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…

Winter pressures at hospitals ‘exceptional’ – Vaughan Gething
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Winter pressures at hospitals ‘exceptional’ – Vaughan Gething

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-51048246 By Owain Clarke BBC Wales health correspondent Pressures on hospitals in Wales are “exceptional” and “really, really tough,” the health minister has said. Vaughan Gething visited three hospitals in west Wales to see problems. He said it was “undeniably significantly different” to previous winters, with high numbers of sick…

China pneumonia outbreak may be caused by Sars-type virus: WHO
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China pneumonia outbreak may be caused by Sars-type virus: WHO

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jan/09/china-pneumonia-outbreak-may-be-caused-by-sars-type-virus-who By Guardian News World Health Organization says a new coronavirus, the family linked to Sars and Mers, may be behind Wuhan cases A cluster of more than 50 pneumonia cases in the central Chinese city of Wuhan may be due to a newly emerging member of the family of viruses that…