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Opioid addiction patients sometimes cheat on drug tests: why doctors don’t catch it

A suspicious test result should prompt a frank discussion between doctor and patient, and possibly a higher level of care.

Chicago Sun-Times

Norovirus cases fall though NHS faces ‘sustained pressure’

There continue to be high levels of delayed discharges for medically fit patients.

The Independent UK

Women reporting change to periods after Covid jab are wrong, scientists say

Experts say the vaccine does not change periods, but catching Covid can

Wales Online

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NHS told to stop prescribing one type of eczema treatment

The product places “unnecessary burdens” on patients and carers in terms of obtaining and using the product

Nottingham Post

Covid-19 vaccines do not affect women’s periods, study finds

A study was led by the University of Edinburgh.

The Independent UK

Doctors may miss how addiction patients cheat drug tests

Doctors may be missing patients who are trying to cheat on tests that check if they are taking medication for opioid addiction

The Independent UK

The X chromosome's superpower

A new study comes closer to figuring out why men die more often from viral infections

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Prime Minister urged to raise pay outs for debilitating vaccine side effects

A Conservative former minister said the small number of people who suffer serious injury from vaccines need to be ‘properly compensated’.

The Independent UK

Fight against ‘malinformation’ is censorship by government proxy

Disinformation and misinformation have always been contested categories, defined by subjective judgment. But malinformation is even more clearly in the eye of the beholder.

Chicago Sun-Times

Nicola Sturgeon asked to give evidence at UK Covid-19 inquiry

NICOLA Sturgeon will be invited to give evidence at the inquiry looking into the UK's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The National (Scotland)

UK Covid-19 inquiry to request that Nicola Sturgeon should give evidence

The inquiry will hold hearings in Scotland early next year as part of Baroness Hallett’s investigation into the response to the virus.

The Independent UK

Official Covid-19 advice ‘scared’ people into dishonestly jumping vaccine queue

Official Covid-19 advice which raised “fear levels” to encourage people to obey pandemic rules led people to act dishonestly and attempt to jump the queue for vaccines, a new study has found.

Evening Standard

Norovirus cases on the rise in Ireland as experts outline how to avoid infection

Norovirus is an easily spread illness that causes sudden onset of vomiting and diarrhoea

Irish Mirror

Scientists push to change COVID-19 antiviral guidelines to make medication more accessible in Australia

Some scientists say Australia's guidelines on who can get antivirals is too restrictive. But the federal health department says our use of antivirals is only marginally less than the US.

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New CDC opioid guidelines: Too little, too late for chronic pain patients?

Jessica Layman estimates she has called more than 150 doctors in the past few years in her search for someone to prescribe opioids for her chronic pain.

Wales Online

Newborn babies 'more protected from Covid if their pregnant mothers have the jab'

New research suggests that two doses reduce the risk of infants testing positive in the first six months of their life

Wales Online

Financial strain on dad of three diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help Gwyn Warner and his young family through this difficult time

Chicago Sun-Times

Doctors in Chicago, elsewhere aim to unravel long COVID’s mysteries, but ‘science takes years’

Researchers at Rush University Medical Center say they already know enough to believe that vaccination likely helps prevent lasting symptoms seen with long COVID.

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COVID-19 cases in South Australia jump, signalling start of next wave

South Australia has recorded a 37 per cent increase in the number of COVID-19 cases reported in the past week.

Salon

Long COVID patients left behind

Experts tell Salon there aren't enough research funds to help figure out how to help long COVID patients

The Independent UK

Covid-19 levels remain on ‘uncertain’ trend in much of UK

Infections are still some way from the peak reached during the Christmas 2022 wave.

The Independent UK

Norovirus warning as surge in cases piles pressure on hospitals

Numbers have risen 52 per cent in England in a week – the highest level for this season

Wales Online

Norovirus cases surge with 840 hospitalised in England

Norovirus is the most common infectious cause of vomiting and diarrhoea

The Independent UK

‘Surge’ in norovirus cases in England adds to pressure on hospitals

Numbers have risen 52% in a week.

The Independent UK

‘I owe my life to OnlyFans – it pays for my life-saving treatment’

Rachael claims she was unable to get the treatment she needs on the NHS – having been on the waiting list to see a specialist for three years

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