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Government 'not doing nearly enough' to tackle obesity, says former Tory health minister

Lord Bethell tells the Standard that obesity will ‘bankrupt the country’ without urgent action

Evening Standard

More than a billion people worldwide are obese, research finds

Over past three decades. obesity rates increased fourfold among children and doubled among adults

The Guardian - UK

NHS waiting lists falling but will stay above pre-Covid levels until 2030, IFS says

Length of time patients must wait for A&E care, diagnostic tests, cancer care and surgery will remain high, report predicts

The Guardian - UK

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The Human Body at Donmar Warehouse review: Keeley Hawes is luminous on her return to the stage

The leads are superb in this story about the early days of the NHS but the unfocused play is in need of some medical attention

Evening Standard

The Human Body review – Keeley Hawes and the NHS in a silver-screen romance

Hawes and Jack Davenport radiate as postwar lovers in Lucy Kirkwood’s post-war romantic drama set against the birth of the NHS

The Guardian - UK

Good Morning Britain presenter issues health update after undergoing emergency surgery

The show's Chief Correspondent underwent emergency surgery in Portsmouth over the weekend to treat an infection he contracted while reporting in Ukraine

Evening Standard

Jeremy Hunt’s ‘dubious’ financial planning lacks credibility, says IFS

Chancellor should resist temptation to announce unfunded tax cuts in March budget, advises leading thinktank

The Guardian - UK

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‘Health emergency’: 15% of UK households went hungry last month, data shows

As millions skip meals and are unable to regularly afford groceries, the Food Foundation warns of widening health inequalities

The Guardian - UK

Fact check: has Sadiq Khan really overseen a crime surge in London?

Capital’s mayor is often accused of allowing crime to soar, but Guardian analysis shows reality is more nuanced

The Guardian - UK

Jab review – Kacey Ainsworth and Liam Tobin lock horns in lockdown

An NHS worker’s marriage to her anti-vaxxer husband comes under pressure in James McDermott’s claustrophobic two-hander

The Guardian - UK

UK eating disorder charity says calls from people with Arfid have risen sevenfold

Beat chief says NHS bosses must end postcode lottery in care for people with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder

The Guardian - UK

How to get financial help with the cost of cancer

Most of the big charities can show you how to claim benefits, and check what your insurer or employer offers

The Guardian - UK

Sponge on a string reduces long waits for diagnostic test for cancer

Exclusive: cytosponge detects precursor to oesophageal cancer, slashing NHS waiting times for endoscopies

The Guardian - UK

They bite, they hit, they spit: patients assault staff at Nottingham hospital

Queen’s Medical Centre had 1,800 incidents of aggression, violence and harassment in 2022-23

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Your illness worsens – so care is cut off. This is the scandal playing out in eating disorder treatment

Patients I’ve spoken to in the east of England were desperate for help, with dangerously low BMIs. On what possible grounds were they discharged?, asks Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

The week in TV: The Way; Breathtaking; Boarders; Joe Lycett vs Sewage – review

Michael Sheen, James Graham and Adam Curtis create a chaotic vision of Welsh revolution; ITV’s Covid three-parter favours realism over drama; and race, class and privilege collide in the BBC’s cracking new public school satire

The Guardian - UK

Government delays plans to double number of medical students in England

Fears for impact on NHS workforce as leaked letter reveals ministers stall on aim to increase trainee doctors to 15,000 by 2031

Evening Standard

Junior doctors urged to ‘be reasonable’ as latest round of strike action begins

The walkout begins at 7am on Saturday and will end at 11.59pm on Wednesday.

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NHS tops poll of voters’ concerns as latest strike threatens further havoc

Junior doctors’ 11th walkout in England expected to add to backlogs in service a third of Britons say NHS is most pressing issue

International Business Times UK

New MedTech Funding To Predict Diseases And Make Treatments Available To UK Patients

The UK government has awarded medtech funding to eight UK medtech companies which are developing pathbreaking tests and AI detection tools for faster treatment of life-threatening diseases, reducing the burden of NHS.

Evening Standard

Good news of the week: Beyonce makes music history and heroic dogs celebrated

Beyonce has made music history while Usher has delighted European fans with tour news

The Guardian - UK

Digested week: Recession, a shabby state of affairs – and a wait after a fall

A trip to A&E and more awards for actors while MPs struggled to hold an adult debate on Gaza

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: The UK is in urgent need of a sensible home-energy policy

In today’s newsletter: Successive governments’ failure to implement a solution to energy efficiency has serious consequences for fuel poverty – Labour’s U-turn doesn’t help

The Guardian - UK

Black children suffer ‘more complications’ after appendicitis surgery

Racial disparity in a child’s recovery from surgery was not linked to their health history or socioeconomic status, study found

Evening Standard

ITV greenlights infected blood scandal drama to follow Mr Bates' success

The show will look into one of the worst miscarriages of justice in NHS history

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