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Scabies: What is the parasitic skin disease and why are cases rising in the UK?

A lack of understanding about what scabies is and how it’s treated could be behind the United Kingdom’s sudden spike in cases, experts say.

Euronews

Major change to bowel cancer screening as thousands more to be tested

The NHS aims to detect thousands more bowel cancer cases at an earlier stage

The Independent UK

NHS to increase accuracy of bowel cancer test in England

Increased sensitivity of test that detects the second deadliest cancer will save hundreds of lives, oncologists say

The Guardian - UK

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Almost a quarter of UK GPs are seeing obese children aged four and under

Exclusive: Almost half of GPs have seen children up to the age of seven who have obesity, research finds

The Guardian - UK

NHS staff must be protected from abuse

Letters: Our health service must be safe for all those who work in it, writes Kate Jarman, while Prof Vivien Lees says NHS workers do not feel safe reporting sexual misconduct

The Guardian - UK

Pilates after prayers: men’s classes in Bradford mosques offer fitness and friendship

When organisers posted a TikTok promoting 45-minute pilates sessions, the video amassed 2m views. Now plans are afoot for female classes and youth clubs

The Guardian - UK

From Secret Jabs to Cultural Norm: Tracing the GLP-1 Weight Loss Revolution

As GLP-1 weight loss injections move from medical intervention to everyday use, we explore what their rise means for health, bodies and beauty standards.

Marie Claire

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Sunbed age crackdown to help protect teens from skin cancer danger

Mandatory ID checks could be introduced in sunbed shops across the UK

The Independent UK

The Traitors star Rachel reveals the moment she thought she was in trouble with Stephen

Rachel Duffy, 42, described the win as ‘a feeling like nothing else’

The Independent UK

‘I wanted a designer vagina since I was 14 – but I now live in excruciating pain’

Campaigners are fighting for labiaplasty to be criminalised in the UK, claiming it is a form of female genital mutilation

The Independent UK

Reform UK’s private health insurance plan would cost £1.7bn, Streeting to say

Health secretary will describe plan to offer tax relief on private healthcare as ‘tax cut for the wealthiest’

The Guardian - UK

Genetic tests for cancer on NHS to help families detect ‘Jolie’ gene

Health secretary Wes Streeting has backed the plans for the first-of-its-kind database

The Independent UK

The ADHD grey zone: why patients are stuck between private diagnosis and NHS care

NHS England pays for private assessments under ‘right to choose’, but can reject diagnoses and is struggling to cope with demand

The Guardian - UK

NHS England to develop ‘world-first’ database for genes linked to cancer

The health service is developing a register of 120 genes known to increase the likelihood of getting cancer as part of a 10-year plan.

Evening Standard

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Suggestion I applied pressure to prematurely open hospital ‘untrue’ – Sturgeon

Milly Main’s mother Kimberly Darroch had urged the former first minister to ‘be honest’.

The Independent UK

‘I need bigger gloves because my thumb is a big toe’

David Lee’s thumb was sliced off in an accident at his shop in 2019, but that didn’t stop the cobbler from doing what he loves

The Guardian - UK

Great Ormond Street hospital cleaners win racial discrimination appeal

Claim by 80 workers that they were subjected to ‘indirect race discrimination’ by wait for NHS pay terms upheld

The Independent UK

Armed forces to scrap ‘archaic’ paper record system in bid to boost recruitment

Nearly £8m will be spent to abolish the WWI-era paper-based medical record system and make way for a digital system

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The Independent UK

Breakthrough for prostate cancer patients as NHS now offers life-extending drug

The new medication is suitable for patients who are unable to receive chemotherapy or standard treatments

The Independent UK

UK grapples with widespread aspirin shortage as medicine added to export ban list

The UK government recently added aspirin to its export ban list to protect supplies

The Independent UK

The NHS cancer screenings you’re eligible for – and how to request a test

Eligibility for these vital NHS health checks varies significantly by age and location

Evening Standard

Pharmacies report widespread shortages of aspirin

Long-term treatment with low-dose 75mg aspirin has an antiplatelet effect, meaning it can stop blood clots developing and help prevent heart attacks.

The Independent UK

8 conversation tips to get kids to open up

To mark Children’s Mental Health Week, experts tell Lisa Salmon how parents can start chats with their kids if they’re worried.

The Guardian - UK

Student loans: ‘My debt rose £20,000 to £77,000 even though I’m paying’

Millions of graduates are trapped by ballooning debts, as their repayments are dwarfed by the interest added

The Guardian - UK

ADHD waiting lists ‘clogged by patients returning from private care to NHS’

NHS trust warns that people with ADHD in England are facing gaps in care caused by difficulties with private assessments

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