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Stephen Adams - Medical Editor, The Mail on Sunday

Stephen Adams has worked at The Mail on Sunday as a specialist covering health since 2013. Prior to that he worked at The Daily Telegraph reporting on general news, arts, and health.

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Health secretary Sajid Javid scraps NHS Chief People Officer role in bid to save £200,000 a year as he declares war on waste

02/07/22 11:59

The Mail on Sunday revealed last September how NHS England was paying former Unilever executive Prerana Issar £230,000 a year to be its Chief People Officer. That was £35,000 more than former NHS boss Sir Simon Stevens, who helped recruit her to the NHS position in April 2019. Her salary was also half as much again as the Prime Minister's. But four months ago she announced she was stepping down due to 'Covid-related illness'. Now the role, renamed Chief Workforce Officer, is to be taken on by psychiatrist Dr Navina Evans. But she will assume its responsibilities while continuing with her existing job as chief executive of Health Education England. She is currently paid about £200,000 for heading HEE, the quango responsible for NHS workforce planning and training....read

Christian disability assessor who was sacked by the DWP for refusing to call transgender woman 'she' takes fight to Court of Appeal insisting 'compelled speech' is being enforced on the NHS
02/07/22 09:23
Former A&E medic Dr David Mackereth has been fighting for redress since being told he could not be an assessor for the DWP if he refused to call a trans woman 'she' or a trans man 'he'.
Death rates from Covid are lower than ever before despite recent surge in cases, analysis reveals
26/06/22 12:31
Experts say there is little need to fear a recent surge in cases as fewer than one in 3,000 infected people now dies from coronavirus - with the rate even lower for the vaccinated.
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Pay parents to boost take-up of polio jab, public health expert urges, as Government races to find source of Britain's first outbreak of the disease in nearly 40 years
25/06/22 11:48
Parents should be paid to get their children jabbed against polio to counter dangerously low vaccination rates, public health expert Dr Chris Papadopoulos has urged.
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REVEALED: 9,000 Britons now take cannabis on prescription for medical conditions such as chronic pain, anxiety and PTSD
25/06/22 10:34
Although NHS doctors remain reluctant to prescribe the drug due to a lack of strong evidence it helps sufferers, a number of private 'medicinal cannabis clinics' have sprung up around the UK
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'We're too sick to work': Number of working-age people on sick leave hits 2.54million - up almost a fifth from before the pandemic
18/06/22 09:50
As employers struggle to hire staff, 2.54 million working-age people said they were too unwell to hold down a job this spring, according to the ONS Survey - up 18 per cent from spring 2019.
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Scientists find little evidence to show cannabis oils help end pain, according to major study
18/06/22 09:23
Trendy cannabis-based products that have become a £700 million-a-year business in the UK do not appear to alleviate pain, according to a major US study.
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Absent fathers 'programme sons to be aggressive adults': Study finds boys with no father figure through adolescence tend to have higher testosterone levels as men
12/06/22 12:26
Absent fathers could be fuelling a vicious cycle by 'hard- wiring' their sons to be aggressive adults who are more likely to abandon their own children.
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'Nonsensical' pension rules discourage doctors from taking on more work to help slash record-breaking NHS waiting lists, experts say
11/06/22 11:12
Two former Pensions Ministers and a tax consultant said the rules about how doctors were taxed made many turn down extra work despite their help being needed to tackle waiting lists.
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Newly surfaced video leads Tory leadership hopeful Jeremy Hunt to face fresh claims he is a 'lockdown fanatic' who would have shutdown UK economy in a bid to emulate China's zero Covid policy
11/06/22 09:40
Mr Hunt - who mounted a botched bid to become Prime Minister ahead of last week's failed vote of no confidence in Boris Johnson - angrily denied supporting the Chinese approach
Being obese as a teenager DOUBLES the risk of developing type 1 diabetes, new study finds
05/06/22 01:02
The fattest five per cent had twice the chance of suffering from type 1 diabetes, against those of a healthy weight. For the overweight, there was a 54 per cent increased risk.
