This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50810943 By BBC Health news Sophie Skill, from Sheffield, spent days on life support after she swallowed a coin-sized button battery. Battery acid burned through her gullet (oesophagus) and into her lung, causing agonising pain and putting her life in danger. Doctors say her case is not unique – about…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/dec/23/smoking-ban-tops-list-of-21st-century-uk-public-health-achievements By Haroon Siddique Survey of experts also hails sugar tax and Sure Start centres as important breakthroughs The ban on smoking in public spaces and workplaces is the greatest UK public health achievement of the 21st century, according to public health experts. The move, which came into full force…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/dec/23/uk-has-second-lowest-number-of-doctors-per-capita-in-europe By Lea Skopeliti Study of leading economies says there are just 2.8 doctors per 1,000 people, with only Poland worse off The UK has the second lowest number of doctors in leading European nations relative to its population, according to research for the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/dec/19/ketamine-like-drug-depression-uk-licence-esketamine By: Hannah Devlin Science correspondent Psychiatrists divided on ‘game-changing’ esketamine due to potential for addiction A radical ketamine-like drug has been licensed for use in the UK for severe depression, a decision that offers hope to the millions of patients for whom conventional treatments have failed. Esketamine, taken as a…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/19/queens-speech-nhs-to-be-at-heart-of-legislative-programme-minister By: Matthew Weaver Rishi Sunak highlights £34bn health spending, but appears to water down social care pledge Boris Johnson will try to use the Queen’s speech to refocus attention away from Brexit and on to the NHS, the government has confirmed. The prime minister intends to put the health service…