14 h. ago Doctor warns that one fruit could interfere with three blood pressure drugs

Brits who use captopril, fosinopril or enalapril have been urged to avoid a particular fruit.

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20 h. ago Use pillowcases, coffee filters or bedsheets to make drinking water in event of 'instantaneous' UK blackouts, UK's top doctors to warn

Brits will be urged to use pillowcases, bedsheets or coffee filters to make safe drinking water in the event of an extended UK blackout.

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21 h. ago Forget the Mediterranean diet, eat like a Viking! Nordic meal plan can boost heart AND liver health, study finds

Swedish scientists discovered that the meal plan improved blood sugar control in type 2 diabetics by slashing the amount of fat in the liver.

Society

23 h. ago Flu alert as doctor warns of 'overwhelming' symptom amid surge in cases

Flu levels are continuing to rise in the UK, and a doctor has shared some of the key differences between the illness and a cold

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23 h. ago Resident doctors say ‘the system is breaking’ as they begin five

Wes Streeting warned patients will face disruption but doctors said they had to take a stand

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23 h. ago Impact from strike by doctors will continue into January, experts warn

Officials have said the strike had come at the ‘worst time’ for the NHS amid rising flu cases and other winter illnesses.

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25 h. ago Doctor warns bananas could interfere with these three blood pressure drugs

A doctor has warned that bananas can interact with the common medications in damaging ways

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30 h. ago Doctors go on strike today: Patients warned to brace for delays as five

Hospitals are preparing for a slump in activity as up to half of the medical workforce in England could stop working after the strike over pay and jobs began at 7am on Wednesday.

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33 h. ago ITV's doctor Nighat Arif issues superflu warning as NHS cases soar

The NHS doctor said that it was 'basically a more virulent form of influenza A'

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37 h. ago Doctors' strike will 'take toll' on patients, warns London NHS chief as five

The industrial action, from 7am on Wednesday 17 December until 7am on Monday 22, comes as hospitals are already under pressure from an unprecedented wave of super flu

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50 h. ago Doctor's warns of 'very significant blood sugar spikes' from popular breakfast

The NHS says it contributes to our daily intake of iron, fibre, B vitamins, and protein - but one doctor has issued a warning

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4 d. ago Vaping is ageing teenagers by 10 years due to METAL and other particles in the vapour, leading aesthetics doctor warns

Dr Ed Robinson, who runs an award-winning aesthetics clinic in Cheshire, said he had seen clear sings of the trend amongst his patients over the last four years.

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4 d. ago Britain facing 'tsunami of flu' as NHS in 'most precarious position since pandemic'

Health Secretary Wes Streeting warns of super flu 'tsunami' and issues direct appeal to NHS doctors - warning that a strike is 'choosing to put lives at risk this Christmas'

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4 d. ago Children’s operations cancelled as super flu piles pressure on intensive care units

Exclusive: Paediatric units are under ‘severe and sustained pressure’, warn top intensive care doctors

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5 d. ago Streeting warns doctors’ strikes could collapse NHS – but BMA chief insists walkouts won’t put patients at risk

Dr Tom Dolphin told The Independent ‘the same model that has worked for all the previous strikes to keep patients safe will apply’ during next week’s pre-Christmas walkout, which comes amid surging flu cases

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6 d. ago Patients being 'treated in cupboards' as NHS hospitals ravaged by 'superflu'

Doctors are warning people to get their vaccine as a "last chance" to provide protection from the flu as hospitals struggle to cope with a staggering rise in cases of the disease

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6 d. ago Doctors would be 'irresponsible' to strike while NHS is battered by record levels of super

The PM urged medics to call off their walkout as health leaders warned the 'double-whammy' of flu and industrial action left them facing a 'worst case scenario' in the run-up to Christmas.

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6 d. ago 'If you've got the flu, stay at home or wear a mask' say Health Chiefs as they urge Britons to get vaccinated

Britons battling coughs and colds were today begged to stay at home, as health chiefs doled out Covid-era advice amid fears the raging superflu could cause Christmas carnage.

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7 d. ago UK hospitals facing 'worst case scenario' from super flu, doctors warn

UK hospitals facing 'worst case scenario' from super flu, doctors warn  Reuters

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7 d. ago 'Super flu' warning as nation’s top doctor warns NHS faces 'worst

New NHS England data has revealed the number of young and old people being hospitalised with flu as ‘winter viruses start to engulf hospitals’ with staff 'pushed to the limit'

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