Smoking ban tops list of 21st century UK public health achievements
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Smoking ban tops list of 21st century UK public health achievements

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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…

UK’s number of doctors per capita is one of lowest in Europe
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UK’s number of doctors per capita is one of lowest in Europe

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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…

Ketamine-like drug for depression gets UK licence
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Ketamine-like drug for depression gets UK licence

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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…

Queen’s speech: NHS at heart of Johnson’s plans, says minister
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Queen’s speech: NHS at heart of Johnson’s plans, says minister

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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…

Depression and suicide linked to air pollution in new global study
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Depression and suicide linked to air pollution in new global study

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/18/depression-and-suicide-linked-to-air-pollution-in-new-global-study By Damian Carrington Environment editor Cutting toxic air might prevent millions of people getting depression, research suggests People living with air pollution have higher rates of depression and suicide, a systematic review of global data has found. Cutting air pollution around the world to the EU’s legal limit could prevent…