Painkiller warning: Overuse is known to cause serious inflammation of the liver - signs
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen you follow the instructions on painkillers and other pill-bottle labels, it’s helpful and safe, and Read More
Vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks on the rise in Africa
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfrica is witnessing a surge in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases over the past year. Read More
GPs are urged not to use language that could belittle patients: Doctors should stop using phrases like 'sending' home patients who present a 'complaint'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWoke medics are calling for a revamp of language used by doctors so it does not ‘belittle’ patients. Read More
Government-funded report urges NHS to use terms 'chestfeeding' and 'frontal birth' instead of breast or vaginal
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMaternity services should use ‘inclusive’ terms like ‘chestfeeding’ so trans pregnant people aren’t offended, a Government-funded report says. Read More
Not now, bird flu! China confirms first human case of H3N8 strain
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteChina has logged the world’s first ever human case of the H3N8 bird flu strain. Read More
Lockdowns made British children even fatter! Almost 30% of boys on brink of secondary school are now obese in 'unprecedented' rise, health chiefs say
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteLockdowns and school closures have been linked to an ‘unprecedented’ rise in childhood obesity in England. Read More
Warning as stroke-inducing condition sees a 'staggering rise'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe number of people living with a stroke-inducing heart condition has seen a “staggering rise”. Read More
Nearly 200 cases of severe hepatitis found in children around the world as scientists investigate outbreak
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAround 190 unexplained cases of severe hepatitis have been reported in children around the world as scientists urgently investigate what is causing…
Doctors who ‘mislead’ on social media could soon face regulatory action
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteDoctors who share “misleading” information on social media could face regulatory action, according to planned new guidelines. Read More
Revealed: HRT prescriptions have DOUBLED in five years - at same time drugs have been blighted by shortages
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is the graph that reveals the incredible rise in demand for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) medication in England. Read More