43 m. ago Health misinformation on social media could lead to a ‘sicker UK’, experts warn

Experts at The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine are calling for universities, health organisations, charities to join a new network aimed at fighting misinformation

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8 h. ago Global insights, local impact: Gillings students explore public health innovation in London

Global insights, local impact: Gillings students explore public health innovation in London  UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

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3 d. ago Inside Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale cast from Alessandro Nivola to Simon Russell Beale

The Downton Abbey franchise is back on the big screen

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5 d. ago Harry’s foundation makes donation to help children injured in Gaza and Ukraine

Archewell made the grant to coincide with Harry’s visit to the Centre for Blast Injury Studies in London.

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5 d. ago Millions could benefit from faster scan to diagnose prostate cancer – study

The scan only takes 15 to 20 minutes and could save the NHS money, researchers say.

Science

5 d. ago Man with mental health needs 'left without basic facilities' by east London council for a year

Newham Council was ordered to pay the man £1,000 for the ‘distress and uncertainty’ caused

Politics

6 d. ago Interactive map shows the best and worst NHS hospital trusts in London

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust came out top nationally in the Government’s new NHS league table

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6 d. ago Interactive map shows the best and worst NHS hospitals in London

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust came out top nationally in the Government’s new NHS league table

Politics

6 d. ago Parents who lost children to cancer ring St Paul’s bells in their memory

A ceremony was held at the cathedral in central London to remember the 253 children who die of cancer each year in the UK on average.

Society

6 d. ago Dr. Jeremy London shares why nutrition is essential for heart health

Dr. Jeremy London shares why nutrition is essential for heart health  Fox News

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8 d. ago ‘It’s my second home!’ Gen Z and the sudden, surprising boom of luxury gyms

Expensive fitness facilities might seem a tough sell in a cost of living crisis. But for young people in crowded or dilapidated house shares, the high price for a haven can be worth payingThe best part of Owen Willis’s day is his morning shower. Notes of lavender and eucalyptus waft through his private, stone-tiled shower room as he uses a £32 bottle of Cowshed bodywash. He dries off with a fluffy white towel before slathering on Cowshed body lotion (£24).This isn’t Willis’s home, however. It’s his gym. He belongs to Third Space in London, which calls itself a “luxury health club”. Memberships start at £230 a month for an individual site and go as high as £305 for access to all of its branches, including the Mayfair club, where gym-goers can expect “UV-treated fresh air” and “a Himalayan sea-salt walled sauna and steam room”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Simon Russell Beale withdraws from Titus Andronicus London run due to ill health

Simon Russell Beale withdraws from Titus Andronicus London run due to ill health  WhatsOnStage

Events

2 w. ago Simple cheek swab could help save lives of children with rare heart problem

Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is responsible for more than 10% of sudden cardiac deaths in youngsters, according to the British Heart Foundation

Society

2 w. ago AI stethoscope would help doctors pick up heart conditions within seconds

The technology would be a ‘real game changer’, researchers have said

Politics

2 w. ago Millions suffering a stuffy nose could be offered an operation to help them breathe again, say experts

Chronic rhinosinusitis affects one in 10 adults and causes inflammation of the nose and paranasal sinuses that can make breathing difficult and cause face pain.

Economics

2 w. ago No childhood vaccine in England reached 95% uptake target last year, data shows

Health officials also warned almost one in five children will start primary school without protection against a number of serious diseases.

Events

2 w. ago Using cannabis for pain, anxiety or depression ‘could increase paranoia risk’

Experts warned that people are consuming more THC, the psychoactive component of cannabis.

Events

3 w. ago Mum found dead in Travelodge 'discharged by hospital after docs damaged brain'

The mother was found dead at a Travelodge in London's Crystal Palace after years of mental health treatments and a number of different trial-by-error medication spells

Events

3 w. ago Parents call for better mental health care after daughter died in understaffed London hospital

Bonnie Young died in an ‘unsafe’ private mental health hospital in Ealing

Society

3 w. ago Boys and girls should be taught about periods together in school, academics say

Mixed sessions could help male pupils understand menstruation better and support the females in their lives, a study suggests.

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