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14 November

    As of 15th November 2024, the following eight Premier League football players have been ruled out of playing for England due to injury: Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) – Thigh – Expected to be out for 4-6 weeks. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) – Hamstring – Expected to be out for 3-4 weeks. Levi Colwill (Chelsea) – […]

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12 November

    The Mayo Clinic has outlined a target number for press-ups that people should be able to do, beginning with 25-year-old men and women, According to the Clinic, 25-year old men should be able to do 28 press-ups at one time; and women should be able to do 20 – to “show a good […]

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12 November

    A proposed law to legalise assisted dying, external for terminally ill adults in England and Wales has been formally introduced in the House of Commons. It is a private members bill, proposed by Kim Leadbetter MP. MPs are due to debate and vote on the bill on 29 November – further debates and […]

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11 November

  An AI assistant which frees up doctors so they can spend more time with their patients is being trialled in the NHS. The technology enables medics to listen to patients instead of typing up documents and letters – which the AI does for them. The generative AI tech is being trialled across London, led by Great […]

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10 November

Capacity and Autonomy Every year, millions of women face sensitive and difficult choices about their health and bodies. In many parts of the world, safe and legal abortion options are either restricted or completely unavailable. This leads to an increasing number of unsafe abortions, which are dangerous procedures done outside of a safe medical clinical […]

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06 November

    With the new Trump administration (elected today on November, 2024), there are likely to be significant implications for the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), particularly in the context of a new US-UK trade agreement. Previous discussions under Trump indicated a push for broad access for American companies to bid on NHS contracts. This […]

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28 October

    With Halloween around the corner some may enjoy the thought of a good horror film and some quiver at the thought of it, ever wondered why?  So why do we get scared?  Fear is a normal fundamental emotion, deeply wired into our brains to help us survive. But have you ever wondered why […]

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25 October

      There has been a significant increase in the highly infectious skin infestation scabies across the UK – and university students are among the worst affected. This may be as there are large numbers in close contact with each other, in lectures and halls of residence etc. NHS England says the number of […]

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16 October

    Feeling SAD this time of year? With the warm embrace of summer coming to an end, and the seasons changing, many people experience feelings of low mood. This is common as we transition into autumn and winter. Seasonal Affective Disorder, also known as winter depression, can affect you at any stage of life, […]

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16 October

    Donald Trump was 45th President of the United States from 2017 to 2021. On November 5th 2024, he was re-elected and will become 47th President of the United States in January 2025. Below is his latest published medical record (in 2018). Donald Trump’s medical and surgical history His past medical history includes hypercholesterolaemia […]

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