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Essex addiction clinic boss says kids 'skipping meals' to scroll social media
2+ week, 1+ day ago (366+ words) Children are skipping meals and losing sleep due to excessive social media use, a therapist has warned. Zaheen Ahmed, head of therapy at the UKAT Group’s Sanctuary Lodge facility in Halstead, said the centre receives weekly calls from worried parents…...
Local pharmacies across England to offer free cholesterol tests from this autumn
1+ week, 5+ day ago (591+ words) High-street pharmacies will soon offer free cholesterol checks. The seven-minute test is part of a national health initiative to improve early detection of cardiovascular risk, aiming to reduce deaths from heart disease and stroke. NHS England has announced that the…...
Concerns raised over blood testing after woman dies at Essex hospital
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (294+ words) Concerns have been raised over blood testing at non-specialist hospitals following the death of a woman at an Essex hospital. A coroner warned that delays in processing blood tests could put transplant patients at risk after Suzanne Fredericks, 41, died at…...
Dad living with cancer for 13 years takes on 225-mile charity challenge
4+ week, 1+ day ago (946+ words) A Witham dad who has been living with cancer for 13 years is preparing to walk 225 miles alongside 49 others in a bid to raise thousands of pounds for Blood Cancer UK. Keen runner, Marcus Evans was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma after…...