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Trans kids in Georgia say they have target on their back with GOP initiative

ATLANTA — Michael’s mother walked past the bathroom in their Duluth, Georgia, home where she had seen her son crying months earlier. The teen was now looking in the same mirror, but this time he was grinning.

Tribune News Service

Was the Covid pandemic bad for mental health? It depends who you ask

A report has been seized upon to argue that lockdown had little effect on mental health – but the truth is more nuanced, says public health professor Devi Sridhar

The Guardian - UK

Most health claims on formula milk ‘not backed by evidence’

BMJ report found nutritional benefits cited by multibillion-pound industry lacked scientific references

The Guardian - UK

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Beano accused of promoting junk food to children

Quizzes on comic’s website give ‘free advertising’ to well-known high fat, salt and sugar brands, say researchers

The Guardian - UK

Avoiding alcohol reduces dementia risk, major new study shows

The decade-long study of Chinese adults over the age of 60 was published in the BMJ

The Independent UK

Six lifestyle choices to slow memory decline named in 10-year study

Over-60s who combined more healthy lifestyle choices enjoyed most benefit, found Beijing researchers

The Guardian - UK

Experts have seen 'surprising' changes in covid symptoms since pandemic started

Medical experts told the BMJ covid symptoms have changed since the pandemic started due to vaccination and immunity

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Long Covid effects ‘resolve in a year’ for most with mild illness – study

Some 2.1 million people in the UK are suffering from long Covid.

The Independent UK

'Red' baby death rating for 1 in 5 NHS trusts as UK mums three times more likely to die

A report by the Mothers and Babies: Reducing Risk through Audit and Confidential Enquiries (MBRRACE) group found that 23 NHS trusts were labelled "red" in 2020 for their infant death rates

Daily Mirror

A new consensus? Change in the air as concussion conference begins

Much is at stake as the sixth International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport gets under way in Amsterdam

The Guardian - UK

Prestigious medical journal retracts nine more articles authored by concussion expert Paul McCrory

British Journal of Sports Medicine says investigation ‘revealed a pattern of publication misconduct’ by McCrory, has concerns over 38 other articles

The Guardian - AU

Safe sex texts do not stop young people getting STIs, study finds

Researchers examined whether sending the information over text would help reduce the risk of chlamydia or gonorrhoea.

The Independent UK

Burnout in doctors doubles chances of patient safety problems, study finds

Burnout most common in doctors aged 20 to 30 and those working in A&E or intensive care

The Guardian - UK

Artificial sweeteners linked to increased risk of heart disease, study finds

Research involving 103,000 French adults shows sweeteners ‘should not be considered a healthy and safe alternative to sugar’

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The Independent UK

NHS hospitals to spend millions on crippling energy costs this winter

Trusts will have to make up inflation gap by cutting staff – leading to longer waiting times, warns NHS Confederation

The Independent UK

Hospitals to face crippling fuel costs – report

A new study has estimated that each hospital may need to pay £2 million extra a month over winter.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Study: Long-lasting Loss of Smell, Taste in 5% of Covid Cases

Around five percent of people who have had Covid-19 develop long-lasting problems with their sense of smell or taste, a large study said Thursday, potentially contributing to the burden of long Covid. A lost sense of smell has been a hallmark of contracting coronavirus since the early days of the…

Axios

Millions suffer long-lasting loss of smell or taste problems after COVID, study finds

1 every 20 people who contract COVID have long-term smell or taste problems due to the virus, new research shows

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The Times of India

'Blood washing' is the new trending treatment for long COVID; thousands are spending money to get it, but is it safe?

Even though, COVID-19 has taken a milder turn, experts believe long COVID is still a prevalent condition in those who recovered from the illness.

Wales Online

Long Covid sufferers warned against 'costly unproven blood treatment' abroad

Many people still suffering with symptoms are paying thousands of pounds for treatment at private clinics, but experts say the risks are not explained and there are no proven benefits

Daily Record

Long Covid sufferers urged not to travel abroad for unproven 'blood washing' treatment

An investigation found that people are shelling out tens of thousands of pounds for the 'unproven and risky' treatment.

Daily Mirror

Long Covid sufferers resorting to buying 'costly unproven blood treatment abroad'

Many people suffering from long Covid are trying blood treatments abroad at private clinics which experts have said are dangerous as they are not proven and the risks are not explained

The Guardian - UK

Thousands seeking unproven long Covid blood treatments abroad

Unproven procedures such as apheresis, or ‘blood washing’, and anti-clotting therapy are being offered in Europe

Nottingham Post

Trampolining cause of half children's A&E admissions for activity-related injuries, researchers say

BMJ’s Injury Prevention journal concluded that “trampolining is fun but potentially dangerous” after looking at figures

Daily Mirror

Half of A&E child activity injuries from 'dangerous' trampolining, researchers find

The new report from the BMJ concluded that trampolining 'is fun but potentially dangerous' and causes a high proportion of broken bones in children

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