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A&E patients ending up in 'corridors and cupboards'
A consultant tells the Scotcast podcast that A&E patients ending in 'corridors and cupboards'.
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An autism or ADHD diagnosis without access to treatment is a hollow outcome | Letter
Helen Macdonald responds to a report by the parliamentary and health service ombudsman The parliamentary and health service ombudsman’s findings are stark and sadly familiar ( Autism and…
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Banning nuts from the skies would not keep people with allergies safe | Letters
Alison Smith says food bans do not improve compliance, they create a false sense of security in patients As the mother of a child with anaphylactic allergies, I am sympathetic to the terror…
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The Guardian
US medical groups urge people to get flu and Covid shots in counter to Trump guidance
Top medical groups band together to ease confusion from Trump administration’s changing immunization advice Leading US medical groups are urging people to get updated flu and Covid-19…
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Medical groups offer vaccine guidance to fill federal vacuum
In the unprecedented absence of federal guidance, leading medical groups are issuing their own recommendations for who should get the COVID-19, flu and RSV immunizations.
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Social media 'spiral' found after sister's death
A woman whose 13-year-old sister took her own life says the "spiral that she was going through" was evident from her social media history.
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Children as young as six going to A&E in mental health crisis
NHS emergency departments are seeing more cases of self-harm, eating disorders and emotional distress in young people.
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NPR
Whatever happened to ... children infected with HIV due to failures in healthcare?
For years, Pakistan has seen cases of children infected with HIV due to unsafe treatment in clinics and hospitals. A current outbreak numbers hundreds of cases. Why does this problem keep…
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Flu vaccine rollout begins as NHS regroups from 'busiest summer'
This year's jab has a few tweaks, including changes to better combat last year's Super-K strain.
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Former nurse dies amid dementia drug shortages
Pearl Roche died with dementia weeks after her family struggled to get supplies of her medication.
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The Guardian
Free cholesterol tests on the NHS are great – but here’s the five-point health MOT I’d really like to see | Devi Sridhar
You could be walking around symptom-free and not know you’re pre-diabetic, living with hypertension or at a high risk of a heart attack Prof Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at…
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The Guardian
A moment that changed me: I had a panic attack on public transport – and it led me to a horrifying secret
For a decade I lived with a fear so bad that I once tried to climb out of a tube carriage while it was in motion. Then a hypnotherapist told me to ask my parents one very important question…
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Heart trial after breast cancer has 'improved my life'
Lucy Shepherd is one of 90 women to take part in a trial helping cancer survivors come off medication.
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The Guardian
‘I want to live’: the disabled people unable to go abroad because of care funding refusal
Campaigners say care users face a postcode lottery for support overseas – despite no extra cost to taxpayer Disabled people are being blocked from travelling abroad by NHS care boards and…
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The Guardian
It’s not easy to show my scars. But I am proud to break the deadly silence around breast cancer in Nigeria | Gloria Chinyere Okwu
I was told to keep my diagnosis private but I am determined to show the reality of breast cancer and reject the stigma that prevents women seeking treatment ‘Madam, this looks like breast…
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Menopausal women pose as men to buy testosterone online after prescription difficulties
One menopause specialist says she has seen women with up to 12 times the safe level of the hormone.
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Families hit by long waits for dementia diagnosis
Hundreds of families say they have had to wait months or even years for a dementia diagnosis for a loved one.
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Urine test can spot more than nine in 10 bladder cancers
The NHS has been trialling the test and says the results so far are truly promising.
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NPR
Dry eyes are common among women. Here's why you shouldn't ignore it
Dry eyes are a very common chronic eye condition among women in perimenopause and beyond. Here's why you shouldn't ignore it.
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The Guardian
Assisted dying, palliative care and patient choice | Letters
Readers respond to an article by Dr Zubir Ahmed, who argued that better palliative care should be prioritised before assisted dying is legalised I work as a renal physician, including on a…
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The Guardian
We must do more to save care leavers’ lives | Letters
Readers respond to a report on the tragic consequences of the ‘care cliff’, when vital support is taken away at age 18 Your article draws attention to a landmark review that describes the…
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The Guardian
Full-blown adulthood: does it actually start at 50?
According to a new survey, that’s the age when people feel most confident and in control of their lives. In other words, they no longer have a chairdrobe ... Name: 50 (and thriving). Age…
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The Guardian
Forget T-maxxing – the manosphere’s obsession with testosterone is just fear-maxxing | Donna Lu
Testosterone replacement therapy comes with serious and potentially irreversible health risks including infertility and early heart disease Read more in the Antiviral series Are you tired?…
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The Guardian
Jury in Lindsay Clancy trial allowed to go home after deliberating for 23 hours
Jurors had initially struggled to reach a unanimous verdict and in note to court, said they were deadlocked The jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial has been allowed to go home and will now…
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