Patients most “in need” should be able to see the same doctor at every appointment in their local GP surgery, the government says. GPs will be rewarded financially if they do this and if they go “above and beyond” preventing common killers like heart disease or treating high blood pressure early, it says. The measures…
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A health worker administers polio drops to a child during a door-to-door vaccination campaign in Karachi on August 7, 2023. — AFP Pakistan reported another wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case in Sindh’s district of Jacobabad, taking the country’s total number of cases to 64, the health authorities reported on Wednesday. The new case reported…
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Andrew Witty, CEO of UnitedHealth Group, testifies during the Senate Finance Committee hearing titled “Hacking America’s Health Care: Assessing the Change Healthcare Cyber Attack and What’s Next,” in the Dirksen Building in Washington, D.C., on May 1, 2024. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty on Friday mourned…
Pulitzer winner Michael Moss on food safety Pulitzer winner Michael Moss on food safety, recalls and ultra-processed foods 06:24 Certain MadeGood granola bars sold nationwide by retailers including Amazon and Walmart are being recalled because they may contain pieces of metal, Riverside Natural Foods said in a notice posted by the Food and Drug Administration….
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You may have heard that eating chocolate can cause pimples. It’s a little pearl of wisdom that’s been passed down from generation to generation, leading people with acne-prone skin to try to cut chocolate out of their diets or blame their most recent breakout on too many sweets. There’s only one little problem: It isn’t…
Winter brings a drop in humidity and temperature, which can wreak havoc on the skin, particularly for those living with eczema. The cold weather along with the different types of indoor heating strip the skin of moisture, often leading to flare-ups. Here are some dermatologist-recommended tips to help you manage eczema effectively during the winter…
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Getty Images A new weight-loss jab will be rolled out on the NHS in England – but it could take 12 years for everyone to receive it, the NHS drugs advisory body says. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) final draft guidance on Mounjaro has recommended it starts being given from March,…
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Representational image of a woman in a wheelchair at a subway station. — Freepik Scientists said on Monday that electrically stimulating a particular region in the brain could help people with injured spinal cords walk more easily, with one patient describing how the technique allowed him to conquer his fear of stairs. The new technique…
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PUBLISHED December 01, 2024 KARACHI: Is age one of the first things we notice about other people? Or is the first thing that sparks our curiosity as we notice the appearance of a person? Undeniably, we notice, how they dress, how their eyes, face, height and overall appearance is, how they style their hair and…
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