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New study links "free sugar" to cancer

Free sugar has been linked to cancer, heart attacks, diabetes, obesity, strokes and more ailments

Salon

Air pollution ‘might be a risk factor for dementia’, study reveals

Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) has been linked to an increased risk

The Independent UK

Mediterranean diet ‘can reduce heart attacks in people at higher risk’

First study of its kind finds diet can benefit hundreds of millions with obesity, diabetes or other risk factors

The Guardian - UK

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Cancer drug leaflets for patients in Europe omit important facts

Researchers find information about cancer drugs can be lacking and ‘potentially misleading’

The Guardian - UK

Trans kids in Georgia say they have target on their back with GOP initiative

ATLANTA — Michael’s mother walked past the bathroom in their Duluth, Georgia, home where she had seen her son crying months earlier. The teen was now looking in the same mirror, but this time he was grinning.

Tribune News Service

Was the Covid pandemic bad for mental health? It depends who you ask

A report has been seized upon to argue that lockdown had little effect on mental health – but the truth is more nuanced, says public health professor Devi Sridhar

The Guardian - UK

Most health claims on formula milk ‘not backed by evidence’

BMJ report found nutritional benefits cited by multibillion-pound industry lacked scientific references

The Guardian - UK

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Beano accused of promoting junk food to children

Quizzes on comic’s website give ‘free advertising’ to well-known high fat, salt and sugar brands, say researchers

The Guardian - UK

Avoiding alcohol reduces dementia risk, major new study shows

The decade-long study of Chinese adults over the age of 60 was published in the BMJ

The Independent UK

Six lifestyle choices to slow memory decline named in 10-year study

Over-60s who combined more healthy lifestyle choices enjoyed most benefit, found Beijing researchers

The Guardian - UK

Experts have seen 'surprising' changes in covid symptoms since pandemic started

Medical experts told the BMJ covid symptoms have changed since the pandemic started due to vaccination and immunity

Liverpool Echo

Long Covid effects ‘resolve in a year’ for most with mild illness – study

Some 2.1 million people in the UK are suffering from long Covid.

The Independent UK

'Red' baby death rating for 1 in 5 NHS trusts as UK mums three times more likely to die

A report by the Mothers and Babies: Reducing Risk through Audit and Confidential Enquiries (MBRRACE) group found that 23 NHS trusts were labelled "red" in 2020 for their infant death rates

Daily Mirror

A new consensus? Change in the air as concussion conference begins

Much is at stake as the sixth International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport gets under way in Amsterdam

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Prestigious medical journal retracts nine more articles authored by concussion expert Paul McCrory

British Journal of Sports Medicine says investigation ‘revealed a pattern of publication misconduct’ by McCrory, has concerns over 38 other articles

The Independent UK

Safe sex texts do not stop young people getting STIs, study finds

Researchers examined whether sending the information over text would help reduce the risk of chlamydia or gonorrhoea.

The Guardian - UK

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’

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The Independent 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

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.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

Axios

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

The Times of India

'Blood washing' is the new trending treatment for long COVID; thousands are spending money to get it, but is it safe?

Even though, COVID-19 has taken a milder turn, experts believe long COVID is still a prevalent condition in those who recovered from the illness.

Wales Online

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

Daily Record

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.

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