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If the United States had mortality rates similar to other countries, more than one million deaths could be avoided in 2021 alone, including many deaths of young adults and working-age people, reports the journal PNAS Nexus.more

Doctors-specialists in England started a two-day strike today. According to public health authorities, it will have a greater negative impact on medical services than any of the previous protests in the last eight months.more

An Irish-based company is behind the first-ever birth control pill to be sold over the counter without a prescription in the United States. Perrigo Company plc, whose headquarters are in Dublin, will be part of manufacturing the tablet which is now set to transform reproductive care in America.more

Children in some areas of England are waiting up to 18 months on average for dental general-anaesthetic treatment and teeth extractions, an investigation reveals. more

In 2022, 4 million more children were vaccinated than the year before. While average vaccination coverage has improved over the past year, it is still far from pre-pandemic levels, UNICEF said.more

Cough syrup or codeine linctus could no longer be available over the counter because of concerns it is addictive and can lead to serious health problems. Rising numbers of reports of drug abuse and dependence to codeine medicines are being made to the UK medicines safety regulator.more

The number of patients waiting to start treatment under the public health service for more than a year has increased by 15% in the last 12 months. - according to official NHS figures. A total of 385,000 people are waiting for urgent surgery. people.more

NHS consultants in England have announced two more days of strikes over a long-running pay dispute.more

Surcharge to increase by £400 to meet cost of salary increases, but extra savings still needed from government budgets more

NHS dental services are not fit for purpose and need urgent reform, according to MPs who have warned that people are resorting to DIY treatment using pliers. more

Tobacco companies have a new strategy - they are investing billions of euros in drugs for smokers, the investigative journalism platform The Investigative Desk and the magazine "Dutch Journal of Medicine" reported on Thursday. According to the manufacturers, this is a responsible "transformation" of the sector, while pulmonologists are concerned about the growing influence of the tobacco industry.more

Patients can expect significant disruption as junior doctors in England begin their longest walkout yet over pay, NHS chiefs say. The five-day strike in England runs until 07:00 BST on Tuesday 18 July.more

Nearly 62,000 Europeans died in 2022 due to hot weather. Scientists estimate that last summer was the hottest in Europe this century, according to a report published by the scientific journal Nature Medicine.more

A south London park has been named second best in the UK for those who suffer from hay fever. more

Based on data collected by a smartwatch in just seven days, an artificial intelligence algorithm is able to detect Parkinson's disease several years before symptoms become noticeable. Such are the optimistic conclusions of an experiment conducted by researchers at the UK Dementia Research Institute (UKDRI) and Cardiff University.more

Wenecja poszukuje lekarzy. "Najpiękniejsze miasto świata czeka na was”- to hasło kampanii, w której podkreśla się, że oferowana jest tam medykom jakość życia, która nie ma sobie równej.more

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has fully approved the first formulation to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease. She also warned about its potentially life-threatening side effects.more

The number of people in the UK being diagnosed with skin cancer has hit a record high with a sharp rise among over-55s. Melanoma cases across all age groups have reached 17,500 a year in the UK, the highest since records began, according to Cancer Research UK.more

Health officials are investigating after a case of tuberculosis was identified at a school in Wales. One person had tested positive for the deadly infection at The John Frost School in Newport, according to authorities.more

The British public health service - NHS celebrates its 75th anniversary in far from optimistic moods. Although the British invariably consider it a key element of their identity, they assess the level of medical services provided less and less.more

The NHS is “frozen in time” and has left Britons sicker than those in many other western countries, Sajid Javid has warned.more

The British government yesterday unveiled a 15-year recovery plan for the NHS, a public health service that has struggled with underinvestment and severe staff shortages, resulting in record queues for treatments and, in recent months, staff strikes.more

One of the world's most popular artificial sweeteners, aspartame, could be added to the WHO list of potentially carcinogenic compounds next month.more

Staff sickness in the NHS in England has reached record levels.more

Nice says more evidence needed on effectiveness of tirzepatide, sold under brand name Mounjaro.more