Oxygen supplies grow precarious amid COVID surge
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe COVID-19 surge is stretching oxygen supplies and sending hospitals scrambling for more ventilators, even as there are signs of hope that…
Air pollution is slashing years off the lives of billions, report finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAir pollution is cutting short the lives of billions of people by up to six years, according to a new report, making it…
‘Gamechanging’ heart disease drug approved for use in England
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePatients in England are to start receiving a “gamechanger” drug that doctors say will prevent tens of thousands of lives by cutting…
J&J's HIV vaccine fails trial in latest blow to the field
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteJohnson & Johnson’s (JNJ.N) experimental vaccine failed to provide sufficient protection against HIV to young women in sub-Saharan Africa, Read More
Parents face new nappy tax: Levy on disposable diaper brands could be brought in to tackle landfill crisis
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteDisposable nappies could be taxed to encourage parents to switch to green alternatives. Read More
Which symptoms mean that you MUST see a GP face to face? As it’s revealed thousands of patients still can’t see a doctor in person, our expert guide gives advice to cut-out and-keep
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFor many patients up and down the country the chance of a face-to-face appointment with a GP is a distant dream. Read…
Tablets releasing insulin into bloodstream could replace injections
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteInsulin tablets which inject the medicine into a diabetic’s bloodstream after being swallowed could replace daily injections. Read More
Cancer's 'Achilles' heel' is discovered, enzyme slows tumors' growth
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA new study has revealed what could be cancer’s ‘Achilles’ heel,’ after researchers at the University of British Columbia discovered an enzyme…
Social care facing 'unprecedented crisis' over staff shortages, say officials
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSocial care for the elderly and vulnerable is facing an “unprecedented crisis” due to a lack of available staff, according to council…
How the Black church can help end the HIV/AIDS crisis
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn this National Faith HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, the HIV/AIDS epidemic remains a looming threat to Black communities. Read More