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Row erupts after Keir Starmer accuses medics of ‘walking away’ from deal
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (1210+ words) The Prime Minister has accused resident doctors of "recklessly" walking away from a Government pay deal without putting it to members for a vote. But the British Medical Association (BMA) said that the Government had "moved the goalposts on the…...
Keir Starmer issues 48-hour ultimatum over 'reckless' resident doctors' strikes
4+ hour, 12+ min ago (611+ words) The Prime Minister has given resident doctors a 48-hour deadline to call off their strikes or lose the deal on the table. Sir Keir Starmer's bold - and some might say risky - ultimatum comes after the British Medical Association (BMA) announced…...
SNP plan for NHS is working, says Swinney
7+ hour, 26+ min ago (850+ words) The SNP's plan for the NHS "is working, First Minister John Swinney has said. Speaking ahead of a campaign stop in Dundee, the First Minister pointed to declining waiting times for treatment and the rollout of GP walk-in centres across…...
Covid Cicada variant: Everything we know
13+ hour, 39+ min ago (513+ words) A new strain of Covid-19 is doing the rounds, and slipping past everyone's immunity, experts have warned. The "Cicada' variant is quietly spreading across the globe, carrying an unusually high number of mutations which is helping it slip past the…...
Could eating earth and soil be the key to good health?
18+ hour, 55+ min ago (198+ words) Mushroom gummies, hormone balancing supplements, pills to calm your stomach and pills to calm your mind: the wellness industry's stronghold shows no sign of slowing down (its value is projected to rise to $9.8 trillion by 2029, according to the Global Wellness…...
Large proportion of diabetics may have undiagnosed heart failure, study suggests
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (676+ words) A large proportion of people living with diabetes may have undiagnosed heart failure, which could be detected by a simple screening blood test, research suggests. The TARTAN-HF trial found one in four of patients with diabetes who had at least…...
Radar device could help tackle growing number of prison deaths, scientists say
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (799+ words) A new device for remotely checking the wellbeing of prison inmates could help tackle the growing number of deaths in custody, the team developing it has said. The technology, known as VisionRF, uses low-power radar to identify subtle chest movements,…...
“I’m just not comfortable with with myself” — Inside the grey market peptide boom
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (1149+ words) Dale was a few months into using Mounjaro when he started to wonder whether there was a cheaper way to lose weight. The 38-year-old had gotten heavier during the pandemic, after returning from the army and getting a job as…...
Medical firm hails ‘phenomenal’ response to prostate cancer initiative
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (682+ words) A prostate cancer screening programme launched by Sir Chris Hoy and Kenny Logan earlier this week has received a "truly phenomenal" response, one of the companies delivering it has said. So far, nearly 6,000 men have booked into the Scottish Prostate…...
Pregnant women and cancer patients ‘at risk’ because of sonographer shortage
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (697+ words) Pregnant women and cancer patients could face "life-threatening" delays because of a growing shortage of sonographers, experts have warned. The Society of Radiographers (SoR) said the vacancy rate for sonographers is 24.2% across England, rising to 38.2% in some areas. The census…...