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Does timing matter when you take supplements? Here’s what the evidence says

Supplement shelves can give the impression that almost everyone needs something. Yet for generally healthy adults, a review of 84 studies found that routine vitamin and mineral supplements offered little or no protection against cardiovascular disease, cancer or early death.

The Conversation

Swinney launches heart and lung MOTs to prevent illness and support intervention

The scheme will see people take part in a range of health tests, including blood pressure and BMI measurements and more.

Evening Standard

New type 2 diabetes jab could slash number of injections to one a week

The treatment, also known as Onswik and made by Eli Lilly, is said to work as well as daily injections

The Independent UK

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It’s time we put a stop to NHS scandals

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Following an investigation by The Independent into endemic failures in care in a Greater Manchester trust, Andy Burnham – who was health secretary during the Mid Staffs scandal – has unexpected questions to answer

The Independent UK

Stop putting women through brutal hysteroscopies without pain relief

Letter: The medical system is biased against women, says Carole Kendall, pointing to the very different way men who have colonoscopies are treated

The Guardian - UK

Universal Healthcare Sounds Great. Here's What's Happening in Countries That Have It.

With calls for “free healthcare” growing louder in America, countries with universal systems offer a warning: long waits, rationed care, and unmet medical needs.

Reason

Channel 4 faces backlash over ‘most controversial show of the year’

‘The Great ADHD Myth?’ sees its presenter speak to medical professionals who are sceptical about the disorder

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Patients left dying in corridors and cancer diagnosis delays at ‘chaotic’ NHS trust

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The Independent UK

Patient deaths and harm at under-fire NHS trust ‘could be next major health scandal’

SPECIAL REPORT: Exclusive: Whistleblowers claim patients have been left dying in A&E corridors, others have had their cancer diagnosis delayed, while cuts to appointments in ‘chaotic’ departments mean care is delayed. A dozen staff and former employees tell Rebecca Thomas they are finally speaking out after years of their raised…

The Independent UK

NHS opens flu jab bookings to ease winter demands

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The Independent UK

Channel 4's The Great ADHD Myth? backlash grows as charity urges viewers to complain

Documentary claims that the ‘current understanding of ADHD’ is ‘not supported by the evidence’ according to many ‘respected’ experts

Evening Standard

Should you book your flu vaccine now? Expert advice as NHS opens appointments

NHS flu jabs start from 1 September for children and pregnant women

The Independent UK

Who Is Max Pemberton? NHS Psychiatrist Who Challenges Tenet That ADHD Is a Medical Condition

Channel 4's documentary 'The Great ADHD Myth?' questions ADHD's status as a neurodevelopmental disorder, sparking controversy and backlash from ADHD UK and medical professionals.

International Business Times UK

Camilla found it ‘difficult’ keeping king’s cancer diagnosis private before announcement

In video celebrating Maggie’s cancer charity, queen recalls ‘longing to let it out’ on visit to centre in 2024

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Some prostate cancers ‘can be diagnosed without invasive biopsy’, new study reveals

Men with suspected prostate cancer will be referred for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for detailed images of what is happening in the body

The Guardian - UK

Cooling UK labour market ‘questions need’ for Bank of England rate hikes; grocery inflation slows to two-year low – as it happened

Youth unemployment down to 16.2% but remains at high level; Brent crude climbs above $91 a barrel as US-Iran ceasefire ends

The Guardian - UK

Rising number of people seeking ADHD diagnosis without treatment, say experts

Psychiatrists in Channel 4 documentary argue it is more a ‘social construct’ than a medical condition

The Independent UK

‘We’re not scroungers – we need it’: Furious PIP claimants hit back at Reform’s plan to axe benefits

Over half of the UK’s health benefit claimants would be stripped of their payments under the plans announced by Reform UK

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Medical Daily

Britain Is Spending 22 Million Pounds to Grow Miniature Human Organs from NHS Patients and Test Drugs on Them

The UK will grow gut, tumor, and brain organoids from patient cells at a Cambridge hub. The FDA is pushing the same direction in the US.

The Guardian - UK

People with severe intellectual disabilities live 24 years less on average

Exclusive: Research also finds stark ethnic disparities, and 40% of deaths among group classed as avoidable

Evening Standard

Julian Lloyd Webber ‘very grateful’ for successful treatment for prostate cancer

The renowned cellist is the brother of composer and theatre impresario Baron Andrew Lloyd Webber.

The Conversation

Nurses learn how to care for patients – they should also learn how systems can fail them

A nurse can know exactly how to give a medicine safely and still be more likely to make a mistake if they are repeatedly interrupted, given confusing information or forced to search several computer systems for the details they need.

The Independent UK

Groundbreaking new kidney transplant process rolled out on NHS

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The Guardian - UK

All aboard the cervical screening bus: how NHS clinic-on-wheels is saving lives

Exclusive: With no appointment needed and a relaxed environment, bus clinic encourages more women to be checked

Evening Standard

Fewer kidney transplants will be ‘rejected’ thanks to new specialist programme

Experts estimate that around 100 fewer kidneys will be rejected each year.

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