The number of NHS appointments cancelled because of strikes in England is expected to surpass one million, with health bosses warning of the “distress” caused to patients.more
Hundreds of cows have died of epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD), known as "cow Covid" - an infectious, viral disease of cattle that has been spreading throughout Spain for many months. In addition to farmed cattle, it also affects wild animals, mainly deer and roe deer.more
Last year - which was the warmest on record in terms of measurements - 4,507 people died in England due to the heat, the highest number since such data has been collected, the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported yesterday.more
Nearly half of Poles report a problem with the quality of their sleep. It is apparent that it is worse than during the pandemic. Over the past two years, there has been a rise in the number of people who are dissatisfied. The percentage of those who are undecided on the aforementioned issue has also increased. In contrast, the number of satisfied Poles has decreased. more
A disease which became prominent in Victorian times is making a comeback in Britain. Specialists have revealed as many as one million Brits in the UK might have gout.more
One-and-a-half-year-old boy Nicholas Dominici is suspected to have died as a result of a drug overdose. The New York nursery he attended for a week held fentanyl, a synthetic painkiller 50 times more potent than heroin, under sleeping mats, local police reported.more
Today, for the first time in the history of NHS, consultants and junior doctors, i.e. those who are already licensed to practice but are still in the process of gaining specialization, are simultaneously on strike in England.more
Thousands of people have died avoidably after the government stopped telling the food industry to cut how much salt it puts into its products, research has found.more
A dog disease that can jump from canines to humans is now spreading between dogs in Britain for the first time, the Telegraph understands.
Brucella canis is a disease that leads to infertility in dogs and is incurable and was previously only seen in imported animals.more
The number of deaths caused by alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking is increasing in Poland. This is blamed on an increase in the sale of 'monkeys' and the advertising of cigarette substitutes as 'safer for health', according to scientists who sit on the Public Health Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences.more
People 65 and over in England are being urged to get a top-up booster vaccine against Covid at a time when more people are coming into hospitals with the virus.
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NHS officials have warned that doctors’ strikes this week are likely to cause disruption to patient care “unlike anything before”, as Wednesday will see consultants and junior doctors taking joint strike action for the first time in the escalating dispute over pay.
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The "snowflake" generation, or children and adolescents, who unlike their parents and grandparents have powerful access to knowledge, do not cope with this knowledge, which contributes to mental problems, experts estimate.more
Some vaccines should work mainly in the respiratory system, scientists say. This type of preparation against SARS-CoV2, they have just successfully tested on macaques.more
The UK has failed to ban 36 pesticides that are not allowed for use in the EU, as campaigners say it is becoming the “toxic poster child of Europe”.
Though ministers promised the UK would not water down EU-derived environmental standards after Brexit, there have been multiple instances of divergence since the country left the bloc.more
Ministers have vowed to reduce suicide rates in England with the launch of more than 100 new initiatives amid particular concerns over rising deaths and self-harm among children and young people.
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The variant known as BA.2.86 is not one "of concern", but scientists have said it carries a high number of mutations and is being monitored closely.more
YouTube has launched a verification system for healthcare workers in the UK as it battles disinformation online.
In 2022, health videos were viewed more than three billion times in the UK alone on the video-sharing platform.more
A review of veterinary services in the UK has been launched over concerns that pet owners could be paying too much.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said vet fees were rising faster than other goods and services during the cost-of-living crisis.more
Scientists from the British university Ruskin University analyzed data obtained from 56,000 people. people from 65 countries in terms of how they perceive their bodies. It turned out that the Maltese feel most confident about their bodies. Poles are also body positive and took ninth place in the ranking. Australians assess their physical attractiveness most severely.more
The number of new cancer cases among people under the age of 50 has increased by as much as 79 percent over the past 30 years. Cancers of the breast, trachea, lung, intestine and stomach are claiming the most lives, reports "BMJ Oncology."more
Those performing euthanasia on 36-year-old Alexina from Oupeye in northern Belgium suffocated her with a pillow - report the portals 7sur7 and RTL Info. It turned out that the woman was given too few drugs intended to end her life.more
