black, hairy tongue to a vitamin D overdose, here are 3 fascinating medical cases from 2022
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteClinicians wrote about unusual cases this year, including a hairy tongue and a vitamin D overdose. Read More
Legal highs: The legal intoxication claims its first victims
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Reading Time: < 1 minute„Why should you grow old when you can die young?“ says Briton Baxter in Dan Reed’s documentary. „Legally High“. Read More
Heart surgeon faked patient records so he didn’t have to work weekends after he got married
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA heart surgeon faked patient records so he didn’t have to work on weekends after he got married, an employment tribunal heard. …
10 years after UK's first hand transplant, patient and surgeon meet again
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Reading Time: < 1 minute“Many patients say after surgery it is the small things that are the most significant to them,” says Prof Simon Kay OBE,…
How play makes hospital less traumatic for children
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePlay is how children learn to navigate the world, create relationships, manage their emotions and cope with stressful situations. Read More
Britain's longest-hospitalised Covid patient spends THIRD Christmas away from his family
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteBritain’s longest-hospitalised Covid patient spent a third Christmas away from his family, but his twin brother is still hopeful he’ll come home this year. Read…
Hospital apologises after forceps left inside patient after surgery
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA hospital is investigating after forceps were left inside a patient after surgery. Read More
NHS spends £65m a year prescribing everyday items like shampoo
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe NHS is spending £65 million per year prescribing over-the-counter products like shampoos, paracetamol and toothpaste, an investigation has revealed. Read More
Sunak urged to drop two-child benefit cap to lift thousands out of poverty
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteRishi Sunak has been urged to drop “unspeakably cruel” policies to lift half a million children out of poverty. Read More