Cancer patients from the UK were 1.5 times more likely to die following a diagnosis with COVID-19 than cancer patients from European countries. This is the finding of a study of over 1000 patients – 924 from European countries and 468 from the UK – during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The research […]
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Cancer patients from the UK were 1.5 times more likely to die following a diagnosis with COVID-19 than cancer patients from European countries. This is the finding of a study of over 1000 patients – 924 from European countries and 468 from the UK – during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The research […]
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Sisters Alice and Emily Martin are helping the people of their home town by answering the NHS call for support in the fight against COVID-19. Alice and Emily are two of 22 CU Scarborough final-year nursing students that have taken on paid clinical placements to work at Scarborough Hospital and in Humber Teaching NHS Foundation […]
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Sisters Alice and Emily Martin are helping the people of their home town by answering the NHS call for support in the fight against COVID-19. Alice and Emily are two of 22 CU Scarborough final-year nursing students that have taken on paid clinical placements to work at Scarborough Hospital and in Humber Teaching NHS Foundation […]
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As the Bradford district passed the 250,000 jabs mark for Covid-19 vaccinations, one leading health expert has sought to reassure anyone who is about to take part in fasting for religious reasons. Muslims everywhere will enter the holy month of Ramadan on April 12, during which time it is customary to fast between dawn and […]
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As the Bradford district passed the 250,000 jabs mark for Covid-19 vaccinations, one leading health expert has sought to reassure anyone who is about to take part in fasting for religious reasons. Muslims everywhere will enter the holy month of Ramadan on April 12, during which time it is customary to fast between dawn and […]
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E-cigarettes may be more effective in helping smokers quit than nicotine replacement therapies such as patches and gum, according to University of Queensland research. Lead author Dr Gary Chan from UQ’s National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research said there was increased global evidence to support the effectiveness of using e-cigarettes to assist smokers in quitting. “Our study found […]
E-cigarettes may be more effective in helping smokers quit than nicotine replacement therapies such as patches and gum, according to University of Queensland research. Lead author Dr Gary Chan from UQ’s National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research said there was increased global evidence to support the effectiveness of using e-cigarettes to assist smokers in quitting. “Our study found […]
The World Health Organization’s new Global Diabetes Compact aims to bring a much-needed boost to efforts to prevent diabetes and bring treatment to all who need it ̶ 100 years after the discovery of insulin. The Compact is being launched was launched at the Global Diabetes Summit, which is co-hosted by WHO and the Government […]
The World Health Organization’s new Global Diabetes Compact aims to bring a much-needed boost to efforts to prevent diabetes and bring treatment to all who need it ̶ 100 years after the discovery of insulin. The Compact is being launched was launched at the Global Diabetes Summit, which is co-hosted by WHO and the Government […]