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• Three reports lay bare scale of NHS malaise. But will Rachel Reeves fund a transformation? | James Tapper and Toby Helm

  07-09-2024 21:29
  
  Analyses by Lord Darzi, the NHS Confederation and hospital chiefs detail a spectrum of ills in the service. But will their recommendations fuel appropriate remedies?• Tory health reforms left UK open to Covid calamity, says top doctor’s reportThe diagnosis has been swift. Lord Darzi has taken just nine weeks to deliver his report on the state of the NHS. The treatment is likely to take far longer and be more painful.Wes Streeting’s first major act as health secretary was to appo
  
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• Top doctor recommends four key daily supplements to help men avoid erectile dysfunction - one might already be in your bathroom cabinet

  03-11-2024 10:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ginseng and zinc, may help to boost blood flow and lower the risk of developing erectile dysfunction, Bristol-based GP Dr Donald Grant says.
  
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• Just quit smoking? This is how long it will take for your risks of major diseases to health drop back to normal

  03-11-2024 10:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts say that lighting up can cause blocked arteries, which can over time trigger heart disease and strokes. But researchers in Korea have found it may take up 25 years for this risk to lower.
  
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• ‘They remind me there’s a life after cancer’: how paintings in NHS hospitals help patients feel better

  03-11-2024 09:00
  
  Feedback on the benefits of displaying pictures on wards, now gathered in a new book, is backed by scientific studiesArt, of course, brings pleasure. Now there is evidence that paintings can also help alleviate medical conditions, as well as boosting NHS staff.A new book produced by the charity Paintings in Hospitals (PiH), which has a collection of 3,500 works and prints, including by Andy Warhol, Maggi Hambling and Bridget Riley, in medical settings across the UK, contains feedback from dozens
  
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• A decade ago, my father suffered alone and in misery. Why do dementia sufferers still face the same fate? | Nicci Gerrard

  03-11-2024 08:30
  
  Launched in the Observer, John’s Campaign aims to give frail people the right to be accompanied by those who love themEveryone has their own special way of grieving. Mine turned my life upside down.On 26 November 2014, two days after the funeral of my father, I sent a slightly unhinged email to the Observer saying there was a piece “I want (need) to write… My very lovely and beloved father died two weeks ago, after a long and distressing time suffering from dementia. He had be
  
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• Graphene-chip implant in UK trial could transform brain tumour surgery

  03-11-2024 06:00
  
  Cancer cell detector made of material that won its inventors Nobel prize is hailed as ‘clinical milestone’A revolutionary device designed to transform the surgical treatment of brain tumours is set to have its first clinical trial in what scientists say could be a major medical breakthrough.The brain chip can pinpoint cancer cells through differences in their electrical emissions compared with those of healthy neural tissue. Continue reading...
  
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• The 'natural' alternatives to Ozempic: From herbal extracts to supplements, spice pills and even types of smoothies, our experts reveal which ones REALLY work

  03-11-2024 02:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Videos about cheap supplements that cause fat to 'drop off' or lead to a 'flat tummy in seven days' have been viewed by millions on social media - and, predictably, celebs are in on the act.
  
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• Why must women become their husbands' unpaid therapists? Inside the rise of 'mankeeping' - and the sad reason why so many men have no one else to turn to after a hard day

  03-11-2024 02:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  To the men reading this: do you talk about your most heartfelt concerns to your wife or girlfriend - but no one else? The problem is, chaps, your significant other may feel differently about this arrangement.
  
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• Alzheimer's drug hailed as major breakthrough could actually triple risk of dying, new research warns

  03-11-2024 02:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An Alzheimer's treatment, lecanemab, was found to triple the risk of death within a year, compared with dementia sufferers not prescribed the drug.
  
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• The scientist who tested his revolutionary medicine on his own brain cancer: ‘It seemed worth it to give it a crack’

  02-11-2024 20:00
  
  Richard Scolyer was one of the world’s leading melanoma researchers when he was struck with a brain tumour. Facing likely death, his team made him a guinea pig for his own medicineSign up for a weekly email featuring our best readsRichard Scolyer was fully engaged in the business of living when he suddenly received a death sentence. A person more alive would be hard to find. As an endurance athlete competing across the globe, he was in peak physical condition. As one of the world’s l
  
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• RFK Jr could lead US health and food safety in a second Trump term

  02-11-2024 19:04
  Kamala Harris said Friday Kennedy is ‘exact last person’ who should be setting policy for families and childrenRobert F Kennedy Jr could assume some control over US health and food safety in a second Trump administration, according to reports on Saturday, alarming Democrats who believe the former environmental lawyer and independent presidential candidate could be empowered to act on his vaccine-sceptical views.According to the Washington Post, Kennedy has met with Trump transition o
  
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• Charlotte and Isabel both died of cancer after doctors dismissed their awful symptoms because they were 'too young' to have it. Now their heartbroken parents have issued a desperate plea to raise awareness of the disease in children

  02-11-2024 17:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Charlotte Simpson and Isabel McEgan did not know each other, but were both let down by GPs who failed to spot they had the symptoms of a deadly cancer.
  