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Stage-four cancer patients 'left stranded by ambulances' after system was outsourced to private provider
29/05/22 12:11
Cancer patients are being forced to cancel vital appointments because their ambulances are failing to show up. Falck UK is repeatedly failing to pick up patients for appointments
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Children's charity attacked by coroner for 'lack of transparency' over vulnerable boy, five, who died trapped in faulty cot
28/05/22 11:24
The Children's Trust, supported by celebrities, has been fiercely criticised by a coroner over the death of vulnerable five-year-old Connor Wellsted who died after getting trapped in a cot.
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At last! NHS boss Amanda Pritchard ramps up pressure on hospitals refusing to ease Covid restrictions on visitors who are still enduring their 'inhumane' face-to-face bans
21/05/22 11:33
Dozens of NHS hospitals have eased Covid-related restrictions on visitors after The Mail on Sunday exposed how some patients were still facing 'inhumane' bans on face-to-face contact.
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HRT campaigners and pharmacists hit with fresh headaches as local GP rules mean certain branded treatments still aren't being prescribed
21/05/22 10:45
HRT campaigners and pharmacists have welcomed moves allowing women to switch between different types of treatment more easily - a month after The Mail on Sunday launched its campaign.
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Could this revolutionary jab help destroy the cancer that killed Patrick Swayze? Scientists trial 'ground-breaking' vaccine they hope will protect people from the deadly disease
21/05/22 10:26
A team at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in the US has just given the preventative jab to their first volunteer, a woman with a family history of the disease.
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Patients made 4.7million trips to A&E because they couldn't get advice or treatment from their GP, UK's health watchdog suggests
15/05/22 12:12
Up to 4.7 million visits to hospital accident and emergency units in the past year may have been due to people being unable to see their GP, an official study suggests.
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Want to get rid of your acne, kids? Scientists find eating oily fish packed with omega-3 can lead to a clearer complexion
15/05/22 12:01
Parents struggling to convince teenagers to eat a healthier diet can now cite scientific research that found eating oily fish helps prevent acne.
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Are supply line issues to blame for Britain's national HRT shortage? Frustrated women hit out at empty shelves in pharmacies as they continue to suffer despite some manufacturers insisting stock is available
14/05/22 09:21
Women are continuing to suffer because of severe shortages of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) - despite signs that stocks of some types are starting to improve.
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HRT tsar 'will buy overseas supplies of medication to tackle Britain's shortage' as manufacturers prepare to meet health officials this week
08/05/22 12:58
Fresh supplies of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) could soon be shipped into Britain from other countries to ease shortages affecting thousands of women.
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IVF 'is lulling women into a false sense of security' that they can delay parenthood and become middle-aged mothers, expert warns
08/05/22 12:55
Women are being lulled into a false sense of security that IVF treatment will enable them to become middle-age mothers, a world-leading expert has warned.
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Sajid Javid orders all hospitals to let patients have visitors because they play a 'crucial role' in their care - as families tell of being blocked from seeing their loved ones
07/05/22 09:06
Last week MPs wrote to the Health Secretary after The Mail on Sunday's revelation that hospitals are still banning patients from having bedside visitors in 'immoral' Covid restrictions.
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Ditching 'crazy' NHS rules that prevent doctors from prescribing HRT to help thousands of menopausal women 'could solve the nightmare in a week', says expert
01/05/22 12:02
'Crazy' NHS bureaucracy is preventing doctors from prescribing hormone replacement therapies (HRT) that could immediately help thousands of menopausal women, it was claimed.
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'Utterly inhumane' hospitals STILL ban bedside visitors as Covid cases plunge: MPs and campaigners slam postcode lottery that means some frail patients are denied support of loved ones due to 'immoral' restrictions
30/04/22 11:59
Hospitals are still banning patients from having bedside visitors despite a fall in Covid admissions, as Tory MP Alicia Kearns (pictured) said: 'It is utterly unforgivable and immoral.'
