How going on The Traitors could have saved Amanda's life
Medical checks for the show picked up contestant Amanda Collier’s heart condition. Source link
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Is Dry January a good thing?
Dr May van Schalkwyk from the University of Edinburgh shares her thoughts with Drs Chris and Xand on What’s Up Docs? Source link
Inside Health – Can working up a sweat in a sauna improve your health?
Available for over a year Saunas are popping up all over the country, with many people claiming they relax muscles and help ease stress. But what does the science say? This week, James Gallagher travels to Môr A Sawna in Jackson’s Bay, Barry, where he treats himself to a sauna session and undergoes a number…
Lib Dems set out plan to end 12-hour A&E waits
The Liberal Democrats have set out a £1.5bn plan to give patients in England a legal right to be admitted or referred for treatment within 12 hours of arriving at A&E, to end what they have called a “deadly corridor crisis”. In a speech, party leader Sir Ed Davey called for a new legal duty…
Critical incident declared at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Will JeffordEast Midlands Getty Images The emergency department at the Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC) is “regularly” over capacity, the NHS trust that runs the hospital says A critical incident has been declared at the NHS trust that runs Nottingham’s two main hospitals, with patients experiencing “significant and unacceptable delays” across services. Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH)…
How to spot illicit cigarettes
Morning Live’s Marc Cananur finds out more about the health risks around illegal cigarettes. Source link
Reid Hoffman Wants Silicon Valley to ‘Stand Up’ Against the Trump Administration
Reid Hoffman doesn’t do much in half measures. He cofounded LinkedIn, of course, and helped bankroll companies including Meta and Airbnb in their startup days. He has also fashioned himself, via books, podcasts, and other public appearances, as something of a public intellectual—a pro-capitalist philosopher who still insists that tech can be a force for…
Eye surgeon warns of detached retina symptoms after his own op
PA Media Dr Amir Hamid said he was “lucky” to get treated and recover quickly A London-based eye-surgeon has described how he himself underwent emergency surgery for a detached retina after a blind spot appeared in his right eye. Dr Amir Hamid, 51, has performed more than 10,000 cataract and laser refractive surgeries in his…
Devon parents urge flu vaccines after son’s intensive care battle
Family handout Joel was five when he contracted flu and had to spend three weeks in intensive care at Bristol Children’s Hospital Jen SmithSouth West health correspondent The parents of a boy who became so unwell with flu he spent three weeks in intensive care are urging other families to get their children vaccinated against…
NHS funds football pitch in Carloway in Lewis
A football club in the Isle of Lewis has started turning an overgrown area into a new training pitch with funding from NHS Western Isles. Carloway Football Club said the green space, next to its main pitch, would be used for team exercises and community activities. The health board said £22,000 in capital grant funding…