14 h. ago NHS hospital performance in England: What the latest data shows

The waiting list for routine hospital treatment has risen for the third month in a row.

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15 h. ago Waiting list for planned hospital treatment rises for third month in a row

An estimated 7.41 million treatments were waiting to be carried out at the end of August.

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34 h. ago Trump explodes at Illinois governor's vicious health insult: 'You should be in JAIL'

Trump's inflammatory call came in a Truth Social post on Wednesday morning.

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54 h. ago Six former US surgeons general warn RFK Jr is ‘endangering nation’s health’

Former top doctors condemn health secretary’s vaccine, research policies, saying ideology replaced science at HHSSix former US surgeons general – the top medical posting in Washington – warned in an opinion column published on Tuesday that policy changes enacted by the health and human services (HHS) secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, are “endangering the health of the nation”.The surgeons general – Jerome Adams, Richard Carmona, Joycelyn Elders, Vivek Murthy, Antonia Novello and David Satcher – who served under both Republican and Democrat administrations, identified changes in vaccine policy, medical research funding, a shift in priorities from rationality to ideology, plunging morale, and changes to staffing as areas of concern. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago ‘Alarming’ number of people vape, global health leaders warn

The World Health Organisation has released estimates on the numbers of people who vape for the first time.

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4 d. ago Positive thinking can make success feel like the only acceptable option. But humility allows for grace | Jackie Bailey

Being humble isn’t about shame or self-loathing: it is the act of being present, of knowing there is room to growMaking sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate everyday lifeWhen I was a teenager in the 1990s, the government seemed to believe that the gender pay gap was best addressed by telling girls that they could do anything. Splashy, lurid pink ads told me that systemic and societal barriers would fall in the face of my self-confidence.Researchers have since debunked the notion that an individual can fix their lives through positive thinking. Will Storr, in his book Selfie, unpacks how the neoliberal myth of the level playing field underpins much of the self-improvement movement. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago New Mexico governor signs bills to counter federal cuts, support health care and food assistance

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed a package of bills aimed at shoring up food assistance, rural health care and public broadcasting in response to recently enacted federal cuts

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6 d. ago Federal shutdown hurts services for Native Americans and they worry worse is coming

Native Americans watched the shuttered government on Friday and braced for damage to their health care, education and infrastructure

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6 d. ago Michelle Mone says she has ‘no wish to return to the Lords’ as a Tory peer

Several high-profile politicians have called for Lady Mone to relinquish her peerage.

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7 d. ago Consumer confidence in economy falls to lowest point this year

The number of people feeling that the economy is worsening has increased to 62%, up from 43% at the start of the year, KPMG found.

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8 d. ago What do the new rules for GP surgeries mean for patients and doctors?

From today, all NHS GP surgeries in England will be contractually obligated to keep their online consultation tools open from 8am until 6.30pm between Monday and Friday. Health reporter Helena Vesty analyses whether the government's decision will work

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8 d. ago UK’s FTSE 100 share index hits record high; US jobs market weakens as companies cut workers – business live

FTSE 100 hits record high as global stocks celebrate best September since 2013UK business confidence falls to record low amid rising employment costsOver in the eurozone, the manufacturing sector has slipped back into contraction.Data firm S&P Global reports that factory operating conditions across the euro area deteriorated in September, due to a reduction in new order inflows and a sharper rate of job shedding. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Mone used as ‘big gun’ in PPE contract negotiations, High Court judge says

A High Court judge ordered PPE Medpro, a company linked to Baroness Mone, to repay the Government more than £121 million.

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8 d. ago New Scottish Government guidance bans trans women from female toilets

Government ministers have also written to health boards reminding them of the importance of following the law.

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8 d. ago High Court judge to rule on whether PPE Medpro breached Government contract

The company was accused of providing non-sterile gowns during the pandemic.

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9 d. ago Michelle Mone accuses Government of ‘scapegoating’ ahead of PPE court ruling

PPE Medpro, a company linked to Baroness Mone, is being sued by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) over an alleged contract breach.

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1 week ago Eating fruit could slash effects of air pollution on the lungs, study finds

Eating more fruit could reduce the impact of air pollution on the lungs, a study has suggested.This could be down to the antioxidants naturally present in fruit, according to researchers.The effect was also more pronounced in women who consumed four portions of fruit or more a day.To explore the links between a healthy diet and better lung function, academics from the University of Leicester looked at UK Biobank data from 207,421 people.Researchers compared their diets, including intake of fruits, vegetables and wholegrains, with lung function – or FEV1, the amount of air exhaled in one second.Air pollution was measured as fine particulate matter (PM2.5), the concentration of tiny particles released into the air by the likes of cars and factories.The team found that for every exposure to PM2.5 of five micrograms per cubic metre of air, FEV1 reduced by 78.1ml in people who did not eat a lot of fruit.This compared with a 57.5ml reduction in women who consumed a lot of fruit.Researcher...

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1 week ago ‘Don’t trust Trump’: how UK health experts are fighting back against a war on medicine

Ministers and medical groups have acted quickly to limit fallout after US president made unproven link between paracetamol and autismWes Streeting, the UK health secretary, was in a government car heading back into central London from a flag-raising to mark the UK’s recognition of Palestine when he saw the news. “He was aghast,” an aide said. Streeting was reading on his phone that Donald Trump had just warned women not to take Tylenol – known outside the US as paracetamol – during pregnancy.The US president had alleged without evidence that the common painkiller caused autism in children. “Don’t take Tylenol,” Trump said about a drug also known as acetaminophen. Continue reading...

Science

1 week ago US refuses to support UN health declaration on noncommunicable diseases

General assembly backs new targets on cancer, diabetes and heart disease, but Robert F Kennedy Jr objected over abortion and gender ideologyA new vision for tackling the global noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) crisis has failed to reach consensus at the UN after the US refused to give its support, forcing member states to a vote.After months of negotiations, the fourth political declaration on NCDs and mental health received overwhelming backing from governments at the UN general assembly on Thursday, but was rejected by the US during a speech by Robert F Kennedy Jr, the health secretary. Continue reading...

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1 week ago US refuses to back UN declaration on noncommunicable diseases

General assembly backs new targets on cancer, diabetes and heart disease but Robert F Kennedy Jr objectsA new vision for tackling the global noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) crisis has failed to reach consensus at the UN after the US refused to give its support, forcing member states to a vote.After months of negotiations, the fourth political declaration on NCDs and mental health received overwhelming backing from governments at the UN general assembly on Thursday but was rejected by the US during a speech by Robert F Kennedy Jr, the health secretary. Continue reading...

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