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Ukrainian health care facing crisis – WHO warns
Medical oxygen supplies in Ukraine are falling “dangerously low,” the World Health Organization warned last night. Read more
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Medical relief plans and pleas amid Ukraine terror
The World Health Organization was urgently coordinating emergency medical relief for Ukraine and its neighbours yesterday after the shock Russian invasion. Read more
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More than five million children orphaned through Covid-19
More than five million children globally have lost a parent or caregiver due to Covid-19, it is estimated today. Read more
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Salt in soluble paracetamol linked to cardiovascular disease risk
Soluble paracetamol that contains salt is linked with a significantly increased risk of heart attacks, stroke, heart failure and death, according to a new Chinese study. Read more
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Formula milk marketing ‘unethical’ says report
Formula milk advertising has a wide reach around the world and is “unethical,” according to the world’s most senior doctor. Read more
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Smoking in early pregnancy affects foetal growth
Further evidence has been published on the risks to the foetus of maternal smoking. Read more
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Cooking vegetables may remove heart benefit
The protective effect of vegetable consumption on the heart may be limited to raw rather than cooked food, according to a major new analysis. Read more
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No association between breast pain and breast cancer’
Referring women with breast pain to a diagnostic clinic is an inefficient use of limited resources because there is no association between breast pain and cancer, researchers report today. Read more
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NHS cancer gene testing flawed – analysis
Restricting cancer gene testing to people who meet the NHS eligibility criteria misses up to half of people at increased risk from inherited genetic changes linked to cancer, warns a new report. Read more
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When long COVID is a cardiovascular problem
There are important differences between long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome, according to a new review of the problem – centring on the cardiovascular effects. Read more