Insulin shortage could affect 40 million people with type 2 diabetes
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Insulin shortage could affect 40 million people with type 2 diabetes

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/20/insulin-shortage-could-affect-40-million-people-with-type-2-diabetes By Sarah Boseley Health editor Millions worldwide may be unable to access the drug by 2030, scientists predict About 40 million people who will need insulin to manage their type 2 diabetes in 12 years’ time will not get it unless access to the drug is significantly improved, according to new research….

Rise in prison suicides prompts calls to tackle overcrowding
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Rise in prison suicides prompts calls to tackle overcrowding

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/19/rise-in-prison-suicides-prompts-calls-to-tackle-overcrowding By Ben Quinn Seventy-one inmates have killed themselves in English or Welsh jails so far this year The number of suicides among prisoners this year has already exceeded 2017’s death toll, prompting penal reform campaigners to renew calls for urgent action to tackle overcrowding. The latest suicide, that of a man…

Mental health hospital admissions linked to cocaine use treble in 10 years
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Mental health hospital admissions linked to cocaine use treble in 10 years

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/20/mental-health-hospital-admissions-linked-to-cocaine-use-treble-in-10-years By Sarah Marsh NHS data shows surge in England, with increased availability of drug and government cuts blamed The number of hospital admissions for mental health disorders linked to cocaine use has almost trebled in the past decade, official figures show. NHS Digital data has shown that in England between 2017-18 there…

Vow to train the next generation of working-class doctors
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Vow to train the next generation of working-class doctors

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/17/medical-school-vows-to-train-generation-working-class-doctors-sunderland By Tom White at the Guardian News ‘Insurgent’ Sunderland medical school aims to break class barriers A medical school at the University of Sunderland will be launched next year with the aim of breaking down social barriers to medicine and training a new generation of working-class doctors. The university’s vice chancellor, Sir…

Check blood pressure at gyms and train stations, says British Heart Foundation
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Check blood pressure at gyms and train stations, says British Heart Foundation

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/19/check-blood-pressure-at-gyms-and-train-stations-says-british-heart-foundation By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Charity urges NHS to take radical measures to help millions at risk of heart attack or stroke Health service staff should start checking people’s blood pressure at gyms, barber shops and football stadiums in a bid to cut deaths from heart attacks and strokes, NHS bosses are…