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'Killer Kitchens': Calls Grow for UK Ban on Quartz Countertops as Incurable Lung Disease Cases Rise

Campaigners and experts are urging the UK to ban engineered quartz worktops due to rising silicosis cases among workers exposed to silica dust during fabrication, despite new safety regulations.

International Business Times UK · Aug 15

‘Dangerously hostile’: heatwaves leave hospital wards unsafe, data reveals

Figures disclosed by 33 NHS trusts show temperatures on wards during July rose above 28C limit set by NHS England

The Guardian - UK · Aug 15

‘A tax on being thin’: only high earners make overall savings on food bills from weight-loss drugs

Users need discretionary income of nearly £100,000 a year to make savings on their grocery spend after paying £1,200 for GLP-1s, analysis finds

The Guardian - UK · Aug 15

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Dr Zoe Williams shares the simple 'life-changing' exercise women can do every day in just a few minutes

Doing more exercise doesn't mean hours-long workouts, it can be as simple as one exercise a few times a day

Woman & Home · Aug 15

A Welsh family lost Menna Owen at 18 after a seizure-triggered cardiac arrest; her heart and lungs were donated to two recipients, both doing well a year later

In recent times, there has been a notable drop in family consent rates for organ donation in the UK, resulting in an unprecedented number of patients on transplant waiting lists. To combat this issue, NHS Blood and Transplant has initiated a campaign aimed at boosting registration among potential donors. Menna…

The Times of India · Aug 14

‘We’re seeing lots of people who feel dizzy’: how heatwaves are taking a toll on people’s health and the NHS

Doctors and nurses describe rise in fall injuries and other heat-related problems on top of stifling working conditions

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14

Eight in ten adults track their own health – new survey

Before breakfast, you may already have checked your sleep score, resting heart rate or blood oxygen level. By bedtime, you might look at your step count, stress score or even an estimate of your biological age. For millions of people, keeping tabs on health and wellbeing has become almost as…

The Conversation · Aug 13

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Corridor care figures remain above 3,000 a day for July amid NHS ‘summer surge’

Health officials said there has been a record 2.5 million A&E attendances last month amid two heatwaves.

Evening Standard · Aug 13

Nurses fainting in ‘inhumane’ conditions due to extreme heat, union warns

RCN calls for more air conditioners as Burnham faces pressure to recognise urgency of adaptation to climate crisis

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12

Heatwaves causing nurses to have seizures as hospital temperatures top 30C

RCN chief executive and general secretary Professor Nicola Ranger says nursing staff are being ‘failed’

The Independent UK · Aug 12

Bake off Star Prue Leith Rushed to Hospital After Speech Turned Into a Jumble as Husband Feared the Worst

Prue Leith was rushed to hospital after a migraine caused partial vision loss and left her struggling to speak, prompting stroke fears.

International Business Times UK · Aug 12

Andy Burnham Driving License Proposals Raise Cost and Licence Loss Questions as Eye Tests Are Considered

The UK government is considering mandatory eyesight tests for older drivers renewing licences, with potential costs involved. Options include NHS tests, private assessments, or shared expenses.

International Business Times UK · Aug 12

Prue Leith rushed to hospital amid stroke fears after struggling to speak

Leith said she started struggling with a migraine that left her struggling to speak while on holiday in Yorkshire

The Independent UK · Aug 12

Prue Leith rushed to hospital over stroke fears after struggling with speech

The former Great British Bake Off judge, 86, was on holiday in Yorkshire when she suffered a migraine that left her struggling to speak.

Evening Standard · Aug 12

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The National (Scotland) · Aug 12

Senior medics to get above inflation pay rise, Scottish Government announces

SENIOR medics will receive an above-inflation pay uplift this year, the Scottish Government has announced ...

The Guardian - AU · Aug 12

Andy Burnham to chair emergency Cobra meeting amid extreme heat

PM touts ban on disposable barbecues as areas hit by wildfires – but some Labour MPs will be hoping for more ambitious ideas to tackle crisis

The National (Scotland) · Aug 12

Andy Burnham to chair emergency Cobra meeting over 'extreme' weather

Andy Burnham will chair a meeting of the UK Government’s emergency Cobra committee on Wednesday in response to extreme heat

Evening Standard · Aug 12

PM to chair emergency Cobra meeting amid ‘extreme heat’ warning and wildfires

Andy Burnham will hold an emergency Cobra meeting on Wednesday as temperatures this week could reach 38C and wildfires rage on.

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Evening Standard · Aug 11

Itsy Bitsy singer Brian Hyland to perform in Downing St for diagnosis campaign

He will perform alongside singer and campaigner Ashleigh Harley to raise awareness of young people who fail to get diagnosed by the NHS.

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11

As heatwaves hit Britain, spare a thought for farm animals

Letters: Claire Bass says animal welfare is a blind spot for the government. Plus, Chris Phillipson on the libraries operating as ‘cool spaces’, Mick Beeby on lido restoration, and Dr Julian McDonough on NHS pressures

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11

Hard work or humour? Take the British values quiz

Poll finds consensus on what makes people proud to be British but deep divisions on issues such as immigration

Evening Standard · Aug 11

A&E wait times show slight improvement in latest weekly figures

Statistics show 63.9% of patients waited under the four-hour target in the week to August 2.

The Independent UK · Aug 11

Foundayo: The new weight loss pill approved for the UK

Foundayo has been approved for treating weight loss as well as type 2 diabetes

The Economic Times · Aug 11

Eli Lilly’s Foundayo becomes first oral weight-loss drug approved in UK for diabetes

Britain's regulator approved Eli Lilly's Foundayo pill for weight and diabetes. This treatment is not yet available through the NHS in the UK. Foundayo will launch privately later this month via prescription. Novo Nordisk's Wegovy pill also received approval for the UK market. The weight-loss drug market is seeing increased…

The Independent UK · Aug 10

England ‘on the cusp’ of eliminating hepatitis C, health officials say

Hepatitis C is spread through contact with blood infected with the virus

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