UK weather: Hospital patients passing out and vomiting amid heatwave
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UK weather: Hospital patients passing out and vomiting amid heatwave

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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…

New drug for recurring malaria
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New drug for recurring malaria

Byangie vallejo

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….

Elderly people turned away from care homes with spare beds because of staff shortages
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Elderly people turned away from care homes with spare beds because of staff shortages

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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…

Women’s Alzheimer’s test needed as superior verbal skills mask onset of the disease
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Women’s Alzheimer’s test needed as superior verbal skills mask onset of the disease

Byangie vallejo

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…

Opioids: Why ‘dangerous’ drugs are still being used to treat pain
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Opioids: Why ‘dangerous’ drugs are still being used to treat pain

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-44797545 By Dr Katherine Sleeman & Prof Sir John Strang King’s College London The widespread use of opioids to treat pain frequently prompts concerns about addiction and even deaths. So, why are these sometimes dangerous drugs still being given to patients? Much stronger than many of the other options, opioids are among the…