Hospital admissions for obese people show big jump in England
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteObesity played a role in just over one million hospital admissions in England in 2019/20 – a 17% jump on the previous…
Ministers prepare local Indian variant lockdown plans as Tory MPs urge Boris NOT to delay unlocking on June 21 for the sake of 'vaccine refuseniks'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMinisters are preparing emergency plans that could see local lockdowns brought in or the June 21 reopening delayed over concerns about the…
Fifty Indian doctors die from Covid in a day and the country's daily fatality toll hits 4,329 as rural leaders say official count ignores 'entire families wiped out'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFifty Indian doctors have died from coronavirus in a single day as the country struggles with a punishing second wave of infections and…
Tokyo doctors call for cancellation of Olympic Games due to COVID-19
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA top medical organisation has thrown its weight behind calls to cancel the Tokyo Olympics saying hospitals are already overwhelmed as the…
Post-menopausal women report periods coming back after having Covid vaccine
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSome post-menopausal women are suffering unexpected periods after receiving a dose of the coronavirus vaccine, scientists say. Read More
Indian Covid variant can ‘spread like wildfire’ among those who haven’t had jab
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHealth Secretary Matt Hancock has warned that the Indian Covid variant can “spread like wildfire” among those who have not been vaccinated…
British Airways cabin crew ‘not turning up for flights to India’ amid world record-breaking coronavirus spike
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSome British Airways cabin crew members are reportedly failing to show up to flights to India amid a devastating wave of coronavirus…
Lockdowns and panic-buying in Taiwan as Covid cases rise
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteTaiwan reported 206 new local cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, breaking the previous day’s record high of 180. Read More
Jab costing £1 cuts chances of premature children getting cerebral palsy
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMore than 200 cases of cerebral palsy in premature babies have been prevented in two years after a drug, costing £1 per…
What should be in a health MOT for over-50s?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe outgoing head of the NHS, Sir Simon Stevens, has said that a free NHS health check, Read More