4 h. ago NHS doctor warns against taking aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen and says 'too few realise'

Dr Mark Porter, an NHS GP, has issued a stark warning and said people should 'never' take aspirin unless it is prescribed

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56 h. ago NHS warns parents to avoid 3 things when helping children with a common symptom

Earaches and ear pain are relatively common in children and are most often caused by infections

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3 d. ago NHS 'dial 999 immediately' alert for some people using Gabapentin

Gabapentin is commonly prescribed for nerve pain, epilepsy and diabetes-related pain, but NHS guidance warns it sometimes requires an immediate emergency call

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4 d. ago Woman who got breast reduction calls for 'strict criteria' as 36M chest mum begs

While a mum who has the 'biggest boobs in the UK' has begged for a breast reduction, another woman who managed to get the surgery on the NHS has warned of the dangers

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4 d. ago Prostate cancer screening on NHS denied to most men as experts warn of risks

The UKNSC has advised against population-wide prostate cancer screening

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4 d. ago NHS warns digoxin and more 'may not mix well with omeprazole'

Omeprazole is a proton pump inhibitor commonly prescribed in the UK

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6 d. ago Young men are overlooked in NHS strategy despite elevated suicide risk, experts warn

First national men's health report shows mental health and suicide prevention as top priorities, but experts warn younger men most at risk are barely represented in the evidence

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6 d. ago Bird flu symptoms to know after first human death from rare H5N5 strain

The NHS warned that symptoms can be "mild or severe"

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7 d. ago NHS warns you could have common condition and be asymptomatic

The health experts have also said that it could be mistaken for stress or just getting older

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8 d. ago NHS 'please don't visit us' warning to anyone with two symptoms as variant spreads

People should avoid visiting if they've experienced the symptoms within the last 48 hours

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8 d. ago NHS prostate cancer warning signs as David Cameron shares diagnosis

It is the most common cancer in males in the UK

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1 week ago Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system

Files show then PM was walking dog, riding motorbike and hosting guests as pandemic planning stalled in ‘lost month’Boris Johnson took four days off from official government business during a key period in the UK’s Covid preparation when the NHS was bracing to be “overwhelmed” by the virus.Official disclosure for the period in February 2020 – described by the Covid inquiry as a “lost month” in the country’s crisis response – reveal Johnson enjoyed an extended break during the half-term holidays at Chevening, a governmental estate in Kent, where he spent time walking his dog and taking motorcycle rides. Continue reading...

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1 week ago NHS 'kidney' warning for people taking 'widely used' blood pressure drug

More than 34 million prescriptions of the medication were dispensed last year to tackle hypertension and heart failure

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1 week ago NHS doctors' blunt warning over 'nightmare' Christmas decorations for one grim reason

It's the most wonderful time of the year - but not if you work in A&E. With an already stretched NHS, doctors are having to expand other things this festive season

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1 week ago Warning NHS will ‘struggle to fill’ roles if foreign doctors leave UK

Doctors who qualified outside of the UK currently make up around 42 per cent of the workforce

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1 week ago 'LOCKDOWN MAY BE ONLY WAY TO STOP LONDON NHS COLLAPSE IN 15 DAYS', Cummings warned Johnson as Covid virus spread

Details of fraught meetings at the heart of Government on how to protect the capital were laid bare in a damning report by the Covid Inquiry

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1 week ago Trainee NHS medic, 27, is warned he faces a lengthy prison sentence after he is found guilty of sexually assaulting two female patients

Trainee health worker Ieuan Crump, 27, sexually assaulted two women while carrying out bladder scans at Grange Hospital, Cwmbran.

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1 week ago NHS warning for seven groups of people after snow alert across Scotland

The NHS has issued a warning to people who are at risk of experiencing health complications from the cold weather, as the Met Office issues snow weather alerts

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1 week ago NHS says 'check' in warning over cancer one in eight men get

'That's a dad, uncle, brother, partner or best mate'

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1 week ago Plans to reform NHS have ‘chilling echoes’ of HS2 failures, MPs warn

Public accounts committee warns that ‘poor practices’ seen in the project to build the high-speed rail link are being replicated in the health service

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