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Plans for UK's first large-scale trial of medicinal cannabis are dramatically scaled back after objections over widespread use leading to softened criminal laws
24/04/22 01:09
Plans to hold Britain's first large-scale trial of medicinal cannabis had to be dramatically scaled back following ethical objections, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
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Sajid Javid to appoint an HRT tsar to fight shortage of medicine that helps ease menopause symptoms - and says role will emulate that of Covid vaccine chief Kate Bingham
24/04/22 12:27
The Health Secretary said he was determined to improve the ongoing shortage of hormone replacement therapy drugs in the NHS to treat menopause symptoms in Britain.
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Transgender designer is accused of 'child abuse' for selling pants that seek to 'flatten' the genitals of boys as young as four - as doctors warn the underwear could cause infertility
23/04/22 09:00
The garments are sold by Carmen Liu, an eponymous company established by a transgender former ballet dancer.
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Furious patients hit out as doctors' chief dismisses concerns about the difficulties of getting face-to-face GP appointments as 'a lot of noise'
16/04/22 09:25
Professor Dame Clare Gerada, President of the Royal College of GPs, made the remark after describing the shift to online consultations as the most positive development of the pandemic.
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Six foot trans goalkeeper who used to play men's football is now selected for England Universities' women's side
02/04/22 09:38
Blair Hamilton, 32 - who is also lead investigator of the Tavistock Transgender Athlete Study - will take one of the coveted spots in the national squad within weeks.
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Pioneering new glaucoma treatment which involves implanting SPONGE into the eye could eliminate the need for surgery
30/03/22 10:16
About 700,000 people in Britain have glaucoma, which is caused when the optic nerve is damaged by pressure built up by the trapped fluid. Restoring lost vision is not yet possible.
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New Omicron wave 'has already peaked' and will likely fall away steeply over the coming weeks, says expert
27/03/22 01:49
On Friday, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed one in 16 people in England and Wales - and one in 11 in Scotland - currently have Covid-19.
WHO demands end to ALL time limits on abortions: Agency says laws preventing termination at any point risk violating rights of 'women, girls or other pregnant persons'
26/03/22 11:35
New guidelines issued by the WHO claim laws preventing abortion at any point during pregnancy risk violating the rights of 'women, girls or other pregnant persons'.
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Obesity in your 50s 'gives you the same health problems as a 75-year-old', study shows
26/03/22 10:01
A study by researchers examined how likely people are to suffer from more than one health problem at once - so-called multiple morbidity - depending on age and weight.
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NHS to encourage older midwives to stay on and become 'mentors' to younger colleagues rather than retiring early
20/03/22 01:38
NHS England has announced an extra £8million in funding to allow older midwives to stay on in non-clinical roles rather than retiring early.
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People will riot if another full lockdown is enforced, top doctor warns - but admits some additional restrictions may be needed if hospitalisations and deaths continue to rise
19/03/22 10:00
Professor Roger Kirby, president of the Royal Society of Medicine, said the public would not tolerate being deprived of their liberty on such a scale again.
JK Rowling slams Keir Starmer after Labour leader says 'trans women are women', as Harry Potter author says the party can 'no longer be counted on to defend women's rights'
12/03/22 01:56
The Harry Potter author took to Twitter this morning to criticise the Labour leader's comments, claiming the party could 'no longer be counted on to defend women's rights'.
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'I saved precious babies from pills-by-post terminations... but nearly paid with my career': NHS consultant tells how he beat a 'campaign' to have him struck off for 'abortion reversals' he provided to 65 women for free
06/03/22 12:42
In just 12 months, Dr Dermot Kearney says, the unlicensed treatment preserved the lives of up to 32 babies in the UK, and saved their mothers from a lifetime of potential turmoil at their decision.
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Record number of children are being treated by the NHS for eating disorders following pandemic
06/03/22 12:13
Between April and December last year, almost 10,000 started treatment for disorders such as anorexia and bulimia - up by nearly two-thirds on the number before the pandemic.
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Former Tory peer Lord Ashcroft calls for a Royal Commission to reform the NHS which is in 'critical condition'
27/02/22 12:11
He makes the proposal in Life Support, a new book about the health service, which is being serialised in The Mail on Sunday and the Daily Mail from today.
