THE NHS dodged a winter meltdown but remains a poor service as Rishi Sunak has failed on his pledge to cut waiting lists, experts say. The Prime Minister admitted improvements have been smaller than hoped after hospitals missed targets to
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Vaping increases your risk of deadly heart failure by a FIFTH, study shows
VAPING can damage your heart even if you have never smoked cigarettes, according to a study. Around five million Brits use e-cigs and health chiefs say they are a safer alternative to tobacco but the long-term health risks are unknown.
Sex education in schools is failing children and their health is at risk as they learn from porn and TikTok, MPs warn
SCHOOL sex education is failing children and their health is at risk because they learn from porn instead, MPs warn. Gonorrhoea cases are at a 100-year high but the government is still not taking sexual health seriously enough, said the
UK in grips of peak flu season with hospitals ‘flat out and full to the brim’ – on top of Covid and norovirus misery
FLU season is reaching its peak with hospitals working “flat out and full to the brim”, a health leader has warned. Nearly 1,600 people were in NHS wards with the bug last week, a rise of 11 per cent in
‘Shocking’ new stats reveal 1 in 10 Brits living with liver damage as deaths hit record levels – are you at risk?
ONE in 10 Brits may have liver damage, a charity warns. Obesity and heavy drinking are believed to be fuelling an increase in deaths from liver diseases and cancers. Millions of people may have liver damage without knowing itCredit: Alamy
‘Revolutionary’ first blood tests to diagnose Alzheimer’s will be available on NHS within years
THE first blood tests for Alzheimer’s will be available on the NHS within five years, scientists hope. Two top charities are pumping in £5million to fast-track research for simpler tests for the disease, which is one of Britain’s top killers.