This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-44956310 By Roger Harrabin The current heatwave could become the new normal for UK summers by 2040 because of climate change, MPs say. The Environmental Audit Committee warns of 7,000 heat-related deaths every year in the UK by 2050 if the government doesn’t act quickly. Higher temperatures put some people at increased risk of…
This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/uk-weather-hospital-patients-passing-out-and-vomiting-amid-heatwave-11448064 By Alan McGuinness, news reporter The Royal College of Nursing says dehydration on wards is a health risk, with many not equipped to cope with the current heatwave. Hospital wards have have seen temperatures rise to more than 30C amid the heatwave gripping Britain, with some patients and relatives passing out…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-44801139 By Smitha MundasadGlobal Health Correspondent, BBC News A new drug to treat malaria has been given the green light by authorities in the United States. The medicine is specifically for the recurring form of malaria – caused by the parasite plasmodium vivax – which makes 8.5 million people ill each year….
This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/07/24/elderly-people-turned-away-care-homes-spare-beds-staff-shortages/ By Olivia Rudgard, social affairs correspondent Elderly people are being turned away from care homes with spare beds because of staff shortages, analysis suggests. Research by analysts Laing Buisson found that the care home system was not as full as previously thought. Previous studies have warned that high levels of care home…
This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/07/23/womens-alzheimers-test-needed-superior-verbal-skills-masks-onset/ By Henry Bodkin An Alzheimer’s test specifically for women should be developed after a new study found superior female verbal skills disguise the onset of the disease, scientists have said. Research in the US revealed doctors are less likely to diagnose Alzheimer’s in women than in men. The imbalance means…