GPs in England threaten industrial action over in-person appointments
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteGPs in England are threatening industrial action in protest at the government’s attempt to force them to see any patient who wants…
HIV and vitamin D deficiency: What is the link?
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePeople living with HIV have an increased risk of insufficient vitamin D levels, or a vitamin D deficiency. Read More
In Nigeria, COVID-19 is not the only epidemic
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs a nurse, I have worked in many different places. From an emergency room in Marikina City, I have worked in Libya,…
‘You shouldn’t work if your kidneys are failing – but people can’t afford not to’
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAt the Sacuanjoche clinic in Chinandega, the largest city in Nicaragua’s sugar cane-growing region, nephrologist Nelson Garcia does the rounds of his…
Meat tax on the table in move to encourage sustainable eating
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteBritish shoppers should be hit with higher prices on meat to help the environment, according to suggestions for a tax on “high-carbon…
Exactly how bad is long-term sleep deprivation for the health of new parents?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe’re bombarded with messages that sleep is vital for our physical and mental health. Read More
World Osteoporosis Day: Why we all need to look after our bones, and how to do it
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteYou wouldn’t think coughing or sneezing could break a bone. Read More
Needle-free flu vaccines tested amid ‘super cold’ breakout
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA British biotech company is preparing to test needle-free flu vaccines in clinical trials as an outbreak of the “super cold” grips the…
Spiked by INJECTION: Women 'needled with date rape drugs' in nightclubs in Edinburgh and Liverpool leaving them facing HIV checks as police arrest man in Nottingham after three attacks there in two weeks
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA teenager has claimed she was spiked by injection inside a Nottingham nightclub amid reports of women also being needled with a…
Diabetes Type 2 breakthrough as fish and meat prevent harmful chemical changes
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFound in human tissue and consumed through meat and fish or supplements, carnosine also protected affected cells. Read More