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Grandad learns back pain is terminal cancer after claiming GP refused blood test as 'tests cost money'

Geoff Duke switched GPs and got a test which showed he had myeloma, a form of blood cancer

Wales Online

Keeping waist measurement less than half your height ‘good for your health’

A 5ft 4in female with a waist circumference of 29in would have a healthy ratio, but 32in would push them into the unhealthy range

Evening Standard

One simple measurement shows if your weight is a problem, says NHS

The NHS watchdog is promoting a new simple test to tell you if you need to lose weight

Wales Online

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'I should have been called for emergency Covid medicine within 24 hours - but the system is so backlogged it took FOUR days'

"It seemed that the process was utterly derailed, I was well past the 24-hour time scale they have set"

Manchester Evening News

Bloating and other stomach problems that could be signs of cancer

Seeing a doctor sooner rather than later could save your life

Liverpool Echo

Cannabis pain-relief trial to be taken by thousands of Britons

If the study is successful the drug could be prescribed by the NHS

Wales Online

Ensure waist size is less than half your height, health watchdog says

Guidance for England and Wales comes amid increasing concern over rate of obesity and cost to NHS

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Keeping waist measurement less than half your height ‘is good for your health’

A 5ft 4in female with a waist circumference of 29in would have a healthy ratio, but 32in would push them into the unhealthy range.

The Independent UK

Brits urged to keep waist size to less than half of height due to health concerns

Accumulation of fat around the abdomen is known to be linked to higher risk of Type 2 diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease. A BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 is considered a healthy weight

Daily Mirror

Covid patient who spent 80 days in hospital fighting virus shares touching message

Derek Walsh, 65, is re-living his time in the Covid hospital wards when he came close to dying and has decided to tell his story to encouraging others to get vaccinated

Daily Mirror

Shrewsbury inquiry chair willing to investigate Nottingham maternity scandal

Any potential probe by Donna Ockenden would be subject to approval by Sajid Javid

The Independent UK

Warning to parents after rise in scarlet fever and chickenpox cases across England

A total of 3,488 notifications of scarlet fever were reported between September 2021 and March 2022 in England

Bristol Post

Man claims fatal cancer was missed by GP who refused him blood test due to NHS costs

Geoff Duke, 50, states that he pleaded with his doctor to take a blood test as he suffered from severe back pain. However, he said he was refused this as he was told "tests cost the NHS money".

Daily Record

‘Patients will almost certainly die’ if delays get worse, warns ambulance leader amid ‘dangerous’ A&E waits

Exclusive: Hospital leaders in the last week have been told by the NHS that they must improve ambulance response times immediately

The Independent UK

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Wales Online

NHS hospital staff absences due to Covid rise in England for fourth week in a row

An average of 28,560 NHS staff were ill with coronavirus or having to self-isolate each day

Daily Mirror

Warning people who caught Omicron at Christmas still at risk of catching Covid

Immunity against Covid for those who caught Omicron at Christmas has wained from either booster or infection with spring booster jabs being rolled out

The Independent UK

What is long Covid and why are people having symptoms for months?

More than one million people have had symptoms for longer than three months

Daily Mirror

'Scrapping blood pricks and using phones to monitor glucose levels helps diabetics'

Dr Miriam Stoppard explains how new technology, trialled by University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, was just as effective and less invasive as traditional methods used for monitoring diabetes

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Daily Record

Coronavirus hotspots across the UK as parts of Scotland have highest levels

New figures revealed that coronavirus cases are at the highest level recorded since records began.

Chronicle Live

With thousands likely to be undiagnosed, cancer centre manager urges public: 'Don't ignore breast cancer signs'

Rebecca Simmons from the Rutherford Cancer Centre in Northumberland has urged people to act if they're concerned they may have cancer.

Liverpool Echo

Kate Garraway responds to Twitter rumours about her views on NHS

Kate was accused of backing NHS privatisation

Glasgow Live

New Glasgow hospital exhibition captures NHS heroes of the pandemic

'Picturing our Workforce: One NHS Family' illustrates the diversity of NHSGGC's workforce and celebrates their contribution throughout the last two years.

The Guardian - UK

‘You feel so sexless and dirty’: the women living with incontinence after childbirth

One in three women have trouble controlling their bladders or bowels after giving birth. Others must deal with tearing or prolapses

Daily Record

Nurse killed daughter, 2, before taking own life with stolen NHS drugs

Shiwangi Bagoan, an anaesthetist’s assistant for the NHS, was found dead alongside her daughter Ziana, two, in December 2020.

The Independent UK

Ambulance handover delays in England climb to new high

Delays have been on an upward trend for several months.

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