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Anger over New Zealand's U-turn on smoking ban: Health experts say they are 'appalled' by 'purely political' move – as Rishi Sunak vows to press ahead with law to stop kids aged 14 now from ever buying cigarettes

Plans by New Zealand’s new government to ditch its world-first smoking ban were today attacked by health experts. The move, to stop children from taking up the habit, was initially introduced…

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The first email to Government a new 'undiagnosed pneumonia ' in China, sent by Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam, has been published by the Covid Inquiry

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The email that alerted the UK's top scientists to Covid: Jonathan Van-Tam warned of Wuhan outbreak of 'viral pneumonia in China' in January 2020

The first email that alerted UK Government officials to the threat of new ‘undiagnosed pneumonia’ in China has been published by the Covid Inquiry. It was sent by Professor Sir…

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Addressing the Covid Inquiry, No10's former chief scientific adviser said it was the 'most important lesson' he learned during the pandemic

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UK lockdown needed to be 'earlier, harder and broader', Sir Patrick Vallance says but admits there was no scientific basis behind 'rule of six'

Covid lockdowns should have been ‘harder’, ‘broader’ and introduced ‘earlier’, Sir Patrick Vallance hinted today. Addressing the Covid Inquiry, No10’s former chief scientific adviser said it was the ‘most important…

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Sickle cell disease patients, of which there are around 100,000 in the US, do not make hemoglobin properly ¿ a substance in red blood cells, which carry oxygen around the body. As a result, their red blood cells become rigid and shaped like a crescent (pictured) instead of a disc, which can cause them to die and become stuck in blood vessels

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First gene-editing therapy could win FDA approval to treat sickle cell disease – crippling condition that leaves sufferers in life-altering pain

Health officials are on the verge of approving a first-of-its-kind treatment for tens of thousands of Americans suffering from a debilitating blood disorder. Last month, a Food and Drug Administration…

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A 'landmark' US study has shown there has been no sudden rise in young athletes dying of sudden cardiac events, contrary to claims of anti-vaxxers, with rates (red line) decreasing 29 per cent every five years on average. The blue line represents incidence of deaths not related to cardiovascular health. figures are scaled on rate per 100,000 athlete years

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Is this the death blow to a major anti-vax theory? Landmark 20-year study finds sudden cardiac deaths in athletes have fallen – despite claims Covid jabs fuelled a rise

Cardiologists have hailed a ‘landmark’ and ‘reassuring’ study showing no spike in sudden cardiac deaths in young athletes. Debunking a major claim peddled by anti-vaxxers in the wake of Covid,…

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You are what you eat is far from a new idea. But would you be surprised to learn that there's a link between our diet and how aggressive we are?

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DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: How 'bad' gut bacteria could make you mean and aggressive

You are what you eat is far from a new idea. But would you be surprised to learn that there’s a link between our diet and how aggressive we are?…

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Under three quarters of emergency department attendees (70.2 per cent) were seen within four hours in August, down from 71.6 per cent in September, NHS data showed today. It is the lowest figure logged since December 2022. NHS standards set out 95 per cent should be admitted, transferred or discharged within the four-hour window. This was last met in July 2015

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More than 1,400 patients A DAY are forced to wait at least 12 hours in A&E due to NHS 'chaotic and dangerous spiral of decline' as top doctor warns winter crisis is 'now unavoidable'

More than 1,400 patients were forced to wait at least 12 hours in A&E every day last month, grim data revealed today. Some 44,655 people who attended England’s emergency departments in…

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Although she had publicly spoken about taking the vaccine herself, and regularly spoke of its benefits, Ms Hartley-Brewer's name was included in the dossier

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Cabinet Office is forced to apologise to Julia Hartley-Brewer after government documents unlawfully described the TalkTV presenter as a 'known vaccine sceptic'

The Cabinet Office has admitted the report was shared with 64 British officials By Kumail Jaffer Political Correspondent Published: 17:33 EDT, 26 October 2023 | Updated: 03:16 EDT, 27 October…

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2,411 cases of the stomach bug have been spotted across the UK with weekly notifications peaking at 450 towards the end of September, triple the levels normally expected

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Britain's being battered by a… poo-nami! 'Unprecedented' outbreak of diarrhoea-causing parasite that can spread in SWIMMING POOLS alarms health chiefs

Britain is currently being battered by an ‘unprecedented’ outbreak of a diarrhoea-causing parasite. Cases of cryptosporidium — which can survive in swimming pools for up to a week — are…

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Callie Lewis, who struggled with chronic depression and suicidal thoughts, also was a member on the site. The 24-year-old, who had autism, was found dead in a tent in the Lake District in 2018

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Ofcom threatens to block pro-suicide website 'linked to 50 deaths in Britain' after forum refused to comply with new online safety laws that would see site's operators jailed for 14 years

Ofcom has threatened to block a pro-suicide website that has been linked to the deaths of at least 50 people in the UK after the site announced it would refuse…

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England's ever-growing backlog hit 7.75million in August ¿ the equivalent of one in seven people. This includes nearly 400,000 stuck in the system for over a year, often in pain

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NHS waiting list shoots to ANOTHER record high with 7.75million patients stuck in backlog amid fears worse is yet to come with winter looming

Waiting lists for routine NHS procedures have shot up to another record high in the wake of chaotic strikes. England’s ever-growing backlog now stands at 7.75million patients — the equivalent…

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Thinktanks today criticised Britain's nursing and midwifery regulator for allowing 48 nurses strongly suspected of fraudulently acquiring their qualification to work in the UK to continue to work with patients while investigations are underway (stock image)

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Dozens of nurses and midwives from Nigeria STILL working in the UK despite fears their medical exam results are 'fraudulent or incorrect'

Almost 50 overseas trained nurses and midwives in the UK who ‘likely’ qualified fraudulently are still being allowed to treat patients while under investigation, MailOnline can reveal. The Nursing and…

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England's backlog, for procedures like hip and knee replacements, now stands at 7.68million, official figures show. It means roughly one in seven people across the country are currently stuck in the system awaiting care. This includes almost 390,000 patients who have gone a year without being treated

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NHS backlog soars to a record 7.68million – as health leaders warn of looming 'worst ever' winter for care

NHS waiting lists have soared to another record high, grim data revealed today. Around 7.68million patients in England are now in the backlog for procedures such hip and knee replacements, official…

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Under the provisional outline for module four ¿ vaccines and therapeutics ¿ the Inquiry will assess whether any reforms to the vaccine damage payment scheme are necessary. Speaking at its preliminary hearing in north-west London , Anna Morris KC (pictured) for three groups ¿ the Vaccine Injured and Bereaved UK, Scottish Vaccine Injury Group and UK CV Family ¿ said: 'In short they are and what is required is both radical and urgent. It is no longer fit for purpose'

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Payout system for Brits who suffered vaccine damage during pandemic needs overhaul, Covid inquiry told

A ‘radical’ reform of the Covid vaccine compensation scheme is ‘urgently’ required, the Covid Inquiry was told today. While the jabs deployed during the pandemic are safe for the vast…

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One in six GPs have failed to provide patients with face-to-face appointments as many medics claim they are unable to meet demand, a new poll has found (stock photo)

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One in six GPs fail to give patients face-to-face appointments with many medics saying they are 'unable to meet demand'

One in six GPs have failed to provide patients with face-to-face appointments as many medics claim they are unable to meet demand, a new poll has found. Doctors implemented a…

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