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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50648325 By Fergus Walsh Medical correspondent People should have their cholesterol level checked from their mid-20s, according to researchers. They say it is possible to use the reading to calculate the lifetime risk of heart disease and stroke. The study, in The Lancet, is the most comprehensive yet to look at…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/dec/02/nhs-winter-crisis-extra-beds-created-by-52-per-cent-of-uk-hospitals By: Denis Campbell Health policy editor BTS says 48% are still using overflow beds introduced for the same period last year More than half of hospitals have opened extra beds to help them cope with the NHS winter crisis amid an influx of patients with potentially fatal breathing problems. Many of the…
To read more click on the link: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/dec/03/universities-warned-cameron-2011-trainee-cuts-nursing-shortage By Anna Fazackerley Ministers turned down pleas over many years and instead predicted over-supply of British nurses Universities warned the government for years that they needed to train more nurses to avert a staffing crisis – but ministers repeatedly refused, saying nurses would end up unemployed, letters…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/dec/02/lib-dems-promise-to-make-protective-hiv-drug-more-accessible By Sarah Boseley Health editor The party pledges to make PrEP available for free to all those whose partners have HIV Everyone in the UK who is at risk of HIV infection will be able to get the drugs that can keep them safe if the Liberal Democrats come to power, the…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50601735 By BBC Health News Women and girls should be able to get hold of emergency contraception more easily without the need for a consultation with a pharmacist, say women’s health experts. A report by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists recommends the morning-after pill “should be sold straight…