Screening for cervical cancer every five years 'could be as safe' as every three
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteScreening woman for cervical cancer every five years instead of every three could still prevent as many cancer cases Read More
Togo 4th country in Africa to end eye disease trachoma as public health problem
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe West African country Togo has eliminated the eye disease trachoma as a public health problem, the World Health Organization (WHO) Africa…
Social media users left outraged by 'frustrating NHS advice on 'ways to manage chronic pain' - which tells people to 'exercise and 'continue to work'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSocial media users have been left outraged after advice on the NHS website about ‘ways to manage chronic pain’ went viral. Read More
Police have been called to GP surgeries 1,000 times in last year as doctors claim they’ve received 'threats of violence, verbal assaults, and malicious emails' amid backlash at postcode lottery which sees as many as 2,500 patients battling to see ONE doctor
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe number of incidents reported to police by GP surgeries has doubled in the last five years amid a huge fallout over…
Warning to women after sperm donor fathers 15 children despite genetic condition
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA sperm donor fathered children with 15 lesbian women despite knowing he is a carrier of an hereditary genetic disorder, a court…
Lockdown toll on heart health laid bare: Cardiac deaths rose 17% globally during pandemic, ambulance waits rose by an hour and 34% fewer life-saving operations were carried out
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHeart attack deaths soared by a fifth during the pandemic, according to a major review that warns of the huge ‘global collateral…
Dirty wet wipes that wash up on British beaches are still teaming with harmful faecal bacteria that can pose a risk to human health, study warns
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteScientists have found another reason why you shouldn’t flush dirty wet wipes down the toilet. Read More
NHS needs 13,000 extra beds: Major shortage is putting lives at risk by slowing the rate at which patients can be taken in for treatment, report says
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe NHS needs 13,000 more hospital beds to improve 999 response times and A&E waits, a damning report warns today. Read More
Happy wife, longer life! Being married is linked to 20% lower risk of an early death, major study finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMarried people are up to a fifth less likely to suffer an early death than those not in wedlock, a major study…
Big tobacco is having a ‘devastating’ impact on the environment, WHO report reveals
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs well as killing eight million people every year, the tobacco industry has a far bigger impact on the planet than many…