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Significant improvements in NHS care for orthopaedic patients over last decade
Action is needed to tackle neighborhood ‘hotspots’ where fewer than 60% of children receive first MMR vaccine on time
Prevalence of ‘meth’ heart failure now in wide range of social class and racial groups
Long-lasting insecticidal malaria nets’ biological effectiveness may be short-lived
Action needed to tackle neighbourhood ‘hotspots’ where fewer than 60% of children receive first MMR vaccine on time
Biological effectiveness of long-lasting insecticidal malaria nets may be short-lived
Effectiveness of covid vaccines against death remains high in children regardless of variant
Banning menthol cigarettes and more health warnings are only start
Excess oxygen during surgery linked to higher risk of organ damage
Effectiveness of covid vaccines against death is still high in kids regardless of variant
Significant gaps and inequalities in provision of specialist child weight management services
‘Mass testing’ linked to 25% cut in Covid related hospital admissions
Extending anti-clotting treatment after distal DVT reduces further clot risk
Extending anti-coagulation therapy after distal DVT further reduces clot risk
Study links “Mass testing” to 25% reduction in covid-19-related hospitalizations
Latest analysis of Liverpool’s Covid testing pilot shows benefits to city population
Acupuncture can relieve lower back/pelvic pain often experienced during pregnancy
Blood pressure highly likely to cause neurotic personality trait
Acupuncture can relieve lower back/pelvic pain that is often experienced during pregnancy
Blinding eye disease strongly linked to serious forms of cardiovascular disease
‘Real world’ evidence on effectiveness of Covid treatments to inform care
Investigation raises concerns about poor FDA oversight of clinical trials
Studies provide latest ‘real world’ evidence on effectiveness of Covid treatments
Deaths among mothers almost four times higher in Slovakia and UK than in Norway and Denmark
1 billion + young people potentially at risk of hearing loss from loud music
1 billion + young people potentially at risk of hearing loss from headphones, earbuds, loud music venues
Pumping loud music is putting more than 1 billion young people at risk of hearing loss
Two studies link serum Vitamin D levels to higher risk of diabetes in African Americans
Cholesterol and diabetes drugs may lessen risk of degenerative eye disease of ageing
New tool could help GPs predict and prevent serious falls
Digital marketing of formula milk linked to unhealthy parental feeding practices
High levels of sweet and fruit-flavour chemicals in ‘tobacco-flavoured’ e-cig liquids
Evidence found for “substantial” monkeypox transmission before symptoms appear
Poor quality sleep may be linked to heightened risk of irreversible sight loss
Study identifies link between poor broadband provision and ill health
Children very vulnerable to severe injury from quad bike use
New study updates evidence on rare blood-clotting condition after Covid vaccination
Research updates evidence on rare blood-clotting condition after Covid vaccination
Concern over unregulated high street health checks that may be putting extra pressure on NHS
Linked databases aid long-term device surveillance
Covid infection linked to heightened risk of poor cardiovascular health/death
Vouchers help to quit smoking in pregnancy
Shopping vouchers help women to stop smoking during pregnancy
Blood pressure disorder in pregnancy linked to heightened risk of death in offspring
Homicide is leading cause of death in pregnant women in US
Over 250 health journals urge world leaders to deliver climate justice for Africa
Scant evidence to support roll out of social prescribing policy internationally
Special issue on climate emergency