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Sep 2020
A charity has warned that women are “quite literally sitting on symptoms” following a poll which suggested that 80 per cent would not have an unexpected vaginal bleed checked immediately, even if they were aware that it might be a possible sign of cancer. The research for The Eve Appeal showed that 72 per cent…
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Sep 2020
A human rights charity has warned that pregnant women are potentially being forced to spend days alone in hospital prior to giving birth as they grapple with a postcode lottery due to stringent restrictions around visitors. Birthrights, which campaigns for respectful pregnancy care, said mothers to be are routinely being blocked from having their birthing…
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Sep 2020
A scientist has warned that overusing alcohol-based hand sanitiser could result in certain bacteria adapting to survive the product and go on to create new superbugs that could threaten public health. The British Institute of Cleaning Science’s head of Scientific Advisory Board Andrew Kemp, said that up until now, it has not been proven that…
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Sep 2020
Jessica Varnish is an elite cyclist, former European team sprint champion and world silver medallist. Her controversial exclusion from Team GB for the Rio Olympics was the catalyst for serious questions being asked of British Cycling and UK sport about the treatment of the athletes and the culture surrounding the team. Technical Director Shane Sutton…
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Sep 2020
The British Medical Association have said there was a “daunting and huge challenge ahead” for the NHS as latest performance figures painted a “very bleak picture”. Hospital trusts throughout England have seen the impact of decisions to cancel routine treatment from March as virus cases increased, while also seeing a reduction in numbers referred and…
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Sep 2020
The study undertaken by King’s College London suggests that thousands of patients are likely to have been infected with the virus in UK hospitals. The study of ten UK hospitals, plus a hospital in Italy, found that at least one in eight patients who had received hospital treatment for coronavirus had caught it on-site, although…
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