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There appears to have been a rise in the proportion of middle class and wealthier women under the age of 45 smoking in England, research from University College London suggests. The percentage of women in this group who smoked rose from 12% to 15% between 2013-2023, the study estimates.more

GP’s will soon be stripped of the ability to sign people off work as part of a major government inititive to crack down on ‘sicknote culture’. Rishi Sunak today claimed that a surge in people signed off sick with mental health conditions is placing ‘unsustainable’ pressure on the welfare budget.more

All of the UK’s native breeds of chicken, duck, geese and turkey are under threat because of bird flu, a report from the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) has found.more

A study has evaluated everything from rainfall and car free places to walking trails and general safety.more

MPs have backed a plan to ban anyone born after 2009 from buying cigarettes, effectively ensuring it will become law. The measures, championed by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, survived despite opposition from several leading Tory figures - including two ex-PMs.more

Black tea reduced the virus by 99.9 per cent in the mouth, researchers found.more

The first oral treatment for preventing both chronic and episodic migraines could soon be available on the NHS. Health experts said up to 170,000 people in England could benefit from taking atogepant to prevent severe head pain, which can be debilitating.more

The prime minister has said there should be "extreme caution" about gender treatments as a new report said children are being failed by gender services.more

The addition of the deadly xylazine in THC oil vaporisers and in counterfeit, illegally distributed tranquillisers like diazepam and codeine is being detected in the UK, researchers from London's King's College University found, the Guardian reported yesterday.more

The French government wants the patient to have to pay a fine of five euros for medical visits that were not due to the patient's fault. The penalty for failing to see a doctor when the appointment was not canceled at least 24 hours in advance would go to the doctor's pocket. The regulations may come into force in 2025.more

People with long Covid have evidence of continuing inflammation in their blood, which could help understanding of the condition and how it may be treated, a UK study suggests. It found the presence of certain proteins increased the risk of specific symptoms, such as fatigue, in people sick enough to need hospital treatment.more

Strawberries were found to be the worst when it came to presenting residues of PFAs, long-lasting toxins which have been linked to serious health issues.more

Thousands of pests including rats, cockroaches and bedbugs have been found at NHS hospitals in England as the health service buckles under a record high repair bill.more

Supermarket giant Morrisons is making a big change to its shopping rules. The supermarket currently operates quiet hours between 9am and 10am on Saturdays, and for the first hour of opening on Sundays.more

Bed bug callouts have soared by a fifth in London in the past year, new figures have revealed, with councils spending more than £270,000 to deal with infestations.more

According to ZUS data, in 2023, 0.4% more medical certificates for own illness were issued to persons insured with the Institute than in 2022. Most of them concerned diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue. At the same time, mental and behavioral disorders are becoming an increasingly common cause of absence.more

Thousands of people across the UK who are worried about their memory will receive blood tests for dementia in two trials that doctors hope will help to revolutionise the low diagnosis rate.more

The French Public Health Agency (Santé Publique France) calls for vaccination against measles and warns against an increased risk of "imported" diseases before the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris.more

A case of bird flu infection from infected dairy cows has been found in Texas (USA). This is the first case of H5N1 virus transmission between a human and another mammal, reports New Sicientist.more

Patients are dying needlessly every year due to vulnerable Britons with heart problems not being given antibiotics when they visit the dentist, doctors have said.more

Covid vaccines will be sold on the high street for the first time, with Boots becoming the first major pharmacy to launch the service for £99. Starting next week, the single-dose Pfizer jab will be offered at 50 stores to people aged 12 and over who do not meet the NHS criteria for a free booster.more

Public satisfaction with the NHS has dropped again, setting a new low recorded by the long-running British Social Attitudes survey. Just 24% said they were satisfied with the NHS in 2023, with waiting times and staff shortages the biggest concerns.more

Almost 9,000 foreign nurses a year are leaving the UK to work abroad, amid a sudden surge in nurses quitting the already understaffed NHS for better-paid jobs elsewhere.more

The number of people leaving the workforce due to long term sickness is at its highest since the 1990s, a report suggests. Adults economically inactive due to ill-health rose from 2.1m in July 2019 to a peak of 2.8m in October 2023, said the Resolution Foundation.more

More than a third of British people have experienced skin problems caused by air pollution, according to a survey.more