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People awaiting hospital treatment to get three weeks’ notice under NHS England plans

Move inspired by customer service provided by online retailers such as John Lewis and Amazon

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3

How sitting down for too long can increase the risk of cancer

Even light movement to break up long periods of sitting can help cut the health risks of sedentary behaviour

The Independent UK · Jul 2

Plans must be put in place before heatwaves – not cobbled together during them

Letters: Health professionals across Europe are calling for an EU climate and health strategy, write Mark Wilson and Dr Paul De Raeve; plus a letter from Nadine Henderson

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2

UK-US drug deal could result in 220,000 avoidable deaths in England, analysis finds

THERE could be more than 200,000 avoidable deaths in England with billions diverted from essential services to pay for new medicines to complete the…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 2

Obese adults heart attack risk now similar to slim people thanks to widespread use of statins, study finds

Statins, a cholesterol lowering drug taken by about 8 million people in the UK, could be narrowing the heart attack risk between obese adults and those of a healthy weight

The Independent UK · Jul 2

Starmer’s goodbye gift to Britain: a US pharma deal that could be more lethal than Covid

The deal on medicine imports will cost the NHS billions and take funding away from doctors, nurses, cancer scans and the rest, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2

US-UK drug deal could result in 229,000 excess deaths in England, analysis suggests

Analysis reveals extent of impact on NHS of placating Donald Trump over price of British medicine exports

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1

Author of England maternity care review ‘listened to wrong voices’, says adviser

Dr Bill Kirkup says section of Valerie Amos’s report criticising ‘normal birth ideology’ was removed before publication

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1

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Marie Claire · Jul 1

Brain cancer breakthrough as new study finds cell therapy could target deadly glioblastoma

Patients diagnosed with glioblastoma typically live for 12 to 18 months

The Independent UK · Jul 1