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U.S. doctors say that the number of people allergic to pollen is increasing every year. Allergologists are being approached by adult patients who have never had allergies, but now have hay fever during the pollen season. According to experts, this may be due to an increase in pollen concentrations in the atmosphere, which in turn is a result of climate change.more

The Australian government has banned the sale of e-cigarettes outside of pharmacies, with this also applying to cartridges that do not contain nicotine, Health Minister Mark Butler announced. Electronic cigarettes with flavors, colors and shapes appealing to the youngest customers will also not be on free sale, Reuters reported today.more

The government is expected to agree to give NHS staff in England their 5% pay increase later today.more

The functioning of the human body is the result of evolution. Normally, the human genome adapts to changes in the environment for thousands of years, but only in the last 50 years has human life, including its diet, changed so radically that the general population has not yet had time to adapt and cope with lifestyle diseases - believes prof. Carsten Carlberg.more

Over the last three years, the percentage of Poles admitting to smoking cigarettes has started to grow and now amounts to almost 29%. According to experts, the existing strategies to combat tobacco addiction have proved ineffective, and the Ministry of Health is still looking for an idea how to change it.more

Black taxis are to carry supplies of military-grade emergency bandages in a bid to save the lives of knife-crime victims.more

A big change to GP appointments in England is on its way next month in a move that will affect millions, Birmingham Live reports. The new way of working comes one month after it was confirmed the 8am phone-in scramble would be abolished. more

Germany is experiencing a nationwide shortage of antibiotics, the Bild newspaper portal reported yesterday, summarizing the results of a survey conducted in all German states. Pharmacy shelves are empty, and there is no end in sight to the shortage - especially for children's drugs.more

The NHS is unquestionably the Labour Party’s greatest achievement. It is often said Labour succeeded in establishing the NHS as the UK’s unofficial state religion. it is second nature to hear politicians and the public preach how its creation has made our country fairer and healthier. more

Gamblers who are losing £1,000 a day will face checks as part of new, tougher gambling regulations.more

The total number of days lost by UK workers to sickness increased to a record high last year, according to new data. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said about 185.6 million working days were lost due to sickness or injury during the year, almost 25% more than 2021 and the highest since records began in 1995.more

A successful career woman gave up her high-flying job after a late-stage cancer diagnosis made her realise there was more to life than work.more

Midwives in England have voted to accept the latest NHS pay offer, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) says. The offer covers two years and includes an additional one-off amount for 2022/23 and and 5% rise for 2023/24. more

The Covid-19 coronavirus will remain, but the world is starting to recover from the extraordinary phase of the pandemic, said the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.more

People worried about ultra-processed foods should not dismiss beans on toast as part of a healthy, balanced diet, nutritionists have said. Eating ultra-processed foods such as ice cream, ham, crisps, mass-produced bread, and breakfast cereal has been linked to a number of poor health outcomes, including an increased risk of some cancers, weight gain and heart disease.more

Stephen Donnelly tells Dáil findings of review into system will be presented to Government ‘very soon’.more

The world's largest mosquito breeding facility is being built in Brazil, managed by the nonprofit organization The World Mosquito Program (WMP). It is to breed and release mosquitoes infected with a bacterium that, once spread in mosquito populations, will prevent them from infecting humans with Dengue viruses, reports French radio portal RFI.more

The National Health Fund has a service point at Warsaw Chopin Airport, the NFZ reminded today. The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) can be obtained there free of charge.more

The Health Information and Quality Authority has begun a public consultation on whether the chickenpox vaccine should be added to the routine childhood immunisation schedule.more

Nearly five million patients each month in England wait more than a fortnight for a GP appointment, NHS figures show, which Labour is calling "unacceptable". more

Tougher measures are needed to tackle the highest level of alcohol-related deaths for more than a decade, medical experts have said. More than 30 charities and public health bodies called for better access to recovery services and an increase in the minimum price of alcohol.more

A new report has laid bare the horrific sexual abuse that has taken place inside hospitals over the last three years.more

One in eight Britons have paid for private health services in the last year, amid frustration with delays in getting NHS treatment and a growing willingness to buy care using salary or savings.more

Nurses could strike until Christmas, says the Royal College of Nursing, as it warns it will not pause a 48-hour strike in England over the first May bank holiday. more

A 48-hour strike by nurses, which will include emergency care, will "present serious risks and challenges", an NHS boss has said. The Royal College of Nursing has rejected the pay offer for England while Unison workers accepted it.more