This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45511362 By James GallagherHealth and science reporter, BBC News Elderly people in good health should not take an aspirin a day, according to a major study in the US and Australia. There are proven benefits of the drug for people after a heart attack or stroke. But the trial found no benefit…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/13/flu-jab-free-vaccination-nhs By Frances Ryan Last year not everyone entitled to a free vaccination got one. This government must take its share of the blame for that It’s September, and that means headlines about flu season. It started with the news that NHS staff who refuse to have the flu jab may be moved to…
This article was taken from: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/uk-abortion-laws-care-women-doctors-british-pregnancy-advisory-service-a8534841.html By Maya Oppenheim Women’s Correspondent Study finds threat of prosecution makes doctors less likely to go into abortion provision Doctors think Britain’s “outdated” abortion law hampers their ability to provide the best care for women, a new study has found. Research from the British Pregnancy Advisory Service, a charity which provides terminations and pregnancy advice, discovered…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/sep/12/over-65s-to-be-given-more-effective-flu-vaccine By Sarah Boseley Health edito Public Health England says newly licensed drug FluAd will save 30,000 GP consultations and prevent 700 hospital deaths A flu vaccine that was licensed in Italy 20 years ago is to be used for the first time in the UK this winter in a bid to cut…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45447488 By Georgie Bevan , BBC East & Caroline Parkinson BBC News Doctors are warning that contraceptive access is at a “crossroads”, with services being cut across England. Figures seen exclusively by the BBC show half of councils have cut, or plan to cut, services, particularly affecting long-acting contraception. Leading reproductive health consultant…