This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-46290849 By BBC Health news There are nearly 7,000 children and young adults under 25 with type 2 diabetes in England and Wales – about 10 times the number reported before, according to Diabetes UK. Its analysis of 2016-17 data found most were being treated in GP practices rather than in…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/20/insulin-shortage-could-affect-40-million-people-with-type-2-diabetes By Sarah Boseley Health editor Millions worldwide may be unable to access the drug by 2030, scientists predict About 40 million people who will need insulin to manage their type 2 diabetes in 12 years’ time will not get it unless access to the drug is significantly improved, according to new research….
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/19/rise-in-prison-suicides-prompts-calls-to-tackle-overcrowding By Ben Quinn Seventy-one inmates have killed themselves in English or Welsh jails so far this year The number of suicides among prisoners this year has already exceeded 2017’s death toll, prompting penal reform campaigners to renew calls for urgent action to tackle overcrowding. The latest suicide, that of a man…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/20/mental-health-hospital-admissions-linked-to-cocaine-use-treble-in-10-years By Sarah Marsh NHS data shows surge in England, with increased availability of drug and government cuts blamed The number of hospital admissions for mental health disorders linked to cocaine use has almost trebled in the past decade, official figures show. NHS Digital data has shown that in England between 2017-18 there…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/17/medical-school-vows-to-train-generation-working-class-doctors-sunderland By Tom White at the Guardian News ‘Insurgent’ Sunderland medical school aims to break class barriers A medical school at the University of Sunderland will be launched next year with the aim of breaking down social barriers to medicine and training a new generation of working-class doctors. The university’s vice chancellor, Sir…