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NHS bosses to spend £42million for management consultants' advice on backlogs despite evidence that they make matters worse
13/02/22 01:29
The controversial splurge - enough to pay the base salaries of more than 1,500 nurses for a year - is intended to give NHS managers a fresh perspective on how to cut soaring waiting lists.
NHS lets only one in three women have a partner by her side for support during childbirth, figures show
12/02/22 11:18
The Care Quality Commission's annual maternity survey lifts the lid on the scale of restrictions imposed on pregnant women during the pandemic for the first time.
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Career or babies? Now you can ask a 'fertility officer': UK law firm creates new post in bid to quash the notion that motherhood is job suicide
12/02/22 10:45
Natalie Sutherland, law firm Burgess Mee's 'fertility officer', said she hoped to convince junior lawyers that there was no need to keep their pregnancy plans secret.
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Tories' fury as Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak say they WON'T spike the £12billion national insurance hike in show of unity
30/01/22 03:12
The Prime Minister and his Chancellor sought to face down mounting opposition to the 1.25 percentage point tax rise by insisting it was the 'right plan' and it would go ahead in April.
Taxpayers shoulder multi-million pound cost of keeping a young woman in hospital for 14 YEARS while her parents battle local health authorities over where she should live when discharged
30/01/22 02:03
The parents of 'P', who cannot be identified for legal reasons, want their daughter - who has complex needs that require around-the-clock healthcare help - to live with them at home.
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Half a million 'at-risk' under-12s will become eligible for a Covid jab this week
30/01/22 01:57
The children, aged five to 11, are being offered the jab because they are either medically vulnerable themselves or because they live with somebody who is.
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More than half of babies are now born to middle-class mothers, show figures - fuelling fresh hope that more women will enjoy the 'have it all' dream of a career and children
30/01/22 01:25
In reality, the birth rate among women at the very top of the employment tree - in the best and highest-paid jobs - is twice the average of all occupations.
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World Heart Federation charity is accused of cherry-picking facts for its danger of drinking report
23/01/22 01:14
The World Heart Federation last week published a pamphlet on the dangers of drinking, but has been accused of misrepresenting a 2018 study published by The Lancet.
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The end of Plan B in sight? 'Optimistic' Oliver Dowden hints Covid curbs WILL be lifted on January 26 as Sajid Javid believes the 'data is moving in the right direction' - but masks are likely to stay
16/01/22 10:17
Oliver Dowden today gave a firm hint that Plan B restrictions will be lifted in England on January 26 as he said the latest coronavirus data 'seems to be heading in the right direction'.
Addiction to painkillers has soared during the pandemic as GPs hand out longer prescriptions, experts warn
16/01/22 01:38
The UK Addiction Treatment (UKAT) group, which runs treatment centres, said that the number of people it treats annually for prescription opioid addiction has risen by almost half since 2018.
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Fully vaccinated travellers 'will not need to take Covid test upon returning to UK' as Plan B curbs are 'set to be lifted' with passes and WFH guidance being eased on January 26 as cases continue to drop - but masks are to stay
15/01/22 10:46
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is said to support the change in rules for fully vaccinated travellers, as it will bolster the tourism industry and ease financial pressure on families.
‘Gloomsters’ scientists admit they were wrong about 75,000 Omicron deaths
09/01/22 12:01
The scientists who warned that Britain had little option but to impose severe restrictions or face tens of thousands of deaths from Omicron were last night in retreat.
Sajid Javid slams 'anti-vaccination fanatics' as 90% of ICU patients haven't had their Covid-19 booster
09/01/22 12:01
Nine out of ten Covid patients being treated in intensive care have not had their booster jab, Health Secretary Sajid Javid has revealed as he launches a fierce attack on 'anti-vaccination fanatics'.
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Only HALF of NHS employees off sick on New Year's Eve had Covid: More than 110,000 staff did not show up for work but fewer than 50,000 tested positive as fears rise that hospitals could 'cancel operations from next week'
02/01/22 11:17
More than 110,000 of the service's 983,000 staff in England missed the turn of the year due to illness, its dashboard shows. Pictured: A vaccination centre in London on Christmas Day.
