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Your health records are medicine’s superpower — and its biggest risk

Medical data could revolutionise healthcare — but what if it ends up for sale in China, asks Chris Stokel-Walker

Evening Standard

Cannabis: it’s medicine if you’re rich enough – a crime if you’re not

In Britain, whether cannabis is treated as medicine or a crime may depend less on medical need than on the ability to pay. In 2018, the UK government changed drug policy, allowing specialist doctors to prescribe cannabis-based medicinal products.

The Conversation

Wes Streeting ‘preparing to resign’ on Thursday after talks with PM

The Cabinet minister confronted the Prime Minister in Downing Street over the crisis engulfing Labour before the King’s Speech on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

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Wes Streeting: How a man whose grandfather was an armed robber now finds himself on the cusp of No 10

PROFILE: As a young child, he regularly visited his grandfather in prison. His grandmother shared a cell with Christine Keeler. Raised in a council flat in the East End, Wes Streeting – the now former health secretary – finds himself as the frontrunner in the race to succeed Starmer in…

The Independent UK

Older people risk mental decline if they do long hours of caring, UK study shows

Researchers find 50+ hours a week can be detrimental to health but lighter responsibilities have positive effect

The Guardian - UK

New daily pill may help people keep weight off after stopping jabs

Orforglipron works by lowering blood sugar levels, slowing food digestion and reducing appetite

The Independent UK

Thousands of young children referred to NHS weight loss clinics

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Children as young as four sent to NHS weight loss clinics

More than 400 children aged four or younger were referred to the clinic which accepts patients with a BMI above the 99.6 percentile

The Independent UK

6 early signs of PCOS that are often overlooked

Symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome usually become apparent during your late teens or early 20s, according to the NHS website.

The Independent UK

What new laws can we expect to be featured in the King’s speech?

The speech has taken on heightened significance with Starmer on the ropes

The Independent UK

Who is Hungary’s dancing health minister? Former NHS doctor who plays air guitar at political rallies

Zsolt Hegedűs attracted global attention with his dance routine but now faces a difficult task running Hungary’s health policy

The Independent UK

Scientists rename Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in bid to halt delayed diagnoses

PCOS is often misunderstood due to its name’s overemphasis on ovarian cysts, they say

The Independent UK

More than 6,000 children treated at obesity clinics in England, figures show

Hundreds of four-year-olds among ‘extremely overweight’ patients at 39 specialist centres since 2021

The Guardian - UK

Hantavirus: Cruise Britons isolate as captain praises ‘kindness’ and ‘unity’

In latest developments, the French government said a French woman evacuated from the cruise ship has tested positive for hantavirus.

Evening Standard

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The Times of India

Random Musing: Why Keir Starmer is experiencing 'Labour pain'

A version of the British Parliament has been around since 1265 in one form or another, and has survived murderous kings, civil and world wars, lord protectors, skirmishes that inspired the Game of Thrones Red Wedding, and one lettuce that briefly became a constitutional actor. It has seen its fair…

TechRadar

Palantir contractors working for NHS to receive ‘unlimited access’ to patient data

Palantir and other external contractors will receive "unlimited access" to identifiable patient data.

The Guardian - UK

Palantir’s access to identifiable NHS England patient data is ‘dangerous’, MPs say

Health service has given US tech firm ‘unlimited access’ to certain data to build integrated platform, according to reports

The Guardian - UK

‘The mouth is a gateway into your body’: the fascinating, frightening links between our gums and our health

Scientists are discovering more and more associations between poor oral health and everything from heart disease to dementia. But can flossing and brushing properly guarantee a longer life?

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UK nurse who faked qualifications to get senior NHS job ordered to repay £278 of £51,000 fraudulently earned

A nurse who secured senior NHS roles using fake qualifications and fabricated work experience has been ordered to repay just £278 despite fraudulently earning more than £51,000.

The Guardian - UK

My first thought after having a vasectomy: why aren’t more British men having them?

While women continue to toil with the coil, fewer men are prepared to get snipped. The answer why may lie in the rumours and fear that spread online, says author and journalist Tim Burrows

The Times of India

UK NHS overhaul: England to get single patient record system for all medical history

In a groundbreaking move, England is poised to introduce a comprehensive patient record system that will allow GP practices and hospitals to seamlessly exchange medical histories. This ambitious £10 billion NHS digitization project is set to revolutionize patient care and bolster emergency responses by equipping healthcare providers with full access…

The Guardian - UK

GPs and hospitals in England to be required to share data to create single patient records

Wes Streeting says legislation will save lives, but GPs are concerned about liability for errors introduced by other providers

The Guardian - UK

‘They’ve invented a spurious pseudo-disease’: why are so many men being told they have low testosterone?

Social media influencers and booming men’s health companies are pushing the hormone as an answer to all ills. But is ‘low T’ really problematic – or something created to sell men a cure to a problem they don’t have?

The Guardian - UK

Why Welsh voters turned their backs on the Labour party after 100 years

Disregard from UK Labour and struggling public services are just some of reasons behind ‘astonishing’ collapse

The Guardian - UK

Who is Louis Mosley, the man tasked with defending Palantir against its critics?

The company’s UK and Europe boss has become a lightning rod for the British public’s fear of a US tech takeover

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