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Burnout in doctors doubles chances of patient safety problems, study finds

Burnout most common in doctors aged 20 to 30 and those working in A&E or intensive care

The Guardian - UK

Artificial sweeteners linked to increased risk of heart disease, study finds

Research involving 103,000 French adults shows sweeteners ‘should not be considered a healthy and safe alternative to sugar’

The Guardian - UK

NHS hospitals to spend millions on crippling energy costs this winter

Trusts will have to make up inflation gap by cutting staff – leading to longer waiting times, warns NHS Confederation

The Independent UK

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Hospitals to face crippling fuel costs – report

A new study has estimated that each hospital may need to pay £2 million extra a month over winter.

The Independent UK

Study: Long-lasting Loss of Smell, Taste in 5% of Covid Cases

Around five percent of people who have had Covid-19 develop long-lasting problems with their sense of smell or taste, a large study said Thursday, potentially contributing to the burden of long Covid. A lost sense of smell has been a hallmark of contracting coronavirus since the early days of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Millions suffer long-lasting loss of smell or taste problems after COVID, study finds

1 every 20 people who contract COVID have long-term smell or taste problems due to the virus, new research shows

Axios

Long Covid sufferers warned against 'costly unproven blood treatment' abroad

Many people still suffering with symptoms are paying thousands of pounds for treatment at private clinics, but experts say the risks are not explained and there are no proven benefits

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Long Covid sufferers urged not to travel abroad for unproven 'blood washing' treatment

An investigation found that people are shelling out tens of thousands of pounds for the 'unproven and risky' treatment.

Daily Record

Long Covid sufferers resorting to buying 'costly unproven blood treatment abroad'

Many people suffering from long Covid are trying blood treatments abroad at private clinics which experts have said are dangerous as they are not proven and the risks are not explained

Daily Mirror

Thousands seeking unproven long Covid blood treatments abroad

Unproven procedures such as apheresis, or ‘blood washing’, and anti-clotting therapy are being offered in Europe

The Guardian - UK

Trampolining cause of half children's A&E admissions for activity-related injuries, researchers say

BMJ’s Injury Prevention journal concluded that “trampolining is fun but potentially dangerous” after looking at figures

Nottingham Post

Half of A&E child activity injuries from 'dangerous' trampolining, researchers find

The new report from the BMJ concluded that trampolining 'is fun but potentially dangerous' and causes a high proportion of broken bones in children

Daily Mirror

Violence at health centres and GP surgeries ‘almost doubles in five years’

A health leader called on the Government to ‘urgently’ deliver on its manifesto pledge to increase the number of GPs and practice staff

Wales Online

Three jabs best for preventing Covid infections, global analysis finds

Number of doses, not vaccine combinations, key to boosting immunity, according to largest study of its kind

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Criminal acts of violence at UK GP surgeries almost double in five years

Doctors say violence now commonplace as surgeries struggle to cope with ‘unmanageable levels of demand’

Salon

Long COVID signs overlooked in seniors

Though it affects them at higher rates, older adults with long COVID have received little attention

Tribune News Service

‘That’s just part of aging’: Long COVID symptoms are often overlooked in seniors

Nearly 18 months after getting COVID-19 and spending weeks in the hospital, Terry Bell struggles with hanging up his shirts and pants after doing the laundry.

Wales Online

Long Covid breakthrough: Vaccinations could reduce symptoms

There are strong grounds for making sure you’re fully vaccinated whether you have long Covid or not

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The Conversation

Long COVID: vaccination could reduce symptoms, new research suggests

Graham was a healthy 34-year-old until he developed COVID in July 2020. Along with his wife and children, he had a fever, a cough, breathlessness, profound fatigue and he lost his sense of smell.

Newcastle Herald

NSW passes voluntary assisted dying bill, joins rest of Australia

Leaving this world of our own volition

The Guardian - UK

‘We are worse off’: Afghanistan further impoverished as women vanish from workforce

From civil servants, teachers and doctors to journalists and business owners, loss of female workers under the Taliban has already cost the economy $1bn

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of organisations breached patient data rules, reveals BMJ

Drug firms, private healthcare providers and universities among those that may be failing to protect confidentiality, says report

The Guardian - AU

New investigation into allegations of plagiarism against concussion expert Paul McCrory

British Journal of Sports Medicine says it is investigating a body of work published by McCrory, its former editor-in-chief

The Guardian - UK

Non-compliant online STI tests put patients at risk, experts warn

Few sexually transmitted infection test kits available online meet official standards, BMJ study finds

The Independent UK

Official US Covid death tracker added hundreds of child fatalities due to ‘coding error’

Deaths from other causes counted as Covid if patient tested positive at time of death

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