Patients will be paid up to £400 to leave their hospital beds in a scheme to free up space on wards by helping towards expenses such as carers' transport costs or childcare
02/01/22 12:55
A fifth of hospital beds are occupied by patients who are medically fit to leave but cannot. Often they are waiting for a care home place or another type of support.
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NHS trusts 'could start cancelling ops as soon as next week' if Covid admissions keep rising, despite just ONE IN FORTY hospital staff being sick or isolating. Ministers set to defy calls to cut quarantine period to five days
02/01/22 12:38
Modelling shown to ministers suggests that hospital admissions are doubling every 16 days and could peak in the middle of January.
Black patients are over three times more likely than average to have been hospitalised with Omicron, figures show
02/01/22 12:37
While black communities make up about 3.5 per cent of England's population, data shows they make up 12.5 per cent of those who have ended up in hospital with the variant so far.
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Ministers say no to five-day Covid isolation: Fears rise that schools, hospitals and transport networks could grind to a halt as Government defies calls from business chiefs to follow the US' lead because up to 30% of sufferers 'would still be infectious'
01/01/22 11:21
Calls to reduce Covid isolation periods were designed to reduce pressure on business and vital services such as schools, transport companies and the NHS.
NHS doctors to trial new 'three-in-one' pill for high blood pressure
26/12/21 01:29
NHS doctors are to trial a new 'three-in-one' pill for high blood pressure which they believe will save lives and lead to fewer patients having to switch between drugs.
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South Africa eases self-isolation rules as Omicron fades in the province where it first exploded
25/12/21 11:59
The government announced a raft of changes on Friday including that people who have been in contact with a confirmed Covid case no longer have to isolate if they show no symptoms.
Unvaccinated people who catch Covid are 60 TIMES more likely to end up in intensive care, new research reveals as ministers nervously watch Omicron drive up London admissions towards crucial 400 threshold
25/12/21 11:31
Figures from the ICNARC show that between May and November the rate of admission for double-jabbed Covid sufferers in their 60s was just 0.6 cases per 100,000 people per week.
Don't wreck our new year, Boris! Chorus of pleas from hospitality chiefs and MPs as Sage advisers warn wave of hospital cases could be 'higher than last peak'
25/12/21 10:00
The Prime Minister will tomorrow be presented with the latest data on hospital admissions and could rule on whether to clamp down further to limit the spread of Omicron.
Cancer patients who claim their lives were saved by a maverick doctor who faces being struck off are allowed to give evidence at his tribunal
18/12/21 11:11
World-renowned oncologist Professor Justin Stebbing admitted failings over 12 patients between 2014 and 2017, including over-treating some close to death or failing fully to explain risks.
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Your chances of going to hospital with Omicron? Just one in 1,000: Only 85 people have been admitted to hospital with Covid variant so far
18/12/21 10:52
On Saturday, the number of genetically confirmed cases jumped by about 10,000 to just under 25,000. But the UK Health Security Agency also records likely cases which soared by around 23,000.
Doctors should give children aged 14 sex-change drugs if they think they're transgender, group says
18/12/21 10:01
The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) also says girls should be able to have surgery to 'masculinise' their chests when they reach 15.
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Over 30s are able to book boosters from TODAY: Millions are able to get appointments for third jab a day earlier than official rollout begins as document reveals NHS are preparing to vaccinate children as young as FIVE
12/12/21 11:41
Although officially eligible from tomorrow, the NHS's online booking system is now open to over 30s as the Government continues its bid to tackle the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant.
Pregnant women are routinely being denied the opportunity to plan a caesarean birth - despite the introduction a decade ago of national guidance giving them such a right
12/12/21 01:42
Pregnant women are routinely being denied the opportunity to plan a caesarean birth, despite the introduction a decade ago of national guidance giving them such a right.
