Cut back on smoked and processed meat to lower blood pressure, says health body
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHigh blood pressure is a condition that means your heart has to work extra hard to pump blood around the body. Read More
One in four ambulances queueing outside London hospitals
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMore than one in four ambulances are waiting outside London hospitals as they arrive with ill patients, Read More
First black maternal conference aims to look at racial health disparities
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteBlack women will take centre stage at what is believed to be the first maternal health conference of its kind in the…
International Day of Happiness 2023: What is it, theme, three questions you need to ask yourself today
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday marks the celebration of the United Nations International Day of Happiness, a global celebration of happiness and well-being that takes place annually…
LOOK: National shutdown - Burning tyres during protests is a growing environmental and health concern in South Africa
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteI chuckled when I saw a post on a local community group on Facebook requesting that residents check their areas for loose…
NHS waiting times driving patients to seek weight-loss help in Turkey, says surgeon
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteDesperate patients are seeking risky weight-loss treatments in Turkey because of unacceptable NHS waiting times, a surgeon has said. Read More
‘If we leave, Nepal will suffer’: embattled hospitals fear impact of UK job offers
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe emergency department at Kathmandu’s Bir hospital is already packed with patients, but still they come, Read More
European clinics see rise in UK patients wanting cut-prices surgery
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMedical tourism is enjoying a boom as record NHS waiting lists force UK patients abroad for treatment. Read More
Plans to end free NHS prescriptions for over 60s ‘not going ahead'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMinisters have reportedly binned a proposal to increase the age when people can claim free NHS prescriptions, with the age to remain at…
Inside the UK's illegal Wegovy market:
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePharmacists have today raised the alarm about ‘miracle’ weight loss jab Wegovy’ being sold online illegally. Read More