COVID’s Aftershocks: How HIV could be impacting COVID-19 variants
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA roundup of the latest news, stats, and analysis of COVID-19’s impact in Africa. Read More
Walking just 7,000 steps (around three miles) a day during middle age could cut risk of early death by 70%, according to a new study
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWalking just 7,000 steps a day during middle age can slash the risk of death by up to 70 per cent, according…
Statins: The eye condition linked to use of the cholesterol-lowering drug
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt is believed there are between seven and 10 million Britons using statins. Most people take the cholesterol-lowering drug to prevent or delay…
Three quarters of under-50s in hospital with COVID are unvaccinated, figures reveal
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAlmost three quarters of people under 50 who needed hospital treatment for the COVID Delta variant last week in England were unvaccinated,…
Women share harrowing stories of 'dehumanising' NHS miscarriage care including a crying mother who was told by a male doctor 'it's just tissue'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWomen have been sharing their experience of miscarriage on social media, with many claiming the care they received under the NHS wasn’t good…
COVID survivors are at 35% greater risk of long term kidney damage that can 'age' the vital organs by up to 30 years
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCOVID-19 survivors are up to a third more likely to suffer kidney damage than people who avoided contracting the virus – and…
Axing free prescriptions for 2.4million people would be a 'tax on sick', say GPs
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteRevoking free prescriptions for over 60s would be like ‘taxing the sick’ protestors have warned, Read More
Are YOU using mouthwash wrong? The four key steps to using mouthwash properly
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteOnly 72 percent of Brits brush their teeth at least twice a day, with up to 23 percent admitting they only brush…
Heart disease: The simple exercise you can do at home to reduce your risk of the condition
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteStress has once again been found as the most common cause of absence from work by the CIPD Health and Wellbeing at…
Staggering US wealth inequality heaps long-term harm on to minority children
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfrican American children are suffering long-term disadvantages as a result of vast and growing disparities in the wealth of US families, with…