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Finger-prick blood tests which quickly detect the deadliest type of stroke could save lives

Blood test likened to a lateral flow test used to detect Covid is being piloted by ambulance crews in Cambridgeshire

The Independent UK

NHS pressures and inequalities in care ‘failing’ stroke patients, report says

The Stroke Association is calling for action from the Government.

Evening Standard

The NHS is broken, but not yet critical

Letters: Malcolm Cunningham has advice for Wes Streeting on how he can expedite his plans, Chris Clough calls for changes in working practices, while Neil Blackshaw looks at the determinants of ill health

The Guardian - UK

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Michael Rosen marks Covid anniversary with haunting poem of pandemic memories

The former children’s laureate, 78, was rushed to hospital with Covid and put into an induced coma in intensive care.

Evening Standard

How lateral flow tests are becoming a diagnostic gamechanger

Familiar from the Covid era, the tests are becoming incredibly versatile, with potential uses including detecting killers such as strokes and sepsis

The Guardian - UK

‘Had I not been pushy, it would have been stage 4’: The fight to improve outcomes for black cancer sufferers

Paul Campbell had to fight for a cancer diagnosis. He tells Rachel Clun more must be done to improve cancer care for people of colour

The Independent UK

‘The pandemic reinforced existing inequalities – it was a magnifying glass’: how Covid changed Britain

More government borrowing, more abandoned pets, more sourdough baking. Our panel looks at the ramifications of the pandemic on education, health, arts and life in the UK

The Guardian - UK

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'Covid was a wake-up call': Meet the people on a mission to make Brent healthy

Brent Health Matters is making pioneering changes to address health inequalities in one of London's worst-hit boroughs. For the Covid Day of Reflection. India Block chats to the people on the front lines of its essential community health initiatives

Evening Standard

Day of reflection to mark five years since start of Covid-19 pandemic

Events around England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have been organised to mark the anniversary.

Evening Standard

Five years on: Britons among hardest hit by Covid fallout

Life expectancy, homelessness and young people’s mental health were among the areas where Britain performed poorly despite spending more than other countries

The Guardian - UK

On my radar: Bobby Baker’s cultural highlights

The artist on a moving biography of George Orwell’s wife, a theatre company that should be available on the NHS, and the joy of a good crime drama

The Guardian - UK

Ex-SNP MP Mhairi Black says neurodiversity is treated as a ‘fad’

Mhairi Black wrote that there were ‘similarities in how society perceives both the LGBT+ community and the neurodiverse community’.

Evening Standard

Referrals to NHS sexual assault centres rise by almost 18% in two years

The rise follows campaigns to ensure more people are aware of the medical, practical and emotional support available,

The Independent UK

Jim Mackey should note that hospital systems are best led by doctors

Letter: Amanda Goodall says the next boss of NHS England should give more decision-making powers and responsibility to outstanding doctors and clinicians

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The Conversation

Why increasing rates of tuberculosis in the UK and US should concern everyone

With one of the largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks in US history, Kansas has more to worry about than its recent Super Bowl defeat. During the past year, 67 people with TB have been detected. This comes on the back of increasing rates of TB in the US year on year…

The Guardian - UK

Sizing up: how stadiums, hospitals and airlines are adapting to rise in obesity

Extra-width spectator seating, bariatric ambulances and oversized coffins are in growing demand

The Independent UK

Allowing physician associates to take on doctors’ responsibilities ‘costs lives’

The Royal College of Physicians and the British Medical Association (BMA) are among those who have raised concerns about the use of PAs and AAs.

Woman & Home

Dr Amir Khan issues important advice to hay fever sufferers as the weather turns

Wondering when to take hay fever medication? Dr Amir Khan has the answer as he spoke on ITV's Lorraine about early seasonal allergies

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The Independent UK

Almost no evidence that employing physician associates in NHS is safe, say Oxford researchers

Experts said studies relating to the role of PAs and anaesthetic associates (AAs) were severely lacking

The Guardian - UK

‘You get sucked in’: crypto scam victims on how they lost up to £162,000

Retired NHS doctor and others conned into investing – only to sink larger sums in trying to get cash back

Evening Standard

Water fluoridation expansion given green light

The programme will reach an additional 1.6 million people across the North East.

The Independent UK

Little evidence that employing physician associates in NHS is safe – research

Experts said there was a mismatch between policymakers’ enthusiasm for expanding these roles and the lack of rigorous research.

The Independent UK

‘Hundreds of thousands’ of children to be given supervised toothbrushing

The scheme is aimed at three to five-year olds.

The Independent UK

Cut NHS waiting lists and economy will grow – Murray

According to figures released this week, more than 700,000 people are on an NHS Scotland waiting list for a procedure.

The Independent UK

MPs to debate Bill aimed at limiting harms of smartphone use among children

The Bill commits the Government to come back within a year on the question of raising ‘the digital age of consent’ from 13 to 16.

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