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Johnson & Johnson
You can recycle contact lenses for free for the first time | Metro News
metro.co.uk - Laura Abernethy
But until now, there wasn’t a great solution. For the first time, you can recycle your contact lenses for free. Previously, recycling the lenses was …
L Blakeadded this to Health & Fitness
UK News
VO₂max: the gold standard for measuring fitness explained
The Conversation UK - Richard Metcalfe and Melitta McNarry and Niels Vollaard
If you could pick one measure to evaluate your health, what would you pick? Blood pressure? Cholesterol? These are commonly measured by your GP, but …
NHS
The blunders at North East hospitals which should NEVER have been allowed to happen
chroniclelive.co.uk - Jack Elsom
'Never events', as their name suggests, are medical mishaps which should never be allowed to happen. But in just eight months, nine of these …
Glamour UKadded this to Top Stories
Lifestyle (UK)
Here's everything you need to know about coping with IBS from a nutritionist who learnt to manage hers
glamourmagazine.co.uk - Christobel Hastings
Anyone who's ever experienced the pains of irritable bowel syndrome will know that the bloating blues are the actual worst. What with persistent …
Birmingham, UK
Grandad dies after doctors 'failed to look at blood test' and sent him home
birminghammail.co.uk - Alison Stacey, Alison Stacey
A Black Country hospital has admitted liability for the death of a man who died of pneumonia just 36 hours after being sent home from A&E. Rob Walker, …
Gloucestershire
The tough new rules on woodburners and coal fires that could hit householders across Gloucestershire
gloucestershirelive.co.uk - Neil Shaw, Janet Hughes
Tough new UK rules designed to cut pollution will mean a ban on some woodburners, open fires and garages selling wood on their forecourts. The …
The Telegraphadded this to Health and Fitness
Plant-Based Diet
How to get a vegan diet right
The Telegraph - By Rhiannon Lambert
Leading Harley Street nutritionist Rhiannon Lambert has released a no-nonsense guide to vegan living called A Simple Way to Eat Plant-Based, which includes a 7-day menu. Here, she explains how to strike
Patients' body parts were stored dangerously for six months
hsj.co.uk - By Nick Carding, Russell Scott
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Lifestyle (Australia)
Where will Meghan Markle give birth?
nowtolove.com.au - Bella Brennan
Which hospital will Meghan Markle welcome her first child at? The Royal Baby countdown is well and truly underway! This week, fans were delighted when …
Gazette Liveadded this to News
NHS
'I can't get my head around it': Hospital porter's anger at less pay than equivalents in other areas
gazettelive.co.uk - Alex Metcalfe
DEMANDS for better pay for porters at a Teesside hospital have been sounded to bring workers in line with others in the North-east. About 75 porters …
The Guardian
NHS trust
Junior doctors repeatedly working past shift end, NHS data shows
The Guardian - Denis Campbell Health policy editor
More than 63,000 ‘exception reports’ filed by trainee medics in England since 2015 Tens of thousands of junior doctors are working past the end of their shifts because hospitals are so understaffed, NHS
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Superfoods
Is portion size the simple solution to better health?
