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Why some adults could miss out on vital ‘mid-life MOT’ health checks

The check is supposed to be offered to people every five years between the ages of 40 and 74 if they do not have any other medical problems

The Independent UK

New implant for heart failure patients to be rolled out across the NHS

The British Heart Foundation estimates that more than a million people in the UK are living with heart failure

The Independent UK

Testing menstrual blood for HPV could be alternative to smear test, study finds

About 70 per cent of cases are prevented through cervical screening, according to cancer research, and the HPV vaccine is cutting cases of cervical cancer by 90 per cent.

The Independent UK

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Researchers find most Americans with high blood pressure don’t have it under control

And more than 60 percent of U.S. adults with uncontrolled blood pressure aren’t taking medication for the chronic condition

The Independent UK

Everything travellers need to know about Zika virus 10 years after epidemic

The NHS warns pregnant women to ‘consider avoiding travelling to a country with a risk of Zika virus’

The Independent UK

Wes Streeting to offer resident doctors bigger pay rise to end dispute

Health secretary to increase pay offer and guarantee working conditions for resident doctors only

The Guardian - UK

New weight loss drug by Pfizer shows promising results in trial

Pfizer acquired the drug’s developer following a bidding war with Novo Nordisk last year

The Independent UK

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The unanswered questions in the NHS’s new cancer plan

NHS England’s new national cancer plan focuses on catching cancer earlier and treating it faster. The government has also promised to meet all cancer waiting-time targets by 2029. This includes a long-missed target, namely that most patients should start treatment within 62 days of being referred by their GP.

The Conversation

PE funding and the true cost of obesity

Letter: A call for a joined-up approach to tackling obesity from Prof Les Mayhew

The Guardian - UK

Wes Streeting’s cancer plan is admirable – but it’s not the silver bullet the NHS needs

The government has published a plan with strong promises for NHS cancer care. But will it be a hostage to scientific developments – and is it getting the ‘basics’ right? Rebecca Thomas takes a look

The Independent UK

‘Puppy Bowl’ is back with a Team Oldies vs Team Goldies showdown: How to watch

The Puppy Bowl made its debut as counter-programming to the Super Bowl in 2005

The Independent UK

New 10-year plan includes test for more than 50 cancers

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The Independent UK

Voices: ‘There are more important things than being thin’: Readers on living with Ozempic side effects

YOUR VIEWS: Our community shared deeply mixed experiences of Ozempic and Mounjaro, with many warning of severe and sometimes debilitating side effects, while others said more manageable symptoms were a price worth paying for the health benefits

The Independent UK

Dr Karan Rajan: Are ‘leaky gut’ and ‘cortisol face’ real?

On the latest episode of The Independent’s Well Enough podcast, Emilie Lavinia sat down with Dr. Karan Rajan - NHS surgeon, author, and the internet’s favourite health myth-buster.

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Strictly’s Amy Dowden urges cancer awareness as she thanks those who saved her

‘Forever grateful to the Drs, nurses, paramedics, NHS, researchers, volunteers, charities and to all those individuals who have helped and supported me,’ says the dancer

The Independent UK

Blood and saliva tests to detect cancer before symptoms begin ‘could be part of NHS screening within a decade’

The government has set out how it intends to transform cancer detection and treatment in a new 10-year plan

Evening Standard

Early detection cancer tests ‘could be part of NHS screening within a decade’

The Government has set out how it intends to transform cancer detection and treatment in a new 10-year plan.

The Independent UK

Inside the NHS cancer crisis as senior doctors warn of treatment ‘disaster’

SPECIAL REPORT: The NHS can offer more treatments for cancer than ever before, but clinicians warn that staff shortages mean patients cannot get these life-saving treatments in time, as Rebecca Thomas reports

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The Guardian - UK

‘I think we feel stuck’: Kate Pickett on how to build a better, fairer, less stressed society

In her new book, the co-author of The Spirit Level gathers jaw-dropping facts about the inequality crisis in the UK – and explores creative ways to address it

The Independent UK

Morning Live star explains why he’s ‘unable’ to be on series after viewer concern

TV medic is currently not permitted to be on the show but ‘hopes’ to return

The Independent UK

Labour pledges to meet NHS cancer targets not hit since 2015 under 10-year plan

The government will also scale up robotic-assisted procedures and offer more patients genomic testing to allow for more personalised treatments

Evening Standard

Jesy Nelson: I don't want others to suffer the horrendous heartache I've gone through

The former Little Mix singer speaks out after revealing her daughters have been diagnosed with a rare genetic condition

The Guardian - UK

Cost of UK’s drug price deal with US will come out of NHS budget

Department of health, not Treasury, will foot the bill – with costs forecast to reach £9bn

The Independent UK

The Crown star Claire Foy reveals five-year parasite infection

‘I kept losing weight and I didn’t know what was going on,’ says The Crown actor

Evening Standard

Claire Foy reveals ‘gross’ reason she no longer drinks caffeine

The award-winning actress is best known for portraying the late Queen Elizabeth II in the hit Netflix royal drama series.

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