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Dr May van Schalkwyk from the University of Edinburgh shares her thoughts with Drs Chris and Xand on What’s Up Docs? Source link

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…

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…

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)…

Morning Live’s Marc Cananur finds out more about the health risks around illegal cigarettes. Source link

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…

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…

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…