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Breathing issues cause more emergency NHS admissions than any other condition

Figures for England show one in eight of all unplanned hospital admissions in 2023-24 were for respiratory system diseases

The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2024

Nurses quitting profession early puts health reforms in England at risk, says union

Numbers leaving within 10 years of registering rose by 43% between 2021 to 2024, finds Royal College of Nursing

The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2024

Trial to investigate if chemical in red wine can prevent bowel cancer

The study will use a purified form of the natural compound, with the trial also testing if drugs like aspirin and metformin can prevent the disease.

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2024

British man killed fighting for Ukraine’s foreign volunteer platoon

Family of Callum Tindal-Draper, 22, say he died following his ‘heart, soul and morals’ and was ‘as brave as they come’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2024

Government expected to help UK hospices hit by national insurance rise

Financial lifeline could alleviate fears end-of-life services are at risk of closure from tax hike and higher wage bills

The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2024

Trevor Sorbie obituary

Celebrity hairdresser known for his pioneering 1970s styles the Wedge and the Scrunch

The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2024

In the moral panic over vaping, we risk forgetting that cigarettes kill

Bans and taxes on the most popular and effective aid for giving up smoking could lead to a major health crisis

The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2024

Are you worried about inflation? Then fear Trump, not Rachel Reeves

The chancellor’s budget may have a small effect on UK interest rates. But US tax cuts and tariffs could have international repercussions

The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2024

NHS crisis ‘a million times worse’ than under Tony Blair, former health secretary warns

Alan Milburn said the NHS needs to be weaned off what he said was a ‘more, more, more’ culture

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2024

Bipolar disorder: how lithium as a treatment fell out of favour

As UK diagnoses have doubled, prescriptions of the treatment have halved. While experts feud over its use, many patients feel it is an effective way of managing their condition

The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2024