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Cancer patients who say they were 'written off' by doctors claim they are being 'silenced' by a disciplinary panel in bid to save maverick doctor's career
12/12/21 01:17
The patients claim to have been 'silenced' by a disciplinary panel that will this week decide the fate of Professor Justin Stebbing (pictured), a Harley Street oncologist.
Booster jabs for the over-30s will begin TOMORROW in race to beat 'tsunami' of Omicron cases as leaked documents reveals NHS are preparing to vaccinate children as young as FIVE
12/12/21 12:00
Invitations will start going out to 7.5 million people aged 30 to 39 across England, with almost half of them immediately eligible to book ahead for an appointment.
Gove leads push for Covid Plan C including 'pub passports' after modelling showed Omicron could cause MORE hospitalisations than last winter - but No 10 resists new crackdown amid Tory revolt
11/12/21 10:07
Gove's push for Plan C comes after scientists advising the British government said tougher Covid restrictions may be needed to prevent Omicron causing upwards of 75,000 deaths.
Thousands of Britons face a postcode lottery to get Covid jabs as figures show some are travelling more than 50 miles for a booster shot
05/12/21 02:01
Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said it is 'absolutely crucial' for people to 'top up' their immunity before seeing loved ones over the festive season, but some people are facing delays.
Heart attack patients are dying because medics can't put on full PPE in time to resuscitate them, say doctors at a leading health trust
05/12/21 01:15
Doctors at a leading health trust in London say that valuable time is being lost when patients go into cardiac arrest as doctors struggle to put on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Will turning off the 'hungry hormone' cure obesity crisis? NHS medics believe they can halt ghrelin by blocking blood supply to the top of the stomach
04/12/21 10:01
The process, performed under local anaesthetic and taking just 40 minutes, would cut the desire to over-eat and thus reduce weight.
Will new guidelines mean GPs miss breast cancers? Changes say women who complain of certain pain should be considered for 'non-urgent referral'
28/11/21 01:48
NHS doctors have been given new guidance downplaying a type of breast pain as a potential sign of cancer. The change is outlined in breast cancer referral forms sent to NHS medics.
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Back to wearing masks in shops: Britain will be hit by new curbs to combat the new Omicron variant of Covid
27/11/21 10:54
As it emerged that one of the two people infected with the Omicron variant in the UK was double-jabbed, scientists were studying swabs to determine how the 'super mutant' strain reacts to vaccines
Teenagers' diets are so poor that parents should consider giving them daily supplements, experts say
21/11/21 01:52
Experts warn that around two-thirds of a teenager's calorie intake now comes from 'ultra-processed' junk foods leading to concerns they could be increasingly suffering from deficiencies in vital nutrients
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Germany is slow to get its pensioners jabbed while almost two-thirds of over-60s in Britain have recently had a Covid booster vaccine
21/11/21 12:04
Only about four per cent of over-60s in the UK have not had their second shot, amounting to some 650,000 people. By contrast, vaccination coverage among Germans and Austrians is patchy.
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GPs threaten to boycott Covid vaccine: Fury as doctors' union is accused of putting nation's health at risk with 'extreme' threats amid row over pay
20/11/21 10:02
A leaked survey of doctors by the British Medical Association (BMA) suggests surgeries could refuse to administer Covid vaccinations.
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Chart that shows worst may be over: Covid infection rate has been waxing and waning since late summer in what could be a sign that the end of Britain's epidemic is in sight
13/11/21 10:03
The Covid infection rate has been waxing and waning since the late summer in what experts interpret as a sign that the end of the epidemic in Britain is in sight.
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Has PM's early 'Freedom Day' gamble paid off? Ministers privately believe that falling UK Covid cases - and rising cases on the continent - are down to decision to release lockdown rules earlier than European countries
13/11/21 10:01
Ministers believe that falling Covid infection levels in the UK and rising cases on the continent amount to Boris Johnson's decision to release lockdown restrictions earlier.
Cash injection for scientists developing variant-proof Covid vaccines
07/11/21 01:44
Millions of pounds are being ploughed into developing variant-proof Covid vaccines that could be as effective against future strains as those circulating now.
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