NHS doctor issues warning over danger of pulling out or waxing your nose hairs
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Reading Time: < 1 minute It might be tempting to try and get rid of unsightly nose hairs the moment you spot one – but a doctor…
Doctors union issues warning over ‘severe’ blood tube shortage
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A shortage of blood tubes has put doctors and patients in a “terrible, unenviable position”, with GPs facing “difficult choices” about who…
Dementia: Three lifestyle habits increasing risk of the brain condition, says new study
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Reading Time: < 1 minute One in 14 people over the age of 65 have dementia with the condition affecting roughly one in six people over the…
'Let all over-50s have blood pressure pills': Tablets should be considered for all older patients even if they do not have symptoms, heart professor says
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Blood pressure tablets should be considered for all over-50s even if they do not have high blood pressure, according to an Oxford…
Half of Americans say they’d avoid an HIV-positive doctor
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Just days after Moderna announced it was starting Phase 1 trials of an HIV vaccine, a new report reveals that stigma and misinformation…
Diabetes crisis 'threatens to bankrupt NHS', experts warn
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Britain’s diabetes crisis threatens to ‘bankrupt the NHS’ as one in every eight pounds spent on prescriptions is now for the disease, experts…
30 healthy foods that help you burn fat
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Regular exercise can help you lose weight, but a controlled diet is really the key. Read More
Vaccine programme has prevented 100,000 deaths, report says
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Covid-19 vaccine programme in England is estimated to have prevented more than 100,000 deaths, according to Public Health England. Read More
NHS doctors told 'stop doing blood tests' because of serious supply chain issues
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The NHS has stopped testing for certain conditions because of a shortage of equipment. Read More
Over-run Australian hospitals set up TENTS to deal with patient influx and New Zealand PM defends 'Covid zero' policy as both countries see record coronavirus infections
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Major hospitals in Australia have become so over-run that they have been forced to set up emergency outdoor tents to help deal…