The Telegraph - By Madeleine Howell
We have never been more clued up about the food we eat. Whether we're filling our trolleys high with the latest so-called super food, counting calories or carbs via a fitness tracker, or weighing up the
Yorkshire Evening Postadded this to Latest news from the Yorkshire Evening Post
Hospitals
One in four A&E patients face long delays at Leeds Teaching Hospitals trust
yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk - Gemma Jimmison
One in four A&E patients at Leeds Teaching Hospitals trust waited four hours or longer to be admitted, transferred or discharged in December, figures …
BBC News
Liver Transplant
Liver transplant 'game changing' treatment approved
BBC News - BBC World
A new procedure for storing livers donated for transplant has been hailed a "game changer" and approved for use on the NHS. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) say perfusion machines
Flexible Working
Special recruitment event to be held at Alexandra Hospital this month
redditchstandard.co.uk
A SPECIAL recruitment event is to be held at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch on Saturday, January 19 for anyone interested in working in the …
Data Protection
CCGs should pay for data protection officers, suggests partnership review
pulsetoday.co.uk - Tom de Castella
CCGs should fund data protection officers to help overworked practices cope with patient data requests, the GP partnership review has suggested. You …
BBC Newsadded this to Top Stories
UK News
The ultrasound scan you can do yourself
bbc.co.uk
US company Butterfly Networks has produced an ultrasound scanner that plugs into an iPhone and can be bought by anyone for $2,000 (£1,555). Its inventor, Jonathan Rothberg, claims it will have as much
Daily Mailadded this to Daily Mail Health
Public Health England
Four NHS bosses who run a quango ‘losing millions of pounds’ were paid £180,000 in bonuses last year, analysis reveals
dailymail.co.uk - Sam Blanchard Health Reporter For Mailonline
An NHS organisation last year paid four executives at least £180,000 in bonuses despite losing millions of pounds. Executives working for public …
Great Britain
Writers Guild crowns Reigns: Her Majesty for best writing in a video game
gamasutra.com - Emma Kidwell
Newsbrief: The Writers' Guild of Great Britain has announced the winners for its annual Writers' Guild Awards, revealing Reigns: Her Majesty, written …
NHS
Revealed: The staggering number of days North East paramedics take off due to stress
chroniclelive.co.uk - Daniel Holland
Stress-related illness accounts for more than a quarter of sick days taken by paramedics in the North East, according to new figures. According to the …
Metroadded this to Health News
Body Image
Book celebrates women with facial and body disfigurements | Metro News
metro.co.uk - Faima Bakar
When we talk about being more inclusive in the beauty industry we often refer to people of different shapes, sizes, and skin colours. Very rarely do …
Public Health
Fargo ND City Commissioner Finds A New Angle In His Rantings Against Refugees -- Tuberculosis
dailykos.com - FlannelGuy
Monday night, Fargo ND City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn tried once again (more on that later) to try and stop refugee resettlement in the city. His …
Extended access pulls GPs away from surgeries, finds partnership review
pulsetoday.co.uk - Elisabeth Mahase
Extended access services are enticing GPs away from practices, as the work is 'easier', the chair of the Government’s GP partnership review has …
NHS
New set of CPD principles launched by NHS staff representatives
nursingtimes.net - By Megan Ford
LATEST CLINICAL ARTICLE This article introduces a series that follows the lifecycle of a research project, with the aim of explaining how large …
Gazette Liveadded this to News
Leicestershire
Woman made 200 calls to ambulance service in just a matter of weeks
gazettelive.co.uk - Alan Thompson
Paramedics racing to a child suffering a cardiac arrest was delayed by a woman who made made more than 200 calls to the ambulance service in just a …
TPFadded this to CANCER: INFORMATION & RESOURCES
Breast Cancer
Breast cancer cells could be stopped from spreading if they are turned into FAT cells instead
dailymail.co.uk - Vanessa Chalmers Health Reporter For Mailonline
Breast cancer cells could be stopped from spreading by being turned into harmless fat cells, scientists have shown. Cancer cells are able to adapt and …
NHS
Another one bites the dust: Bauer’s departure from NHS England highlights public sector-wide issue - Public Sector IT
computerweekly.com - www.computerweekly.com
NHS England’s chief digital officer (CDO) jumping ship to join the private sector is the latest example of one of the key issues facing digital and …
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Social Media
Impact of social media on children faces fresh scrutiny
The Guardian - Haroon Siddique
Barely a day goes by without concerns being raised about the effect of social media on children’s mental health. Now a study aims to delve behind the headlines to ascertain whether it has been unfairly
Metroadded this to Health News
Sitting
Going to the gym doesn't counter the effects of sitting down all day | Metro News
metro.co.uk - Natalie Morris
You’re probably sitting down as you read this. When was the last time you moved? Ten minutes ago? More than an hour ago? A new study has found that …
NHS trust
Support To Staff Offered After Ryde Ambulance Crash - Isle Of Wight Radio
iwradio.co.uk - Lucy Morgan
A second emergency ambulance crew had to be sent to Ryde this morning (Tuesday) because the first one that was dispatched to an emergency incident …