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The latest public opinion poll shows that nearly 60% of Poles brush their teeth twice a day, and less than 20% do it only once. In turn, over 11% of the respondents reach for a toothbrush three times a day, and less than 3% - more often. Worse yet, only just over 2% clean their teeth after each meal. The survey also shows that nearly 3% of respondents do not brush them every day.more

2.5 percent of non-EU physicians have been refused permission to work in Poland. The main reason is the lack of knowledge of the Polish language, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna reports today.more

People living in Tower Hamlets are the most likely in London to be admitted to hospital and die with a lung condition, new figures show.more

Scotland’s pioneering policy of minimum pricing for alcohol has been linked to a 13% drop in the number of deaths from alcohol consumption, and hundreds fewer hospitalisations, according to a study.more

Hundreds of patients have lost their eyesight or had it irreparably damaged because of NHS backlogs, new research suggests.more

Advisors to the World Health Organization have urged China to release all information related to the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic after new findings were briefly shared on an international database used to track pathogensmore

The Polish government wants to provide digital tools that will analyze the patient's health - the Polish daily "Rzeczpospolita" reports.more

Hospitals in Italy's Lombardy region are empty of intensive care units for people infected with the coronavirus for the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic more than three years ago, the head of the local health department Guido Bertolaso reported yesterday.more

Life expectancy in the UK has grown at a slower rate than comparable countries over the past seven decades, according to researchers, who say this is the result of widening inequality. more

Today, a nationwide warning strike began in dozens of hospitals across the Netherlands. Only admission rooms remain open, the media reported. Workers are demanding higher wages and better working conditions.more

I am confident that in 2023 we will be able to declare that the Covid-19 pandemic is over and no longer a threat to public health on a global scale.more

Hospitals have cancelled tens of thousands of outpatient appointments and operations this week as they prepare for a junior doctors’ strike that will severely disrupt NHS care. more

The cost of an NHS prescription is set to rise to £9.65 next month, the government has confirmed. From the first of April, patients in England will be forced to pay an extra 30p to collect their medication from a pharmacy.more

Doctors are calling for urgent action to tackle Ireland’s severe shortage of general practitioners, which is causing significant challenges when it comes to delivering timely and high-quality patient care. more

The Netherlands eliminated its last remaining restrictions and official advice regarding the coronavirus on Friday, exactly 1,107 days after the first person tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in the country. more

Within three months of the purchase of Covid vaccines for 180,000 children, less than 3,000 people used them - the Polish daily"Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" reports.more

Researchers in the US have developed a platform that allows wireless ingestible devices to be tracked in 3D as they travels through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, which may provide a cheaper, less invasive way of investigating, diagnosing and treating disorders that affect gastric motility.more

A "game changer" weight loss injection used by celebrities including Twitter boss Elon Musk is to be made available through the NHS amid warnings that the drug is not a "quick fix".more

Another, this time spring vaccination against COVID-19 should be offered to people aged at least 75, emphasize British scientists from the government's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation. It is supposed to protect against the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the summer.more

The governor of Florida has urged US President Joe Biden to allow Novak Djokovic to compete at Indian Wells and the Miami Open, despite the world No 1 being unvaccinated for Covid-19.more

Scotland has become the first country in the world to stop its hospitals using the anaesthetic desflurane because of the threat it poses to the environment.more

Brazilian footballer Neymar will undergo a season-ending surgery on his right ankle and will be out for up to four months, French club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) say.more

Reports of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus leak from a Chinese laboratory are sensationalism or political friction between the United States and China. It seems to me that this is drawing the line between the superpowers, said virologist Prof. Agnieszka Szuster-Ciesielska.more

A full list of the 'worst GPs' in each London borough has been revealed. When we have a health concern, our first point of contact is usually our local GP surgery or a pharmacist. General practitioners are able to treat most common medical conditions and will refer patients to specialist services or hospitals if necessary.more

Ambulance strikes due to take place in England on Monday and Wednesday have been called off. more