- Overseas surgery complications costing NHS up to £19,000 per patient Pulse Today
- NHS spending up to £19k a time treating people suffering after overseas surgery, research finds The Guardian
- Warning as surgical tourism leaves hundreds in…
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Overseas surgery complications costing NHS up to £19,000 per patient – Pulse Today
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Why Dr. Azeem Elahi Says It Is Never Too Late to Quit
How Smoking Damages Your Lungs
“In my years of practice, I’ve seen firsthand the devastating effects smoking has on the respiratory system,” says Dr. Elahi. “Every time you inhale cigarette smoke, you’re exposing your lungs to more…
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Pregnancy-related high blood pressure varied among Asian, Pacific Islander subgroups
Pacific Islander and Filipino individuals were more than twice as likely as Chinese individuals to have a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, finds a new study in the Journal of the American Heart…
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Tackling heart health and inequality in European cities
Key takeaways
- Cardiovascular disease remains a major concern in cities, with poor outcomes and high societal cost often driven by unequal access to healthcare.
- A pan-European consortium of 34 international partners launches an…
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Time spent on gaming and social media not to blame for teen mental health issues
A major new study from The University of Manchester has found little evidence that social media use or video gaming are causing mental health problems in young teenagers, challenging one of the most…
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Podcast: Curiosity Unbounded, Episode 16 — Toxoplasma and the human host | MIT News
Sally Kornbluth: Hello, I’m Sally Kornbluth, president of MIT, and I’m thrilled to welcome you to my podcast, Curiosity Unbounded. Here at MIT, our endless curiosity fuels a steady stream of inspiring discoveries and…
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ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES IMPOSED BY INSURERS FOR CANCER DRUG CLAIMS
NOTICE PAPER NO. 344
NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER
FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 13 JANUARY 2026
Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Dr Hamid Razak
MP for West Coast-Jurong West GRC
Question No. 716
To ask the Coordinating…
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Subjective slow walking speed is associated with locomotive syndrome severity in 34,935 adults undergoing medical checkups
Ohe, T. The history of locomotive syndrome-3. Japanese Orthop. Association (JOA). 122, 6 (2020). (In Japanese).
Nakamura, K. & Ogata, T. Locomotive syndrome: definition and management. Clin….
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Leptospirosis found in dogs, rats near Northwest Berkeley camp
City workers remove tents and other belongings during an operation to clear the camp last June. Credit: Adahlia Cole for Berkeleyside Berkeley’s public health officer says people and pets in Northwest Berkeley are at risk from an…
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