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Map shows England’s childhood dental crisis – and the areas where young people are more likely to be affected by tooth decay

Almost two-thirds of children in parts of the country have rotten teeth, according to official figures. Statistics on the dental crisis in England have shown that three in ten five-year-olds across the country suffer from tooth enamel or tooth decay. But in Cambridge it is 63.6 per cent, according to data...

Crisis in NHS dentistry leaving thousands of elderly care home residents unable to make appointments, many in severe pain and unable to eat, regulator...

The percentage of care home residents who never have access to an NHS dentist has quadrupled in just three years, a damning report has revealed. The Nursing Authority warns a crisis in NHS dentistry means older people are in pain and unable to eat. Some have ill-fitting dentures, don't have access...

Apprentice doctors strike for FOUR consecutive days in April: The militant BMA announces its biggest strike yet after failed pay negotiations

The trainee doctors will hold a 96-hour strike next month after collective bargaining with ministers collapsed. Bosses at the British Medical Association (BMA), which is orchestrating the strike, said it would take place between 7am on April 11 and 7am on April 15. This means the strike will take place just...

Inexpensive melatonin supplements may fight DEPRESSION in children, study suggests

Cheap melatonin pills before bed may help fight depression in children, study suggests Researchers in Sweden followed 25,500 children aged six to 18 who took one pill every night for about six months. The risk of self-harm incidents halved in the year after starting the pill compared to the previous year. Researchers...

Deadly Marburg virus causes first outbreak in another African country: Five dead in Tanzania and more than 100 feared to contract a 90 percent...

One of the world's deadliest diseases has spread to another African country for the first time. The Marburg virus - which kills 90 percent of patients and has no cure - has killed five people in Tanzania, including a health worker, while three more patients are being treated in hospital. The...

Wage negotiations between young doctors falter within an hour as militant doctors refuse to negotiate

Wage talks between junior doctors and the government collapsed after less than an hour yesterday after militant medics refused to negotiate. British Medical Association officials said Health Secretary Steve Barclay was unwilling to accept a pay rise of less than 35 per cent. They also called for free parking,...

allergies? These are the 20 worst US cities to vacation in (and you might want to rethink that Florida trip)

If you've been planning a spring break to Miami or Orlando but have allergies, you may want to reconsider the trip. The Allergy and Asthma Foundation of America has identified the 20 cities in the country with the worst pollen counts – seven of them in Florida alone. Experts warn...

I woke up one day and couldn’t pee – now at 30 I need a ‘bladder space maker’.

A 30-year-old woman who woke up one day without urinating has spoken of her battle with a rare condition that has "completely transformed" her life. Elle Adams, from East London, woke up in October 2020 to find she couldn't urinate, no matter how much fluid she drank. The content producer...

The length of medical training must be cut from seven years to solve staffing crisis, says NHS boss

The chairman of NHS England has said the time it takes to qualify as a doctor must be cut to compensate for staff shortages. Richard Meddings suggested that new medics are overqualified after seven years of training because "most" cannot fully utilize their skills on the job. The former banker, who...

Any type of birth control pill or hormonal contraceptive increases the risk of breast cancer by a third, a large Oxford study has found

A newer type of birth control pill that has skyrocketed in popularity in recent years carries the same risk of breast cancer as a more traditional version, a study suggests. In the past, most women preferred a "combination" birth control pill that contained two hormones, estrogen and progestin. In recent decades,...