More than 41m dementia cases globally are undiagnosed – study
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Reading Time: < 1 minute More than 41 million people living with dementia worldwide have not yet been diagnosed, according to a report by Alzheimer’s Disease International…
Blood test that can quickly diagnose viruses could be available by spring
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A blood test that can diagnose whether or not a fever is caused by a virus could be available at some hospitals…
Doctor reveals why you shouldn’t drink coffee first thing in the morning
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Attention caffeine enthusiasts! You may want to reconsider your morning cup of coffee — or at least thetimeat which you’re having it —…
People given AstraZeneca vaccine to be allowed into US after travel ban lifted
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Britons who have had two doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine will be able to enter the US once restrictions for the…
Folic acid will be baked into bread to slash the risk of birth defects in decision hailed as 'momentous'
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Folic acid will be added to flour to reduce the risk of birth defects, it was announced last night. Read More
Men with prostate cancer could be cured in ONE WEEK: Patients could be treated with just two sessions of radiotherapy
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Prostate cancer patients could be cured in just one week instead of a month with targeted high-dose radiotherapy sessions. Read More
Operations at risk from CO2 shortages unless ministers ‘prioritise NHS’, hospitals chief warns
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Reading Time: < 1 minute NHS surgery is at risk from the gas shortages unless ministers make it their top priority, a health service leader is warning. Read…
Can we really smell fear? Yes... if you're a woman: Scientists found their behaviour changed after sniffing an anxious person's sweat
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Reading Time: < 1 minute It really is possible to smell fear, a study suggests, but only if you’re a woman. Read More
GPs need more cash, thousands more doctors and extra space in surgeries before returning to pre-pandemic levels of face-to-face appointments, leading medic claims
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Returning to pre-pandemic levels of face-to-face GP appointments cannot happen without more funding, a leading doctor has claimed. Read More
Tuberculosis: the killer of millions every year
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Tuberculosis (TB) is still killing millions of people every year. Read More