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A quarter of pet owners have concerns about potential over-treatment of their animals by vets amid concerns around unclear pricing, a Which? survey has found. more

London has the highest rate of Covid in England amid the rapid spread of the JN.1 variant, analysis revealed on Thursday. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) estimate that around 6.1% of Londoners had the virus as of December 14, by far the highest proportion of any region. more

Four out of five dentists in England are not taking on new NHS patients, new research shows. The stark reminder of the acute difficulty facing people seeking treatment for their teeth comes amid a warning from health experts that “universal dental care has likely gone for good”.more

The industrial action comes as the NHS is already seeing pressure from winter viruses, Sir Stephen warned. Junior doctors from the British Medical Association (BMA) are to take to picket lines from 7am on December 20 to 7am on December 23 in a major escalation in the bitter dispute over pay.more

According to the latest report from the European Union Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on zoonoses, the number of West Nile virus cases has increased more than sevenfold in Europe in 2022 compared to 2021. The main reason for this increase is the epidemic that has spread to Italy and Greece. The situation is worrying.more

Tobacco companies have secretly funded scientific work downplaying the risks of children smoking electronic cigarettes to block attempts to introduce regulations in the UK to make it harder for minors to access them, the Times revealed on Friday.more

A decades-long decline in smoking in England has nearly ground to a halt since the pandemic, a study suggests. more

3.3 per cent of Europeans in 2022 were unable to have essential medical tests due to financial reasons, long waiting times or distance, according to figures published by the European Statistical Office (Eurostat).more

The World Health Organization (WHO) demands that governments ban the sale of flavored electronic cigarettes and restrict access to other cigarettes as strictly as traditional tobacco. According to the organization, "urgent action" is necessary.more

Specific changes in the white matter of the brain in people after COVID-19 - observed by scientists from Sweden. In their opinion, they may explain the persistent neurological symptoms in patients after this infection. An article on this topic is published in the magazine "Brain Communications".more

People in England will be able to book all their routine vaccinations on a mobile app or online within the next three years under NHS plans. more

Britain is facing an "epidemic" of gay children being told they are transgender and being pressured into undergoing surgery, warned Kemi Badenoch, who, in addition to her position as business and trade minister, is secretary of state for equality.more

Medical experts and politicians have called for the amount of antidepressants being prescribed to people across the UK to be reduced in an open letter to the government. more

The number of legal disputes related to the European Union's purchase of vaccines against Covid-19 is increasing, writes the Politico website on Tuesday. Pfizer, together with its partner BioNTech, initiated legal proceedings against the Hungarian government in January this year over vaccine deliveries, Politico reported.more

The UCE RESEARCH study shows that in the three quarters of this year. 38.4% of respondents received dental treatment only in private medical care centers, and just over 18% visited a dentist only under the Fund. Commenting on the survey results, experts predict that the hybrid model will be increasingly chosen because patients have clearly started saving on private care.more

The number of people with norovirus in hospital in England is 179% higher than the average at this time of year, official data shows, as the NHS comes under mounting winter pressure.more

In Poland, only 41 percent of patients, breast cancer is detected in the early stages, while the EU average is 51%. – warn experts from the Coalition Together for Women's Health (KWZK). This makes the mortality rate of Polish women with breast cancer higher than the EU average - they estimate.more

A drug which stops HIV infecting the body has proved to be a highly effective "real-world" preventative treatment, a study has confirmed. The results of the research on 24,000 people taking it across England, have been described as "reassuring".more

At least 50,000 new nursing home places are needed in Ireland between now and 2051 to meet future demand, according to a projection from estate agents Sherry FitzGerald.more

Expert in "La Stampa": Covid-19 is rearing its head againmore

Patients are at risk of having serious health conditions missed because of the lack of continuity of care provided by GPs, the NHS safety watchdog says. Investigators highlighted the case of a man who was seen by eight different GPs before his cancer was spotted as an example of what can go wrong.more

U.S. pharmaceutical company Moderna has hired a former FBI agent to track celebrities who criticize vaccinations, including Elon Musk, Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic and actor Russell Brand, the New York Post reported.more

Potentially toxic “forever chemicals” have been detected in the drinking water sources at 17 of 18 England’s water companies, with 11,853 samples testing positive, something experts say they are “extremely alarmed” by.more

Report says patients’ health is being endangered by problems including referrals going missing and late diagnoses.more

If we take no action, growing antibiotic resistance will cause 10 million deaths a year, experts warn. Poland is one of the countries leading in the use of antibiotics, in 2022, 45 million packages of these drugs were purchased in our country - they warn.more