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• NHS £22.6bn funding boost in England ‘not enough’, warn health experts

  02-11-2024 17:57
  
  The chancellor’s budget spending increase will largely be absorbed by pre-existing plans, says top thinktankMedical experts have warned the boost to NHS funding in England unveiled in the budget will not be enough to rebuild the country’s ailing health service and that it will take time for patients to see improvementsRachel Reeves last week announced an additional £22.6bn over this year and next for the NHS, which she claimed was the biggest spending increase for the health se
  
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• Boy, 11, life-flighted to hospital after headache turned out to have sinister cause

  02-11-2024 14:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An 11-year old boy from Nevada was complaining of headaches for months. Doctors initially sent him home, but he kept getting worse, so his parents took him to the ER, and got a terrifying diagnosis.
  
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• Toxic PFAS in menstrual pads harms reproductive health, advocates says

  02-11-2024 13:00
  
  California lawsuit demands Carefree and parent company Edgewell remove chemicals or add warning labelCarefree menstrual pads are contaminated with toxic PFAS “forever chemicals”, which presents a threat to the reproductive health of women using the products, a new lawsuit filed in California state court alleges.The suit demands Carefree and its parent company, personal care product giant Edgewell, remove PFAS from the products or put a warning label on its packaging. Continue reading
  
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• Toxic PFAS in menstrual pads harm reproductive health, advocates says

  02-11-2024 13:00
  
  California lawsuit demands Carefree and parent company Edgewell remove chemicals or add warning labelCarefree menstrual pads are contaminated with toxic PFAS “forever chemicals”, which presents a threat to the reproductive health of women using the products, a new lawsuit filed in California state court alleges.The suit demands Carefree and its parent company, personal care product giant Edgewell, remove PFAS from the products or put a warning label on its packaging. Continue reading
  
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• Contested state supreme court seats are site of hidden battle for abortion access

  02-11-2024 13:00
  Judges are on ballot in election swing states such as Arizona and Florida whose courts recently upheld abortion bansAbortion will be on the ballot in 10 states on Tuesday, and it’s one of the top issues in the presidential contest between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. But it is also key to less publicized but increasingly contested races for seats on state supreme courts, which often have the last word on whether a state will ban or protect access to the procedure.This year, voters in 33
  
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• My runny nose is so bad I can't sleep. How CAN I get it to stop? DR ELLIE has the answer

  02-11-2024 12:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For years I've suffered with a runny nose. It also makes my eyes water and I'm constantly coughing. I've been given nasal sprays but nothing works. What should I do? DR ELLIE replies...
  
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• Warning over silent garden killer in backyards across America - after five deaths

  02-11-2024 12:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Officials in Australia warned this week that five people in the country's Northern Territory have died in the last year from melioidosis, a serious bacterial lung infection that kills up to half of patients.
  
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• Health expert says one thing can boost your mood this autumn

  02-11-2024 12:31 via express.co.uk
  
  Dr Sham Singh has revealed the benefits of walking in the rain - and it's not just about getting your steps in
  
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• Incredibly common mistake people make when wearing contact lenses that can make you go BLIND

  02-11-2024 09:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Making this mistake leaves you vulnerable to parasites called acanthamoeba Keratitis - a parasite which is often found in tap water. Nina Wang, 30, (pictured) from London, fell victim to the parasite.
  
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• Everything you ever wanted to know about vaginas … but were too afraid to Google

  02-11-2024 08:00
  
  Should you wash your vagina? Can a tampon get lost in one? And does having sex make you looser? Experts in all things ‘down there’ separate fact from fictionFALSE“The word vagina only refers to a specific internal part: the muscular tube leading to the cervix. The outside part, including the labia (or lips) and clitoris, is called the vulva,” says Zoe Williams, interim director at the Vagina Museum. “There isn’t really a good word to describe both … apa
  
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• Two cancer symptoms that can appear when you go to bed

  02-11-2024 07:00 via express.co.uk
  
  These symptoms can have many other causes but if they regularly affect your sleep you should seek medical advice.
  
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• I tracked my sleep for a week and it turns out I wake up eight or nine times a night

  02-11-2024 07:00 via express.co.uk
  
  The NHS say that the average healthy adult should be getting between seven to nine hours of shut-eye each night to allow them to function at 100 per cent
  
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• ‘Five basic rules’ nutritionist swears by to lose weight and keep it off for good

  02-11-2024 07:00 via express.co.uk
  
  One nutritionist has lifted the lid on the key rules you can live by to maintain weight loss without completely uprooting your lifestyle
  
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• 'I'm an expert - these popular everyday foods could be raising your risk of dementia'

  02-11-2024 06:01 via express.co.uk
  
  To lower your risk of dementia he recommended making certain changes to your diet.
  
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• Tim Spector reveals 2-ingredient cold and flu remedy to make at home to boost gut health

  02-11-2024 05:00 via express.co.uk
  
  This tasty remedy will not only help protect against winter illnesses but keep your gut happy.
  
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• I ignored this one symptom for weeks and then I was diagnosed with a life-changing disease

  02-11-2024 05:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Fewer than one in 10 people in the UK have the autoimmune disease, however, the number of people with the condition is increasing. Having had the condition for almost 20 years, there is one symptom that is a clear indicator of the disease that I ignored for too long.
  
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• Experts warn of early Dementia sign that shows when walking up and down stairs

  02-11-2024 04:00 via express.co.uk
  
  A physical symptom of Dementia can be spotted long before memory loss or cognitive issues set in and people may be able to see it when climbing a set of stairs
  
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• Popular 15p sleeping aid could be causing ‘nightmares and weight gain’ expert warns

  02-11-2024 03:00 via express.co.uk
  
  The go-to over-the-counter sleep aid, is under scrutiny as a pharmacist highlights potential side effects that could overshadow its benefits.
  
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