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Norovirus: NHS boss urges Britons with symptoms to isolate for two days

Norovirus patient numbers are well above this point last year and in 2023.

Evening Standard

Scientists discover new part of the immune system - and it could help solve our antibiotics crisis

Experts say the findings have the potential to transform the treatment of infectious diseases

The Independent UK

NHS England’s top doctor to stand down

Professor Sir Stephen Powis, 64, has been in the role for seven years.

Evening Standard

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A Pilates teacher says these three bodyweight exercises will remedy lower-back pain

Say hello to your posterior chain

Fit & Well

I’m a personal trainer and this is my favorite exercise for building glute strength

If you’ve mastered the glute bridge, try the hip thrust

Fit & Well

NHS dentistry facing ‘existential crisis’ with more practices going private amid tax hike

The warning comes as the Liberal Democrats urge the government to exempt the health and social care sector from the April hike to National Insurance contributions, which will cost the sector £3 billion in the next financial year

The Independent UK

First NHS patients ‘in a generation’ get plasma from UK donors

Donations are used to create plasma-derived medicines to treat conditions such as immune deficiencies, bleeding disorders and severe burns.

Evening Standard

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More women doctors than men in the UK for the first time ever

Leading doctors say it is a significant milestone worth celebrating, but more must be done to improve training programmes and leadership pathways to improve women’s careers

The Independent UK

RFK Jr. is pushing this vitamin for measles treatment. Health experts are worried

While taking vitamin A can help prevent complications in people infected with measles, only the vaccine can ward off infection

The Independent UK

Scientists describe ‘Eureka moment’ over how aspirin prevents cancer spread

A new study suggests aspirin – or other drugs – could be used as a potential cancer treatment.

The Independent UK

William suggests enforced career breaks to protect NHS workers’ mental health

The Prince of Wales visited the Oasis Health and Wellbeing Centre and garden in Reading, used by staff from the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.

Evening Standard

NHS should offer ‘polypill’ to slash heart attack and stroke risk, experts claim

The BMJ previously called the polypill strategy ‘one of the most important contributions to medicine in 50 years’

The Independent UK

Patients ‘told to soil themselves’ in busy A&E – report

A CQC report has been published about the care of A&E patients at Medway Maritime Hospital in Kent.

Evening Standard

If you’re unable to touch your toes this is the best stretch to build your flexibility, according to a yoga instructor

You’re one move away from becoming more flexible

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This simple exercise will help reduce your risk of falls as you get older, according to an exercise scientist

Pete Williams introduces the sprinter's fall, a way to help over-60s maintain the strength needed to stop themselves from falling

AAP

Alarm at rise in suicide rate among Indigenous people

Indigenous Australians die by suicide at three times the rate of non-Indigenous according to figures that may understate the true number of deaths.

Evening Standard

Children struggling to cope with harms encountered online – study

The latest annual wellbeing index from charity Internet Matters found parents and children remain concerned about online safety.

The Independent UK

Beat insomnia with push-ups, over-60s told

One in five older people struggles with insomnia - a problem that can have negative effects on people’s health, work and day-to-day life, researchers say

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The Independent UK

Lifting weights helps older people tackle insomnia, research suggests

Strong evidence links sleeplessness to depression, anxiety and other health conditions.

Evening Standard

Get healthy during Lent by giving up any of these seven things for forty days

Deciding what to give up for Lent is a personal decision that requires self-reflection

The Independent UK

Weight-loss jab use rising among people with eating disorders, experts warn as NHS chief calls for crackdown

Online pharmacies and private providers have been urged to ‘act responsibly’ and ensure that the drugs are only prescribed to people with a medical need

The Independent UK

A third of the world’s children will be obese or overweight in the next 25 years

More than half of adults will also be overweight or have obesity in the same timeframe, researchers say

Al Jazeera

Most adults, a third of children will be overweight or obese by 2050: Study

Lancet study uses data from 204 countries to paint a grim picture of what it called an ‘unprecedented global epidemic’.

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Put the maple syrup down! Here's how I'll make Pancake Day tasty without resorting to sugar

I like sweet pancakes but they get boring quickly—here's how I bring more flavor to my Pancake Day

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I did this no-equipment workout and it strengthened my entire body in 30 minutes

Get a full-body workout using just your bodyweight

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