GP training is outdated and needs to teach young doctors about nutrition, experts claim
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GP training is outdated and needs to teach young doctors about nutrition, experts claim

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/25/gp-training-outdated-needs-teach-young-doctors-nutrition-experts/ By  Telegraph Reporters  GPs’ training is ‘outdated’ and needs to teach young doctors about the importance of nutrition and healthy eating, experts have claimed. Family doctors, medical students and researchers accused medical schools of failing to give practical, relevant training to address medical problems linked to lifestyle and diet, such as…

3,000 new midwives to ‘transform hospital safety’
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3,000 new midwives to ‘transform hospital safety’

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/thousands-of-new-midwives-to-be-announced-11303509 By  Sky News The Royal College of Midwives has welcomed the move but warns that it will take years to “transform” maternity services. Three thousand extra midwives are to be trained over the next four years in the largest-ever increase of maternity staff in England. The plans will be announced…

2,500 cancer diagnosis could be avoided each week if Britons made lifestyle changes, study shows
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2,500 cancer diagnosis could be avoided each week if Britons made lifestyle changes, study shows

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/03/23/2500-cancer-diagnosis-could-avoided-week-britons-made-lifestyle/ By Sarah Knapton, science editor  More than 2,500 people a week would avoid being diagnosed with cancer if they made lifestyle changes, such as exercising and lowering their weight,  research suggests. Nearly 40 per cent of all cancers diagnosed in the UK every year could be avoided, a new report by Cancer…

Chronic fatigue trial results ‘not robust’, new study says
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Chronic fatigue trial results ‘not robust’, new study says

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-43490335 By BBC Health News Fresh analysis of a controversial study, which recommended exercise and psychological therapy for people with chronic fatigue syndrome, suggests their impact is more modest than first thought. The PACE trial found the treatments to be “moderately effective”, leading to recovery in a fifth of patients. But this…

Failings in mental healthcare are violating basic human rightsFailings in mental healthcare are violating basic human rights
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Failings in mental healthcare are violating basic human rightsFailings in mental healthcare are violating basic human rights

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/21/failing-mental-healthcare-violating-basic-human-rights By Rob Behrens My report shows that too many people in the UK aren’t being treated with the dignity and respect they should expect when in crisis General attitudes to mental health may have become more enlightened, but serious inadequacies remain in how we care for and treat mental health patients….