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BBC Health
  • Covid: Sajid Javid defends 'swift action' on Omicron variant
    The health secretary says mask rules and travel tests will help to protect Christmas celebrations.
  • New Covid variant: Will new measures against Omicron work?
    The new variant's genetic profile has raised concerns, but there's a shortage of real-world data.
  • Covid: Two cases of new variant Omicron detected in UK
    Two people in the UK have been found to be infected with the new Covid variant, Omicron, the health secretary says.
  • New Covid variant: Javid says UK must act quickly over public health risk
    The health secretary says southern African travel restrictions were imposed due to a "substantial risk" to health.
  • Covid: Israel to impose travel ban for foreigners over new variant
    Travellers from all countries will be banned from entering Israel for 14 days, local media report.
  • Covid: New Omicron variant not a disaster, says Sage scientist
    Prof Calum Semple says some scientists are "hugely overstating" the fears around the Omicron variant.
  • Ambulances forced to queue daily outside A&Es, study suggests
    NHS guidance says that ambulance handovers should be completed within 15 minutes.
  • Surgeon's CQC whistleblower claims branded fanciful
    A doctor alleges his role as a special adviser to England's healthcare regulator was ended unfairly.
  • 'We're not battle-axes', say GP receptionists
    Primary care staff in Bristol say they have never seen pressure like this before - and winter hasn't even started yet.
  • Covid: 'Putting people to sleep knowing they may not wake'
    An intensive care consultant says most Covid cases are those aged between 40 and 50.
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  • Could a blood test in middle age predict dementia risk?
    "Tissue inflammation blood test points to dementia risk," is the headline in The Times. Researchers in...
  • Acid reflux drugs linked to increased stomach cancer risk
    "A drug commonly used to treat acid reflux is linked to a more than doubled risk of developing stomach...
  • Nutrient drink for Alzheimer's has disappointing result in trial
    A new study investigating the effects of a nutrient drink for Alzheimer's disease has led to very different...
  • Marriage may help lower dementia risk
    "Marriage and having close friends may help protect against dementia, according to Loughborough University...
  • Afternoon open heart surgery 'leads to fewer complications'
    "Afternoon heart surgery has lower risk of complications, study suggests," says The Guardian. Researchers...
  • Report calls for better mental health support in the workplace
    "Up to 300,000 people with long-term mental health problems have to leave their jobs each year, a report...
  • Blood-thinning drugs may reduce dementia risk in people with irregular heartbeats
    "Common blood thinning drugs halve the risk of dementia for patients who have an irregular heartbeat,"...
  • New genetic variants associated with breast cancer identified
    "Do you have one of the 180 breast cancer genes? One in five women has a variant that raises her risk...
 
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