Revealed: NHS running short of dozens of lifesaving medicines
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Revealed: NHS running short of dozens of lifesaving medicines

This article was taken from: By Internal document seen by the Guardian shows low supplies for heart, cancer and anti-epilepsy drugs The NHS is running short of dozens of lifesaving medicines including treatments for cancer, heart conditions and epilepsy, the Guardian has learned. An internal 24-page document circulated to some doctors last Friday from the medicine supply…

Why more people are talking about the issue of social care
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Why more people are talking about the issue of social care

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50377846  By Alison Holt & Ben Butcher BBC News The care system helps older and disabled people with day-to-day tasks like washing, dressing, eating and medication. It is under pressure across the UK after past governments failed to reform or fund the council-run system properly. Experts believe the problems are…

Vaping nearly killed me, says British teenager
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Vaping nearly killed me, says British teenager

This article was taken from: https://inews.co.uk/news/science/smart-needle-cancer-detection-breast-cancer-prostate-cancer-process-explained-921561 By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent A teenage boy nearly died after vaping caused a catastrophic reaction in his lungs, doctors in Nottingham say. Ewan Fisher was connected to an artificial lung to keep him alive after his own lungs failed and he could not breathe. Ewan told…

More students apply to study medicine
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More students apply to study medicine

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-50318703 By BBC Health news A record number of 23,710 students have applied to study medicine at UK universities next September. New figures from the admissions service Ucas show a 6% increase in the number of people applying for a degree in medicine, compared to last year. The deadline for…

Heart failure hospital admissions rise by a third in five years
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Heart failure hospital admissions rise by a third in five years

This article was taken from: https://www.bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/news-from-the-bhf/news-archive/2019/november/heart-failure-hospital-admissions-rise-by-a-third-in-five-years By The British Heart Foundation The number of people being admitted to hospital due to heart failure has risen by a third in the last five years. Heart failure admissions have reached record levels in England, rising from 65,025 in 2013/14 to 86,474 in 2018/19 – a 33 per…