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Laughing gas could lead to spinal injury, warn doctors

Doctors have sounded the alarm over the dangers of laughing gas, warning users it could lead to spinal injuries. Experts said that nitrous oxide, which is known as laughing gas, or balloons, has become increasingly popular but many users are unaware ...

20 Sept 2022 at 11:57

Most early-stage breast cancer patients will become long-term survivors – study

Most women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer can expect to become “long-term survivors”, according to a new study. For some women the risk of death within five years is as low as 0.2%, according to the large-scale research. The proportion of ...

13 Jun 2023 at 17:24

Austerity has made ‘substantial’ contribution to mortality rates plateau – report

Austerity policies have made an “important and substantial” contribution to the stagnation of mortality rates, researchers have said. Mortality rates throughout the 20th century fell year on year, except in times of war or pandemic, but began to ...

31 May 2022 at 01:01

Fertility rate in England and Wales drops to new record low

The total fertility rate across England and Wales dropped to a new record low last year, while the number of live births fell to the lowest in nearly five decades. While fertility rates across the two nations have been in overall decline since ...

28 Oct 2024 at 14:42

Adoption of AI in the NHS should be faster, experts say

The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) by the NHS should be faster, and more frameworks should be in place to get emerging technologies to as many patients as possible, experts have told MPs. A number of senior figures from medicine and ...

19 Jul 2023 at 15:19

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UK economic policies likely to cause many more deaths than Covid – academic

The UK Government’s economic policies are “likely” to have caused a “great many more deaths” than the Covid-19 pandemic, an academic has claimed. Researchers said their “not only shocking but shameful” statistics showed that almost 335,000 ...

05 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Blood clots warning as deaths of pregnant women and new mothers hit 20-year high

Medics have been told to be on alert for blood clots among pregnant women and new mothers amid concern over a 20-year high in maternal deaths. Some 275 women in the UK died during pregnancy or in the six weeks afterwards in 2020-2022, ...

10 Oct 2024 at 15:04

Scotland

Urgent action demanded to help disabled people with cost-of-living crisis

The UK Government is being urged to work with energy providers to establish a special discounted tariff for disabled people as part of “urgent action” to address the impact of the cost-of-living crisis. The recommendation is in a new ...

09 Aug 2023 at 15:37

Scotland

Car-free roads and higher parking charges proposed in bid to reduce traffic

A radical approach is needed to reduce traffic levels in Glasgow, including making more roads car-free, a report has recommended. The Glasgow Centre for Population Health says on-street parking spaces should be reduced and parking ...

11 Feb 2022 at 13:25

Scotland

Ageing and unhealthy Scots pose ‘twin challenge’ for future budgets, says report

Scotland could be facing an average budget gap of £16 billion a year over the coming decades – with experts saying this could be the “worst scenario” if Holyrood ministers fail to improve the health of the country’s increasingly ...

08 Apr 2025 at 17:40

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