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Warning as a third of UK adults not aware of ‘vital’ NHS mid-life test

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The Independent UK

GPs reveal patients now ask about Mounjaro at one in 25 appointments

Doctors are experiencing a huge rise in their workload due to the interest in the drug

The Independent UK

Patients with aggressive cancer ‘slipping through the cracks’ in NHS

There are more than 10,000 new cases diagnosed in the UK each year

The Independent UK

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Quarter of leukaemia patients face avoidable diagnosis delays, charity warns

Leukaemia UK research looked at data on 12,770 cases of chronic and acute leukaemia diagnosed between April 2015 and March 2023.

The Independent UK

Gen X issued health warning after millions miss out on vital ‘mid-life MOT’

A third of UK adults were not aware of the NHS mid-life MOT

The Independent UK

GPs see workload increase due to demand for weight-loss jab Mounjaro

The vast majority of patients on Mounjaro currently pay for it privately but some patients can get it on the NHS.

Evening Standard

Call for action as half claim they have not been invited for mid-life health MOT

Adults aged 40-74 without other health conditions should be invited for the check every five years.

The Independent UK

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One in three GPs in England do not work in NHS, says BMJ study

Almost 20,000 family doctors who could work for health service are ‘lost’ to it despite increasing demand for care

The Guardian - UK

One in three GPs have never worked in NHS or have left, data suggests

Experts said there were several reasons why GPs are not working in the NHS, including that funding issues mean some are unable to find jobs.

The Independent UK

How AI could detect signs of mental illness

Researchers in Japan used artificial intelligence to analyse people’s face movements and detect subtle signs of depression

The Independent UK

Bereaved mothers hold up 56 babygrows in ’emotional’ meeting with Wes Streeting

Some of the mothers said the Health Secretary had been ‘moved, shocked, horrified and appalled’ by their stories.

Evening Standard

New Covid Variant Symptoms Are Almost Unnoticeable As Strain Spreads Quickly

Hundreds of new Covid cases in Ireland are being linked to the new Stratus strain.

International Business Times UK

New study supports the concept that you can be ‘fat but fit’

New research suggests that the lowest risk of death may not sit neatly in the traditional ‘healthy’ body mass index (BMI) range

The Independent UK

I left the Tommy Robinson rally with the worrying realisation: this movement is only going to get bigger

Some in Whitehall were aggressive, some openly racist – but more still felt this far-right gathering was the only place they could be heard, says Guardian journalist Helen Pidd

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The Independent UK

First critically ill children from Gaza arrive in UK for NHS treatment

The government announced the evacuation on Wednesday

Evening Standard

Ten children from Gaza arrive in UK for urgent medical care

Officials confirmed the first group of children have arrived in the UK.

The Independent UK

10 children from Gaza arrive in UK for urgent medical care

Officials confirmed the first group of children have arrived in the UK.

The Independent UK

NHS staffer now forced to work extra shifts to cover cost of Mounjaro

Carly Stokes, who has dropped 6st in a year using the weight-loss jab, will now have to pay £319 a month

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Evening Standard

Bethany’s disorders meant she was unlikely to get a job — then the Standard-backed charity Toucan stepped in

People with learning difficulties and disabilities face a 95% unemployment rate, but getting a job can be transformative for their self esteem and independence

Evening Standard

New tool could help catch cases of ovarian cancer sooner

A significant number of cases are only found when the cancer has spread.

The Independent UK

New blood test could detect cases of ovarian cancer sooner

A significant number of cases are only found when the cancer has spread to another part of the body

The Guardian - UK

Systemic racism affects maternity care for black women in England, say MPs

Commons committee finds women’s concerns not taken seriously due to bias, stereotyping and racist assumptions

The Independent UK

Black women ‘not taken seriously’ on maternity care, MPs say

Racism was ‘one of the core drivers’ of poor outcomes for black woman, a Health and Social Care Committee inquiry heard.

The Independent UK

Racism a main cause in poor maternity outcomes for Black women, damning report reveals

The issue is ‘reinforced by bias and stereotyping underpinned, in some cases, by racist assumptions’, the report added

The Independent UK

Vital breakthrough as once-a-day pill can help people lose ‘significant’ weight

A fifth of people taking the weight-loss tablet Orforglipron lost 20 per cent of their body weight

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