Day February 22, 2023

Three women who died under the care of a hospital’s maternity unit may have survived if earlier recommendations had been implemented, a report has said. The cases occurred at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) NHS Foundation Trust over…

Receptionists now outnumber GPs at practices in England, MailOnline can reveal today amid the never-ending appointment crisis.  Only a quarter of all 143,000-plus staff working at surgeries across the nation are family doctors, according to our analysis.  Nurses, healthcare assistants…

Receptionists at GP surgeries should not be a medical ‘triage’ service, campaigners claimed today. Under an NHS drive to free up doctors’ time, clerical staff have been trained as ‘care navigators’.  Medical unions insist they play a key role in…

An eye-opening Harvard University study last week revealed eight surprising factors that raise the risk of suffering an early death — such as living in an unclean neighborhood, being estranged from children or being disrespected. Now, the authors behind the…

Broken lifts, leaks, sinking floors, holes in the ceiling and cracked walls – this is the reality at one NHS hospital. Alarming footage has laid bare the grim condition of St Helier Hospital in south London, which is said to…

Sudafed could be pulled from shelves or even made prescription-only because of links to extremely rare but deadly brain disorders. Medical regulators are ‘reviewing available evidence’ to see if the rules on selling pseudoephedrine need to change, it emerged today.…

Ambulance workers have announced a new strike date after Government pay talks with nurses left other unions raging.  The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) called off a 48-hour strike planned for next week when health secretary Steve Barclay agreed to…

Living closer to outdoor spaces and water sources may reduce older people’s risk of having serious psychological distress, which can lead to mild cognitive impairment and dementia, according to a preliminary study released today, February 22, 2023, that will be…

One of the most promising types of 3D-bioprinting is called digital light processing (DLP) bioprinting. Within this branch of 3D-bioprinting, progress has been impeded by practical and technical impediments. It has proven difficult, for example, to print tissues with high…

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Madison Czopek, PolitiFact and Yacob Reyes, PolitiFact “It’s President Biden who is proposing to cut Medicare Advantage.” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) in a tweet on February 6, 2023 More than 60 million people rely on Medicare for health coverage, and…

A prescription drug that helps Lore Wilkinson walk and talk despite a rare muscle disease cost her so little for more than a decade that she didn’t even use her insurance to pay for it. But now, her Medicare insurance…

In 2019, the World Health Organization formally recommended the drug dolutegravir (DTG) as the preferred antiretroviral therapy (ART) for people living with HIV in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), citing that it is more effective and tolerable, less costly, and…

Breathing practice as well as gradual aerobic exercise may help improve concussion symptoms in teens experiencing slow recovery, according to a preliminary study released today, February 21, 2023, that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 75th Annual…

For years, Victoria Grande just assumed she was permanently bloated.  So, imagine her shock when she was told a tumour covered in hair was actually to blame for her looking ’20 weeks pregnant’. The 11cm-mass had been silently growing inside…

Remdesivir was one of the first medications approved for treatment of COVID-19. Clinical studies evaluated its effectiveness, but did not generate conclusive results. A new analysis of the study data shows that a specific group of patients benefits the most…

Large language models are computer programs that can analyze and create text. They are trained using massive amounts of text data, which helps them become better at tasks like generating text. Language models are the foundation for many natural language…

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What causes late-night violence in city centres? QUEUING, according to scientists People waiting in line have expectations about how others should behave  Breakdown in queuing etiquette may be a reason behind violence at night By Xantha Leatham Deputy Science Editor…

A psychologist has shared her four tips to give you the best chance of becoming happy. Staying active, prioritising family and friends, practising gratitude and cuddling a pet are all key to feeling content. That is, at least, according to…

Death rates are not higher among people vaccinated against Covid, according to official data. Leading statisticians tasked with tracking deaths from all causes in England found rates are ‘consistent’ between the unjabbed and fully-jabbed. Mortality levels were actually higher among…

A woman from California was cruelly dubbed ‘Freddy Krueger’ by bullies because of an agonizing skin condition that caused her face to erupt in boils. Kira Archuleta, now 24, from Manteca, suffers from Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS), a condition similar to acne…

Naked mole rats could hold the key to eternal fertility in women, scientists have theorized. For most mammals, including humans, females are born with a finite number of eggs and become gradually less fertile as they get older. In contrast,…

An NYU researcher studied the impact BOXVR on the Oculus Rift had on teens’ stress and anxiety levels, cognitive function, and enjoyment of exercise In a head-to-head between virtual reality boxing and a YouTube-guided boxing exercise, VR boxing takes the…

Smartwatches may trigger a heart attack in vulnerable patients, research suggests. The small electrical current they emit may interfere with medical devices such as pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs). Lead author Dr Benjamin Sanchez Terrones, a computer engineer at Utah…

In this high-tech era, wearable devices such as smartwatches have proven to be invaluable companions for the health conscious. But a new study from the University of Utah shows that for a small group of people, some of these electronic…

Avian influenza—or bird flu, as it’s commonly known—continues to run through bird populations, killing millions of animals worldwide. Now, a particularly infectious and lethal strain of the virus called H5N1 appears to be spreading to mammals, with cases reported in…