Can Thailand provide better dementia care than the UK?
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Can Thailand provide better dementia care than the UK?

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jan/14/can-thailand-provide-better-dementia-care-than-the-uk By Guardia UK letters Readers respond to news that British families are sending elderly relatives with dementia overseas to Thailand in a small but growing trend In your report (Families sending relatives with dementia to Thailand for care, 13 January), the statement that “local authority residential care costs up…

Is Downing Street turning up the heat on the NHS?
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Is Downing Street turning up the heat on the NHS?

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51107774 By Hugh Pym Health editor  With the election and the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement Bill out of the way, Boris Johnson’s attention has turned to the NHS. Sources talk of a “laser-like focus” on health as the government starts charting a path to delivering the promised new nurses, doctors and hospitals…

NHS to pioneer cholesterol-busting jab
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NHS to pioneer cholesterol-busting jab

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51091083 By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent A twice-a-year injection that reduces bad cholesterol to protect the heart is to be pioneered by the NHS in England. Already, millions of people take daily statin pills to cut their cholesterol. But later this year, a “ground-breaking” large-scale clinical trial will…

The GP practice where patients can share appointments
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The GP practice where patients can share appointments

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51063419 By Dr Zoe Williams Faced with a wait for a GP appointment, would you choose a group session with the doctor instead? It is an idea some surgeries are investigating. Demand for appointments increasingly outweighs availability. In recent years, the number of GP appointments has risen by 13%, but GP…

Air pollution could kill 160,000 in next decade – report
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Air pollution could kill 160,000 in next decade – report

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/13/air-pollution-kill-160000-next-decade-report?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_b-gdnnews&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1578876459 By PA Media British Heart Foundation predicts current total of 11,000 particulate-related deaths per year will continue to rise More than 160,000 people could die over the next decade from strokes and heart attacks caused by air pollution, a charity has warned. That is the equivalent of more than…